Select Plus and Select Classic Phaseout Schedule

By July 1, 2017, all commercial customers will have lost the ability to make new purchases through Select contracts. Prior to that date, medium and large commercial customers desiring volume license discounts on new transactional purchases (that is, made at the time of the customer’s choosing and in any quantity) will have to transition to the new Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA). Pictured is the phaseout schedule for Select Plus contracts, first introduced in Oct. 2008, and the schedule for contracts signed under the original Select program, called Select “classic” here. Although Select programs are being phased out, customers still retain all perpetual licenses acquired under the old agreements.

Select Plus Customers

A Select Plus contract is perpetual, meaning it persists until either the customer or Microsoft takes explicit steps to terminate the contract, or the parties decide to sign newer versions that supersede the existing agreement. A single agreement can be global, covering all parts of a multinational organization, and as a result, a single contract is sufficient for most organizations.