Analysts: Microsoft's license price increase 'lose-lose' for enterprises

Microsoft's recent price increases for its CALs (client-access licenses) is a "lose-lose" deal for enterprise customers but likely a major revenue boost for Microsoft, analysts said today. On Dec. 1, Microsoft overhauled its enterprise licensing price charts, most notably raising the cost of "user" CALs by 15 percent.Serena Williams Ryan Seacrest Wolfgang Puck Venus Williams Annika Sorenstam Matthew Broderick/ Nathan Lane Mel Brooks Emeril Lagasse Nicole Richie