Interestingly, Microsoft's licensing rules actually permit customers to access Office on a remote server if they are licensed for the same (or a later) version of Office. A longstanding licensing rule for Office (found in Microsoft Product Use Rights), says: --Remote use of the software running on the Licensed Device is permitted for the primary user of that device from any device or for any other user from another Licensed Device. --Remote use of the software running on a network Server is permitted for any user from a Licensed Device. The first rule says that if you have a licensed device (in this case licensed for Office), you can access Office on that device from any other device. In this case we're talking about accessing one physical device from another physical device (e.g., GoToMyPC) The second rule says that if Office is running on a network server, it doesnt' require a license there, but any device that accesses it must have a comparable Office license. If it does, there's no charge for Office running on the network. It's more complicated than that, such as the fact that these rules operate in the context of a customer's environment. But I still think that application of these rules to the SPLA would mean that if your local devices are licensed for the right version of Office you can access that version of Office running remotely. I actually pointed this out to someone on Microsoft's SPLA team a few years ago, suggesting that they are double-dipping. Her response: Yes, we are double-dipping.