Security News > 2022 > June > Microsoft postpones shift to New Commerce Experience subscriptions

Microsoft has indefinitely postponed the date on which its Cloud Solution Providers will be required to sell software and services licences on new terms.

Paying month-to-month is more expensive than signing up for longer-term deals under NCE, which also packs substantial price rises for many Microsoft products.

Channel-centric analyst firm Canalys unsurprisingly rates NCE as better for Microsoft than for customers or partners.

CSPs would prefer Microsoft - which rakes in $192 billion annual revenue - wear the risk of that happening, rather than the smaller businesses in the channel.

Microsoft didn't make NCE deals immediately compulsory, instead setting a July 11 deadline after which existing deals could not automatically be renewed, and CSPs would instead be required to bring customers onto the NCE. On Wednesday, Microsoft cancelled that deadline.

The extension of the deadline is not the end of the matter, because in 2023 Microsoft will stop paying monthly incentive rebates to partners that maintain active legacy subscriptions.

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