Microsoft sees revolt against its licensing scheme

Stefan Mileschin · 28th April 2022, 04:32

Partners push back against the scheme

Software King of the World Microsoft said that it is having problems selling its new "new commerce experience" licensing scheme to partners.

In its Q3 2022 earnings, Vole noted that the transition to the scheme was “slower than expected” which is Vole speak for “partners are treating it as if it were a rabid dog and not touching it with a barge pole.”

Vole reported glowing numbers for its Q3 with revenue reaching $49.4 billion, an 18 per cent year on year jump. Cloud revenue jumped 26 per cent to reach $19.1 billion, with Azure and other cloud services growing 46 per cent.

However, the numbers would have been a lot better if it had not come up with this dumb idea for a partner scheme. Analyst firm Canalys said the new scheme was more beneficial to Microsoft than anyone else and would see significant price rises. Canalys said the new scheme "has drawn significant ire from partners around the world."

Those partners appear are not using the new scheme – even though it became Microsoft's default offering early in 2022.

https://fudzilla.com/news/54758-micr...censing-scheme

28th April 2022, 04:32	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,678	Microsoft sees revolt against its licensing scheme Partners push back against the scheme Software King of the World Microsoft said that it is having problems selling its new "new commerce experience" licensing scheme to partners. In its Q3 2022 earnings, Vole noted that the transition to the scheme was “slower than expected” which is Vole speak for “partners are treating it as if it were a rabid dog and not touching it with a barge pole.” Vole reported glowing numbers for its Q3 with revenue reaching $49.4 billion, an 18 per cent year on year jump. Cloud revenue jumped 26 per cent to reach $19.1 billion, with Azure and other cloud services growing 46 per cent. However, the numbers would have been a lot better if it had not come up with this dumb idea for a partner scheme. Analyst firm Canalys said the new scheme was more beneficial to Microsoft than anyone else and would see significant price rises. Canalys said the new scheme "has drawn significant ire from partners around the world." Those partners appear are not using the new scheme – even though it became Microsoft's default offering early in 2022. https://fudzilla.com/news/54758-micr...censing-scheme

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