Volume Licensing
August 2015 Price List Guide
Table of Contents
Price List Guide Scope ............................................................................................................................................................. 3
New Products And/Or Versions Launching ............................................................................................................................. 3
Windows 10 .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Office 2016 for Mac............................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Power BI Pro......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Office 365 Exchange Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) .................................................................................................................. 6
Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
New Product Step Ups ............................................................................................................................................................ 7
Discontinued Products/Product Migrations ........................................................................................................................... 7
Prior versions of Windows & Windows SA w/MDOP SKUs Discontinued ................................................................................. 7
New Program/Product Offering .............................................................................................................................................. 8
Azure Products and Services ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Product Name Changes........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Promotions.............................................................................................................................................................................. 8
High Level Summary of Active Global Promotions ............................................................................................................................... 8
Updates to Active Promotions....................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Promotions Ending July 31, 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Preview of Upcoming Promotions for September 1, 2015................................................................................................................ 9
New “Product List” Special Offers................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Strategic Pricing Changes ........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Windows SA and VDA Price Increase ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
CAL, EMS, and ECS Updates ..........................................................................................................................................................................10
Miscellaneous ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Microsoft Learning ...........................................................................................................................................................................................13
Program Abbreviation Glossary: ........................................................................................................................................... 13
Pricing Resources .................................................................................................................................................................. 14
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Price List Guide Scope
The Volume Licensing Price List Guide is a companion resource that corresponds to the Price List. The intent of the Price
List Guide is to proactively communicate strategic information connected to activity on the Price List at a global level.
Examples of such activity are as follows:
Adds – Strategic new product launches or program offerings, including promotions
Changes – Strategic product or program price changes
Deletes – Strategic “end of life” product discontinuations
All information relating to error corrections will be communicated through the standard Operations Communication
(OpsComm) process, available solely on the Microsoft Readiness App. Examples of such activity are as follows:
Adds – Correcting missing SKUs
Changes – Correcting erroneous pricing
Deletes – Correcting erroneous extra SKUs
To access the latest OpsComm content, please download the Microsoft Readiness App from either of the below links,
depending on your operating system:
Windows 8/8.1: http://aka.ms/win8readinessapp
Windows 7/Vista/XP: http://aka.ms/readinessapp
New Products And/Or Versions Launching
Windows 10
Windows 10 is the first step to an era of more personal computing. This vision framed our work on Windows 10, where
we are moving Windows from its heritage of enabling a single device – the PC – to a world that is more mobile, natural
and grounded in trust. We believe your experiences should be mobile – not just your devices. Technology should be out
of the way and your apps, services and content should move with you across devices, seamlessly and easily. In our
connected and transparent world, we know that people care deeply about privacy – and so do we. That’s why
everything we do puts you in control – because you are our customer, not our product. We also believe that interacting
with technology should be as natural as interacting with people – using voice, pen, gestures and even gaze for the right
interaction, in the right way, at the right time. These concepts led our development and you saw them come to life
today
SKU samples:
SKU Number
SKU Name
KW5-00089
WINEDU 10 64bit LIT DiskKit MVL DVD
KV3-00014
WINENT 10 32bit LAV DiskKit MVL DVD
WSB-00535
DsktpOptmztnPkforSA 2015 BRZLN DiskKit MVL DVD forWinSA
KV3-00353
WINENT ALNG SA MVL Pltfrm
KV3-00356
WINENT ALNG UpgrdSAPk MVL Pltfrm
KV7-00017
WINENTLTSB 10 2015 64bit LAV DiskKit MVL DVD
3
FQC-09551
WinPro 10 SNGL Upgrd MVL
KW5-00356
WINEDU ALNG SA MVL
Product
For more information:
Windows 10
http://windows.com
Office 2016 for Mac
The new and modern Office 2016 for Mac is the Office you know and love, thoughtfully designed for the Mac. It is
powered by the cloud via Office 365 so you can edit documents anytime, anywhere on any device. With the newly
designed Ribbon, tools and formatting are organized like all the Office apps across platforms and devices. The
modernized user experience, optimized for the Mac with full support for retina displays allows you to enjoy working on
your Mac. With seamless Integration with Office 365, OneDrive, and OneDrive for Business and SharePoint, you can
access your files across devices by signing-in with your Office identity. Commercial use rights for Office 2016 for Mac
come with the purchase of a commercial SKU as part of a volume licensing program, or with Office 365 ProPlus or Office
365 Business.
This release consists of updates to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Office Standard. Skype for Business (formerly
Lync) and Communicator versions not being refreshed in this timeframe. Office 2011 for Mac product SKUs will be
replaced with the new Office 2016 for Mac product SKUs effective on the August 1st, 2015 pricelist.
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Mac 2008 media SKUs to remain on download sites with support callouts in messaging and aftermarket kits
due to volumes
Customers with active Software Assurance (SA) coverage for Office 2013 at the time of Office 2016 general
availability will have the rights to run Office 2016 for Mac. Specific details about editions for which SA
customers are licensed will be shared at general availability. In the meantime, see the Licensing Windows
and Microsoft Office to Use with the Apple Mac Volume Licensing Brief for an explanation of Office crossplatform rights.
SKU samples:
SKU Number
SKU Name
3YF-00557
OfficeMacStd 2016 ENG DiskKit MVL DVD
36F-00240
OutlkMac ALNG LicSAPk MVL
D47-00184
PwrPointMac ALNG SA MVL
D48-01132
WordMac 2016 ALNG MVL
Product
For more information:
Office 2016 for Mac
http://Office365.com
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Microsoft Identity Manager 2016
Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) 2016 is the next major release for the formerly named Forefront Identity Manager
(FIM) 2010 R2. With this release, Identity Manager moves under the Microsoft brand and the FIM 2010 R2 CAL offerings
are discontinued.
Note: FIM 2010 R2 External Connector (EC) offerings will be similarly discontinued with the availability of the MIM 2016
EC licenses that will launch with the September 1, 2015 price list publication.
Azure Active Directory Premium (AADP) user subscription licenses (and any suites that contain AADP, such as EMS and
ECS), will grant a right to MIM 2016 User CAL, just as they previously did for FIM 2010 R2 User CAL. If you are already an
AADP subscriber (or EMS or ECS subscriber), you automatically get rights to MIM 2016 now like you previously did with
FIM 2010 R2.
As with the prior version FIM 2010 R2 offering, MIM 2016 CAL and EC licenses are being offered as additive licenses to
applicable Windows Server 2012 R2 base CAL and/or EC licenses, meaning the server software rights come with the
Windows Server server license (any edition).
SKU samples:
SKU Number
SKU Name
NK7-00065
IdentityMgrCAL ALNG LicSAPk MVL UsrCAL
NK7-00063
IdentityMgrCAL 2016 SNGL MVL UsrCAL
Product
For more information:
Microsoft Identity
Manager 2016
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/solutions/identity-management.aspx
Power BI Pro
Power BI Pro is a cloud-based business analytics service (software-as-a -service) for visualizing and analyzing data. Power
BI connects to a broad set of data sources residing both on-premises and in the cloud.
SKU samples:
SKU Number
SKU Name
NK4-00002
PwrBIPro ShrdSvr ALNG SubsVL MVL PerUsr
NK5-00001
PwrBIProforEDU ShrdSvr ALNG SubsVL MVL PerUsr
DW6-00003
PwrBIProOpen ShrdSvr SNGL SubsVL OLP NL Annual Qlfd
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Office 365 Exchange Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
Exchange Online Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) is a new email filtering service that provides additional protection
against specific types of advanced threats. ATP for Exchange Online delivers the following benefits:
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Protection against unknown malware and viruses
Real time, time-of-click protection against malicious URLs
Rich reporting and URL trace capabilities
SKU samples:
SKU Number
SKU Name
KF5-00002
O365ExchgATP ShrdSvr ALNG SubsVL MVL PerUsr
KF4-00003
O365ExchgATPOpen ShrdSvr SNGL SubsVL OLP NL Annual Qlfd
Product
For more information:
Office 365
Exchange ATP
https://blogs.office.com/2015/04/08/introducing-exchange-online-advanced-threat-protection/
Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics
Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) is an on-premises product to help IT security professionals protect their
enterprise from advanced targeted attacks by automatically analyzing, learning, and identifying normal and abnormal
entity (user, devices, and resources) behavior through Active Directory and Security Information and Event
Management systems. ATA also helps to identify known malicious attacks, security issues, and risks using security
researchers’ work regionally and globally. Once suspicious activities are detected, it provides clear and relevant threat
information on a simple, convenient feed.
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ATA is an on-premises software product
Licensed as Client Management Licenses (CML) - per user or per Operating System Environment (OSE)
Use rights included in user & device ECAL suites and EMS/ECS starting August 1, 2015
Non-ECAL/EMS/ECS customers can purchase ATA standalone
Available in all markets and programs where ECALs and EMS is sold*
*Availability in China TBD.
SKU samples:
SKU Number
SKU Name
NH3-00018
AdvancedThreatAnltcsCltMgtLic 2016 ALNG OLV NL Each AP PerUsr
NH3-00124
AdvancedThreatAnltcsCltMgtLic 2016 ALNG MVL PerUsr
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Product
For more information:
Microsoft
Advanced Threat
Analytics
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/advanced-threat-analytics/
http://blogs.technet.com/b/ad/archive/2015/05/04/microsoft-advanced-threat-analytics-publicpreview-release-is-now-available.aspx?ls=Social&WT.mc_id=Blog_EntMob_Announce_PCIT
New Product Step Ups
None.
Discontinued Products/Product Migrations
Prior versions of Windows & Windows SA w/MDOP SKUs Discontinued
Prior versions of Windows, and Windows SA w/MDOP SKUs are being discontinued. MDOP will now be an entitlement
under the Windows 10 SA SKUs, without a separate MDOP SKU being required. Existing customers with Windows SA
without MDOP will not have an entitlement to MDOP until they renew on the new Windows SA SKUs being launched
with Windows 10.
SKU samples:
SKU Number
SKU Name
2UJ-00053
DsktpEdu ALNG LicSAPk OLV NL 1Y Acdmc UTDStdnt wMDOP
66Q-00147
SAWinVistaEnt 32bit ARA DiskKit MVL CD
7F5-00002
VDAPerUsrUSLw/MDOP ALNG SubsVL MVL PerUsr
3S7-00419
WinEmbeddedIndustryEntforSA 8.1 ALNG Upgrd MVL
CW2-00278
WinEntforSA 8.1 ALNG Upgrd MVL
CW2-00277
WinEntforSA ALNG SA MVL
AAA-10767
WinEntSAPerUsrFromSA USL CZE SubsVL MVL PerUsr
FQC-08211
WinPro 8.1 ALNG Upgrd MVL
GLC-01290
WinUlt 7 SNGL Upgrd MVL
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New Program/Product Offering
Azure Products and Services
Given the continuous launch cycle of Azure services and our goal to bring you the most up-to-date information around
releases, Azure content related to specific monthly adds, changes, or deletions to the VL price list will no longer be
included in this guide. Instead, please use the following resources for up-to-date information on Azure:
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
Please visit Windows Azure for an overview of current Azure offerings
Also,
Please direct customers to the EA Portal for Azure services that are both generally available and those in
preview
Product Name Changes
Old Product Family Name
New Product Family Name
Target
Change Date
New SKUS?
FRFRNT IDENTITY MGR CAL
IDENTITY MANAGER - CAL
8/1/2015
Yes
FRFRNT IDENTITY MGR EXT CONN
Identity Manager External Connector
9/1/2015
Yes
WIN ENT for SA
WIN ENT
8/1/2015
Yes
Promotions
None.
High Level Summary of Active Global Promotions
Promos offered worldwide, except where excluded due to regional availability of programs, products, or services.
Promotion Name
Start Date/
Price List
Guide Date
End Date
Connect with Customers Promo
1-Feb-2015
31-Dec-2015 OLP, OLV, OVS
Skype for Business Promo
1-Apr-2015
31-Dec-2015 EA, EAS, WWGP
1-July-2015
31-Dec2015
OMS Add-on Promo
*Where MPSA is offered
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Programs
(See Glossary Below)
EA, EAS
Comments
Updates to Active Promotions
None.
Promotions Ending July 31, 2015
Promotion Name
Start Date/
Price List
Guide Date
End Date
Programs
(See Glossary Below)
Renew to the Cloud Promo
1-Aug-2014
31-Jul-2015
OLV,OVS
Comments
Preview of Upcoming Promotions for September 1, 2015
None.
New “Product List” Special Offers
None.
Strategic Pricing Changes
Windows SA and VDA Price Increase
Windows SA and VDA SKUs are increasing to reflect the addition of MDOP. MDOP is a set of products to help with
virtualization, management and restore capabilities. Details on the value of MDOP can be found in the Windows 10
Volume Licensing materials on MPN.
SKU sample:
SKU Number
SKU Name
4ZF-00019
VDA ALNG SubsVL MVL PerDvc
7F4-00001
VDAPerUsrUSL SNGL SubsVL MVL PerUsr
AAA-10743
WinEntSAPerUsrAddOn SNGL SubsVL MVL
AAA-10765
WinEntSAPerUsrFromSA USL SNGL SubsVL MVL PerUsr
AAA-10786
WinEntSAPerUsrUSL SNGL SubsVL MVL PerUsr
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CAL, EMS, and ECS Updates
Microsoft is committed to simplifying how customers buy, leading with the cloud, and providing more value where most
customers operate – in a hybrid environment.
In today’s cloud-first, mobile-first world, our customers are looking to address pressing challenges such as security and
ease of manageability through their enterprise solutions. They’re also looking for more flexible ways to purchase these
solutions as they transition to the cloud.
The following paragraphs summarize, in advance of price list previews, new product and licensing changes coming over
the next several months that address these challenges.
Licensing and Pricing Changes
Enterprise Client Access License Suite & Enterprise Mobility Suite
ATA rights will be included in the Enterprise CAL Suite (ECAL), Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS) and Enterprise Cloud Suite
(ECS) beginning August 1, 2015. Existing ECAL and EMS Licenses with active Software Assurance as of August 1, 2015 will
automatically include ATA rights.
ECS will get enhanced IT manageability, as it will include the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) as part of
Windows Software Assurance from August 1, 2015.
Bridge CALs
Microsoft is simplifying Bridge CAL licenses to make it easier for customers to transition to the cloud from on-premises
CALs. Bridge CALs will only be available as a subscription, on a per user basis from August 1, 2015. This brings the
licensing of Bridge CALs in line with the licensing for Office 365 and EMS User Subscription Licenses that they’re
purchased for. Customers will continue to get all of the value they get currently from Bridge CALs and additional
flexibility in the Enterprise Agreement from the subscription.
ATA rights will be included in the ECAL Bridge for Office 365 beginning August 1, 2015. Existing ECAL Bridge for Office
365 licenses with active Software Assurance as of August 1, 2015 will automatically include ATA rights.
Pricing changes
With the additional value the above changes bring, pricing for EMS, ECS and Bridge CALs has been adjusted. The
licensing and product changes will take effect as of August 1, 2015 and will be in conjunction with the 13% increase in
user CAL prices that Microsoft already announced in November, 2014. This user CAL adjustment is attributed to the
increase in value of per user licensing due to device growth trends. Microsoft continues to invest in supporting multidevice, cross-platform productivity scenarios that increase the number of ways users access on-premises servers
licensed with CAL Suites. Other price adjustments will take effect on either August 1 or September 1, 2015, depending
on the product and program.
Customers will continue to have the option to license CAL Suites with the choice of per-user or per-device, and device
CALs will see no change in pricing.
Primary Price Changes in August 2015*
1. User CAL pricing
a. What: 13% increase over existing User CAL pricing, 30% over Device CAL pricing
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b. Why: The value of per user licensing has increased given the device growth trends and Microsoft’s
continued investments to support multi-device, cross-platform productivity scenarios.
c. When: August 1, 2015
d. Where: EA/EAS, Open, OV/OVS, MPSA, Select/Select Plus
e. Downstream pricing Impacts: MSU Bridge pricing, OLS Add-on Pricing
2. Windows 10 pricing
a. What: MDOP will now be available to all new and renewing SA customers as part of the Windows 10
release. Standalone SA SKUs will show ~11%-13% increase for Windows SA Per User and 18% for Windows
Enterprise to reflect this feature change.
b. Why: Windows 10 Enterprise SA and Windows SA Per User now include MDOP.
c. When: August 1, 2015
d. Where: EA/EAS, Open/OV/OVS, Select/Select Plus, MPSA
e. Downstream pricing impacts: Windows SA Per User Add-on and Enterprise Cloud Suite (ECS) pricing
impacts.
3. Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS) USL pricing
a. What: EMS From SA USL will increase in price by 4%, Non-SA/Full USL increases 15%
b. Why: All EMS customers get rights to Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) functionality.
c. When: August 1, 2015
d. Where: EA/EAS, MPSA, Open/OV/OVS
e. Downstream pricing impacts: EMS Add-on pricing and Enterprise Cloud Suite (ECS) add-on pricing
4. Bridge CAL pricing
a. What: Pricing is primarily impacted by the shift to per user licensing. User Bridge pricing results in uplifts of
approximately 8-15% uplift and Device Bridges will be uplifted 30%+ over current SA pricing due to the User
CAL uplifts and elimination of the Device Bridges. Actual uplifts will vary based on individual customer
scenarios.
b. Why: Simplifying licensing rules for OLS and Bridge CALs by providing true per user licensing models for
customers purchasing O365 and EMS.
c. When: August 1, 2015
d. Where: EA/EAS
e. Downstream pricing impacts: OLS add-on pricing, ECS add-on pricing
Secondary Pricing Impacts of the Primary Changes*
5. Professional and Enterprise Desktop pricing
a. What: Desktop pricing is increasing by approximately 3% due to the inclusion of MDOP as part of the
changes to Windows pricing.
b. Why: Desktop pricing impacted due to Windows 10 changes and the inclusion of MDOP.
c. When: August 1, 2015
d. Where: EA/EAS
e. Downstream pricing impacts: None
Add-on Refresher
Add-ons enable hybrid customer scenarios through enablement of cloud services while retaining the licensing security of
their traditional on premise licenses and active Software Assurance. As a result of enabling hybrid scenarios, Add-ons are
calculated based on the price of the targeted cloud service they are “adding on”, as well as a credit for the ongoing
underlying SA payments. This credit is reflected in the price of the Add-on.
Because Add-ons are a calculation, small changes in pricing inputs (User CAL SA, OLS USL, and Bridge CALs) can result in
what appears to be significant percentage (relative) changes in price. The next section provides details for the changes in
Add-on pricing as a result of changes to the calculation inputs.
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6. Office 365 Add-on pricing
a. What: Pricing changes will range from -18% to +16% in USD. These change percentages will vary by market
for non-USD pricing.
b. Why: The Office 365 Add-ons are impacted by the changes to User CAL SA pricing and the pricing impact
related to the shift to per user Bridge CALs.
c. When: August 1 for MPSA, OV/OVS1 and September 1, 2015 for EA/EAS
d. Where: EA/EAS, MPSA, OV/OVS1
e. Downstream pricing impacts: Enterprise Cloud Suite (ECS) Add-on pricing
7. Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS) Add-on pricing
a. What: Core CAL User Add-on +27%, Enterprise CAL User Add-on 0%, EMS Core CAL Device Add-on +27% and
the Enterprise CAL Device Add-on +7%. Non-USD change amounts will vary
For MPSA, Add-on pricing will be reduced (~27%) to correct an error on the price list where the pricing was
incorrectly shown as being too high.
b. Why: Just as the Office 365 Add-ons, the EMS Add-ons are impacted by the increase in the EMS USL due to
the new rights to ATA, the changes to User CAL SA pricing and the shift to per user Bridge CALs. The Core
CAL Add-ons are also impacted due to the shift from a single SKU/Price Add-on price for ECAL & Core CAL
to differentiated pricing for Device vs. User and Core CAL vs. ECAL.
c. When: August 1 for MPSA, Open, OV/OVS and September 1, 2015 for EA/EAS
d. Where: EA/EAS, MPSA, Open, OV/OVS
e. Downstream pricing impacts: ECS Add-on pricing
8. Enterprise Cloud Suite (ECS) USL and Add-on pricing
a. What: ECS Add-on price changes will range from -7% to +10% and the ECS USL changes range from +3% to
+5%.
b. When: August 1, 2015 for the USLs and September 1, 2015 for Add-ons
c. Where: EA/EAS, MPSA (when available)
d. Why: Inclusion of additional functionality in the ECS Components. Pricing is impacted by the inclusion of ATA
with EMS and MDOP as part of Windows SA Per User.
e. Downstream pricing impacts: None
*Final pricing may vary and will be available as part of the standard 30-day price list preview.
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Pricing for OV/OVS will change in some geographies based on local currency.
Key:
ATA = Advanced Threat Analytics
CAL = Client Access License
EA = Enterprise Agreement
EAS = Enterprise Subscription Agreement
ECS = Enterprise Cloud Suite
EMS = Enterprise Mobility Suite
MDOP = Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
MPSA = Microsoft Product and Services Agreement
MSU = Monthly Subscription Unit
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OLS = Online Services
OV = Open Value Program
OVS = Open Value Subscription Program
SA = Software Assurance
Additional Resources
Because the Price List Guide is made available to both internal and external stake holders, please visit the sites that are
applicable to your audience for supplemental information related to these changes.
Partner:
 Partner Training and Presentation Deck
Internal:
 InfoPedia – Pricing page (Resources tab)
 Internal FAQ
 Training video – InfoPedia
Miscellaneous
Microsoft Learning
Hold on planned changes to MSFT Comprehensive Certification Site Pack – 500 exams!
Microsoft Learning did not release the planned changes scheduled for July 1st 2015 to introduce MSFT Comprehensive
Certification Site Pack – 500 exams. This certification offer has been placed on hold with more detailed information on
the status of this future offer will be communicated in the product list guide once release plans are defined.
Program Abbreviation Glossary:
Program Name
Open License
Open Value
Open Value Subscription
Select Plus
Campus (Enrollment for Education Solutions)
ISV Royalty
Microsoft Products and Services Agreement
Abbreviation
OLP
OLV
OVS
SEL+
CA/EES
ISV
MPSA
Program Name
Enterprise Agreement
Enterprise Subscription
Worldwide Gov’t Partner
Select
School
Services Provider License Agreement
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Abbreviation
EA
EAS
WWGP
SEL
SC
SPLA
Pricing Resources
The monthly price list guide will now maintain a list of useful hyperlinks to resources for pricing and price list
information.
Product List (Click on the title)
Published monthly, the Product List for Volume Licensing provides information about the availability of new products,
discontinuation of products, available promotions, point values, product migration paths, Software Assurance benefits,
and other notes and information specific to products.
Please Note: The below resource titles are hyperlinks to their location on www.explore.ms. The links will only take you
to the Explore.ms home page, rather than directly to the document download. Please use this snapshot to locate the
links to the individual resources below. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Product Description Glossary (Click on the title)
The Product Description Glossary lists all unique abbreviations, acronyms and codes which have been utilized to create
the new product descriptions for all Volume License SKUs.
Product Description FAQ (Click on the title)
The Product Description FAQ provides a comprehensive list of frequently asked questions about the new standard
abbreviations being applied to Volume License SKUs.
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