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The Enterprise Cloud Suite addresses collaboration and management by bundling User Subscription Licenses for the Windows client OS, the Office suite, and online services
Seemingly inconsequential configuration changes and other administrator acts can potentially result in considerable unbudgeted licensing costs in the event of a software audit
Understanding licensing rules related to versions, editions, and downgrade rights can deliver a substantial reduction in licensing costs and compliance risk
Licensing rules and technical features between editions of Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 are similar, but Windows 8 customers will need to move to Windows 8.1 by early 2016 to retain support
Prices increase for Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter edition and for Remote Desktop Services CALs, which also receive a new Software Assurance benefit, while other aspects of licensing remain unchanged
SQL Server use for development and test is generally licensed per-user, although volume licensing, cloud services, and free editions may suffice in certain situations
SharePoint 2013 consolidates multiple server-side licenses into one, raises the base server license price, and modifies license reassignment rules for virtualization
Changes to SharePoint Server licensing rules make it much less expensive for customers already licensed for SharePoint 2013 internally to leverage the technology for Internet-facing sites
Project costs more than before due to increased fees for Project 2013- and Project Server 2013-related licenses, changes to licensing rules, and rising costs for prerequisite products
Visio 2013 licenses cost more than Visio 2010, and the Premium edition has been discontinued
Significant changes to Power BI in 2015 remove SharePoint Online and Excel dependencies, while introducing new report design tools and a revamped self-service portal
Organizations can combine SharePoint Online and SharePoint Server on-premises to get some of the benefits of Microsoft cloud hosting while keeping key sites in-house
A new licensing bundle provides a cheaper alternative for organizations that would like to manage users, data, and devices from an online service
As Extended support for Windows XP ends in Apr. 2014, businesses should have a clear risk-mitigation strategy in place for any systems still running the unsupported OS
IE11, available for Windows 7 and 8.1, improves performance, compatibility, touch functionality, and developer tools, but substantial changes require testing of existing sites
Xbox One, the next generation Xbox console, was announced in May 2013
Launch promotions and slow PC sales reduced Windows and Office revenue and produced an 8% year-over-year decline in Microsoft revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012
A write-down in Microsoft's online advertising business brought an unusual quarterly loss, but long-term commitments to business applications and server software might shore up results in future quarters
New features, content services, and game titles were announced for Xbox 360 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in June 2012
Strong business PC sales and continued expansion in servers boosted Microsoft's revenue and operating income in the third quarter of its 2012 fiscal year, although net income declined
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