Application licensing using sync providers

1. A method for licensing an application using sync providers, comprising:

receiving a request for a license for an application from a client sync provider at a licensing service;

receiving information relating to the license from a commerce partner offering the application via a commerce partner sync provider, wherein the commerce partner sync provider is an abstraction layer that exposes an application programming interface (API) of the licensing service to a commerce partner without enabling the commerce partner direct access to a provisioning layer of the licensing service;

returning the license for the application to a client computing device;

receiving information relating to a state of the license from the client sync provider; and

adjusting conditions of the license according to the state of the license.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising receiving information relating to the state of the license from the commerce partner sync provider.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising licensing an application using a system of pluggable sync providers comprising one or more client sync providers and a plurality of commerce partner sync providers.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising synchronizing the state of the license across a plurality of client computing devices corresponding to the client sync provider.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising directly monitoring the state of the license via the licensing service.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising deprovisioning the license if the state of the license comprises an expired state.

7. The method of claim 1 , comprising reprovisioning the license if the state of the license comprises a renewed state.

8. The method of claim 1 , comprising converting the license to a second license if the state of the license is a converted state.

9. A system for licensing an application using sync providers, comprising:

a client sync provider configured to:

receive a provisioning request from a commerce partner via a commerce partner sync provider, wherein the commerce partner sync provider is an abstraction layer that exposes an application programming interface (API) of the licensing service to a commerce partner without enabling the commerce partner direct access to a provisioning layer of the licensing service;

send a system call requesting a license for an application to a licensing service; and

periodically determine and update a state of the license; and

the licensing service configured to:

return the license for the application to a client computing device;

receive information relating to the state of the license from the client sync provider; and

adjust conditions of the license according to the state of the license.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the client sync provider corresponds to a specified client computing device, and wherein the license permits use of the application on the specified client computing device.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the license permits use of the application on the specified client computing device based on an input of client credentials.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the licensing service is configured to receive information relating to the state of the license from the commerce partner sync provider.

13. The system of claim 9 , comprising a pluggable system of commerce partner sync providers and client sync providers, wherein each client sync provider is configured to receive a licensing request from one or more commerce partner sync providers.

14. The system of claim 9 , comprising a system configured to synchronize the state of the license across a plurality of client computing devices corresponding to the client sync provider.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the licensing service comprises a plurality of provisioning application programming interfaces for communicating with the client sync provider and the commerce partner sync provider.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the application comprises a service provided by a specific commerce partner.

17. One or more computer-readable storage devices comprising a plurality of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

receive a request for a license for an application from a client sync provider;

receive information relating to the license from a commerce partner sync provider corresponding to a commerce partner offering the application, wherein the commerce partner sync provider is an abstraction layer that exposes an application programming interface (API) of the licensing service to a commerce partner without enabling the commerce partner direct access to a provisioning layer of the licensing service;

return the license for the application to a client computing device;

determine information relating to a state of the license; and

adjust conditions of the license according to the state of the license.

18. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 17 , wherein the information relating to the state of the license is determined periodically.

19. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 17 , wherein adjusting the conditions of the license comprises deprovisioning the license.

20. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 17 , wherein adjusting the conditions of the license comprises reprovisioning the license.