Scottish schools hit with cost hike as free Microsoft licences end
The A1 Plus academic licence, which gave teachers and pupils access to the Microsoft productivity suite, comes to an end in August.
The A1 Plus academic licence, which gave teachers and pupils access to the Microsoft productivity suite, comes to an end in August.
Allegations that the software giant gained an ‘undue advantage’ by bundling Teams with Office are its first such charges in over a decade.
Brussels is reportedly concerned that unbundling Teams from Office 365 “did not go far enough to enable fairness in the market.”
With 18 months of support left, Microsoft has begun encouraging users – particularly organisations – to begin preparations for a move to 365.
The move from Microsoft comes six months after it unbundled the two products in Europe in a bid to avert a possible EU antitrust fine.
A commercial preview of Office LTSC 2024 will be available from next month, with a full launch scheduled for later in the year.
Reports suggest a new version will be released in 2024, with the option to purchase a perpetual licence instead of just on subscription.
A complaint by rivals Slack has forced Microsoft to unbundle the communication platform in some key EU markets.
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