I have acquired Studio 2015, but I am now wondering about licencing.

Question

"Because changes were made to the network licensing system in Studio 2015, you 
 cannot use the same License Server Manager instance to run licenses for both Studio 
 2015 and Studio 2014. You will need to use two servers each with its own License 
 Server Manager instance." How will I be able to licence my new product?

Walter Blaser · Answer

Suvi 
 
The above statement (BTW: where did you find this?) applies to network licenses, which are used in corporate environments. I presume that what you bought is either a Freelance or a Professional version of Studio. These versions get activated online and there is no "License Server Manager" involved. 
So, the above does not impact you at all. 
 
You mention that you just acquired Studio 2015; did you buy it for the first time or did you upgrade from Studio 2014. If you upgraded, you will need to return your 2014 license before you can upgrade it to 2015. 
 
Walter

Walter Blaser · Answer

Suvi 
 
Unfortunately no because you bought an upgrade, which means you still have only one license. This license now applies to the new version of the product, i.e. Studio 2015 and you are therefore not allowed to use the upgraded product anymore. This is standard policy for an upgrade. 
 
Walter

Paul · Answer

Unknown said: Will I neverthless be able to use 2014 and 2015 side by side? 
 Hi Suvi, 
 You didn't answer Walter about the licence type, but assuming it is a single user licence and an activation code then the processing of the licence in your account will lead to you losing your 2014 licence. However, if you don't deactivate it in the product installed on your computer then it will continue to run and you can work with both 2014 and 2015 until you're happy you don't need 2014 anymore. 
 If you reinstall 2014, or have to change computers then you will lose it, but 2015 will be fine. 
 Regards 
 Paul

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I have acquired Studio 2015, but I am now wondering about licencing.