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TSplus as an alternative to RDS without paying RDS license fees to microsoft
You should be transparent with your clients, just like Citrix does. They could operate without RDS CALs, but they inform that the CAL is necessary because they utilize the RDS framework for functioning. They are entirely transparent.
It's not about Microsoft disliking competition; it's about how the competition operates, and TSPlus does not act with clarity towards the customer.
I am not a Citrix reseller, but it is an excellent tool that operates with clarity and transparency. It competes with GO-Global and RDS, but I have no complaints about this product.
As for TSPlus, it does operate illegally, and any technician with minimal knowledge, through a quick search, will become aware of this fact!
All this talk about transparency in the context of Microsoft is somewhat amusing.
- Exactly that. There is no point looking for a way to avoid paying for CAL RDS licensing. It's bizarre how the product tries to suggest that it doesn't need an RDS CAL, but subjects the customer to copyright laws and unnecessary legal risk. A 5-minute look at the EULA reveals that you need the RDS CAL to work.
I had using lot of remote solutions, GraphOn Go-Global, even Linux based proxy, or long time ago there's hardware based that can work like thin client. I even reading bunch of Microsoft legal documents and passed Microsoft Licensing certification on that time.
But unfortunely you cannot escape from RDS license.
Every time you get multiuser benefit from Windows Server, you have to pay for it.https://download.microsoft.com/download/A/5/9/A599711B-6807-4757-B38D-1EE269F2F19B/FAQs-Product-Licensing.pdf
Microsoft tried to sue GraphOn in the past and lost the lawsuit. Since GO-Global does not use RDS infrastructure and does not display the server desktop, Microsoft cannot require an RDS CAL. GO-Global uses its own protocol, so there is no need for an RDS CAL; you will only need a user CAL.
