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Understanding Pricing: Consumption Versus Capacity April 10, 2025 For customers accustomed to on-premises licensing, aspects of Microsoft’s cloud pricing models can feel unfamiliar....more New Windows Server License Option Eases Hosting Updated: October 7, 2024 Customers can bring their own Windows Server licenses to more service providers with a new...more Windows Server 2016 to Be Licensed by Core Updated: July 15, 2020 Expected in the third quarter of 2016, Windows Server 2016 will license servers based on...more

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