Microsoft announced this week that it will be making some adjustments to its pricing for Office and Windows 10 Enterprise licenses which might result in higher prices for some customers.
Microsoft this week announced some changes to the pricing of its on-premises and cloud products, including Office 2019 and Windows 10 Enterprise. For starters, the company is making some changes to its pricing structure so as to offer more transparency and consistency across purchasing channels. These changes include:
In addition to the structural changes, Microsoft is also adjusting some of its offerings specifically. Office 2019, for example, will cost 10% more than the current on-premises pricing, and that affects the Office clients as well as Enterprise Client Access Licenses (CAL), Core CAL and server products.
Windows 10 Enterprise E3 will also see some adjustments, starting with simplified names. Windows 10 Enterprise E3 per User will now simply become Windows 10 Enterprise E3, as the « per device » offering becomes simply Windows 10 Enterprise. The latter will also see its price increase to match that of the new Windows 10 Enterprise E3. Lastly, Windows 10 Enterprise E5 per device will be discontinued.
Microsoft says these changes are part of its attempt to move from program-centric pricing structures to user-centric ones, and that does seem to be the case seeing as subscribers of « per device » offerings seem to be the most affected by the move. All of the changes will be visible in the October 2018 price list, and customers will be able to preview them in September.
Via: OnMSFT
