Control without license
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:05 pm
I have a TV and a Yamaha AV Reciever that I use with WMS. (Really happy with it as well. Thanks for some cool software) I have software that allows me to control both of these using my Android mobile phone. However, WMS won't allow my phone to browse the library because it doesn't have a license. I don't really want to buy a license for my phone because I don't tend to keep a phone very long, so, my request is for to allow a device to browse the library without it needing a license. It would then tell a licensed device to play the media.
I realise that this isn't directly compatable with your recent change to allow a renderer not to require a license but maybe you could allow WMS to use one of two license models? One where the renderer has to be licensed, one where the controller is licensed?
My other thought, with the "Extend trial" feature (really nice idea by the way) you obviously have the ability to issue expiring keys. How about allowing people to buy a 1 year (for example) license that could be used with things like phones, then, when it expires you could get an activation code for a different device? Don't know if you'd want the hassle of tracking who had bought what licenses and when they expired, so you could instead just sell a time limited license for a lesser fee and people just buy another one when it expires. So I get a new phone on a 2 year contract, buy a WMS 2 year license for some small amount, when I get a new phone I just buy another WMS license.
I realise that this isn't directly compatable with your recent change to allow a renderer not to require a license but maybe you could allow WMS to use one of two license models? One where the renderer has to be licensed, one where the controller is licensed?
My other thought, with the "Extend trial" feature (really nice idea by the way) you obviously have the ability to issue expiring keys. How about allowing people to buy a 1 year (for example) license that could be used with things like phones, then, when it expires you could get an activation code for a different device? Don't know if you'd want the hassle of tracking who had bought what licenses and when they expired, so you could instead just sell a time limited license for a lesser fee and people just buy another one when it expires. So I get a new phone on a 2 year contract, buy a WMS 2 year license for some small amount, when I get a new phone I just buy another WMS license.