--- title: "Microsoft is losing the battle to protect license lucre. It better get used to the feeling" url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-is-losing-the-battle-to-protect-license-lucre-it-better-get-used-to-the-feeling-stjtiwuiw source_url: https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/07/13/microsoft-is-losing-the-battle-to-protect-license-lucre-it-better-get-used-to-the-feeling/5269709 type: article source: "The Register" published: 2026-08-06T10:37:20.096Z updated: 2026-08-06T10:42:29.049Z tags: ["open-source", "microsoft", "licensing"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 1 comments: 1 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Microsoft is losing the battle to protect license lucre. It better get used to the feeling **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** 路 3 min read 路 1 upvotes 路 1 comments ## Summary An opinion column arguing that Microsoft is losing its grip on software licensing revenue, drawing parallels to how FOSS previously disrupted Microsoft monopolies and suggesting the company needs to adapt to this ongoing trend. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@baz14** 路 0 upvotes > The market has changed. Early, it was possible to release the same version of Win every year with new wallpapers and themes馃く Now, users have become smarter and have begun to focus on functionality, not embellishments or unnecessary features. > > **FOSS** products are not a response to proprietary software. These are **products created by people for people**. This is not an alternative, its much higher-quality products with more essential functionality and no telemetry or other unnecessary features ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Microsoft pivots to copyright claim in ValueLicensing case](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-pivots-to-copyright-claim-in-valuelicensing-case-kbeqg4koe) 路 The Register 路 0 upvotes 路 0 comments - [Microsoft software reselling dispute heads back to UK court](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-software-reselling-dispute-heads-back-to-uk-court-oq6mrknr0) 路 The Register 路 0 upvotes 路 0 comments - [Microsoft to face questions over From SA program](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-to-face-questions-over-from-sa-program-nakngyvec) 路 The Register 路 0 upvotes 路 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft), [#licensing](https://daily.dev/tags/licensing) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-is-losing-the-battle-to-protect-license-lucre-it-better-get-used-to-the-feeling-stjtiwuiw)