News on Licensing

Microsoft quietly removed the Power Apps per App Plan from the January 2026 licensing guide. Existing customers face renewal cost increases of up to 300% as only Premium or PAYG options remain.

Microsoft Defender Experts Suite combines MXDR, Incident Response, and advisory engineering into a single managed security offering. Promotional pricing in 2026 comes with strict prerequisites, high seat minimums, and opaque pricing.

Microsoft’s January 2026 Product Terms update formalises Security Copilot in M365 E5, rebrands Azure AI Foundry to Microsoft Foundry, adds new third-party AI model licensing terms, and clarifies Teams Phone carrier liability.

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 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 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.

October 2023 update: CoPilot, Entra ID, Microsoft 365 without Teams, and the mess with ESU licensing updates.