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Microsoft’s December 2025 Product Terms update introduces three changes: an updated Bing Grounding Terms of Use reference in Copilot Studio, the general availability of Dragon Copilot Nursing, and the addition of Windows 365 Reserve to the Product Terms.

Visual Studio 2026 updates Product Terms with a revised Office entitlement and consolidated licence conditions, while keeping the per-user subscription model unchanged. Key implications for compliance and entitlement tracking.

Microsoft SQL Server 2025 brings major licensing changes: Power BI Report Server now included in Standard, Web edition discontinued, clarified fail-over rights, and significant capacity and feature updates across editions.

Microsoft renamed E5 Security and Compliance but didn’t finish updating the Product Terms. Half the document references products you can no longer purchase. Those managing licensing renewals right now, our hearts are with you.

Microsoft’s Teams bundling returns with ‘no Teams’ packages becoming up to 44% cheaper, creating new procurement opportunities for organisations using alternatives like Zoom or Slack. The changes coincide with EA discount removal on November 1st, forcing complex strategic recalculations.

Microsoft faces a trust crisis: from Pentagon letters of concern and China-based engineer revelations to EU regulatory settlements and failed AI trials, governments now demand sovereignty and transparency.

Microsoft faces global antitrust backlash over cloud licensing, AI dominance, and bundling, forcing policy shifts across the US, UK, and EU.

We have a critical update concerning all service providers with SPLA agreements and their customers from January 2025. Plus, an analysis of this situation from our Chief Negotiation Officer, Daryl Ullman.

Microsoft is accelerating the migration of Enterprise Agreement customers to the new MCA-E contracts, primarily focusing on Azure consumption agreements. While generally beneficial for end customers, this shift raises some concerns that must be addressed.

New customers are not allowed to buy Microsoft 365 packages with Teams included, and adding it back will cost you dearly. Here’s how much, the exact breakdown.

Microsoft 365 Copilot added to Education plans A3 and A5. Price, limitations, discounts, and future availability. Rumours about the end of the Enterprise Agreement.

Microsoft 365 Copilot is now in MCA but not CSP, posing challenges for SMEs. System Center’s licensing on Azure and SPLA clarified. Extended Security Updates.