Microsoft SKU list

[alexsmith2709]

It will be interesting if MS were to try to stop this in the UK now that you're no longer EU.

I have posted what follows on many occasions before, but not too times on Technibble. The legal precedents in the EU are clear.

With regard to reselling software licenses and legal changes in the EU:

EU court rules resale of used software licenses is legal -- even online Computer World – July 3, 2012

EU Court Says, Yes, You Can Resell Your Software, Even If The Software Company Says You Can't Techdirt.com – July 3, 2012

Top EU court upholds right to resell downloaded software Ars Technica – July 3, 2012

European Court Confirms the Right to Resell Used Software Licenses – Brodies.com – January 1, 2012

Can you resell software licenses? The latest legal position in 2016 The ITAM Review – October 31, 2016

A direct result of the above legal decisions has been the creation of both a cottage industry for small business computer recyclers and a major industry for large ones of selling recycled licenses. The former, while almost impossible to verify their honesty except through seller ratings from past customers, do exist as legitimate resellers. The latter, one example of which is Relicense in the EU, are big businesses used by other businesses. It’s almost impossible to question the legitimacy of companies such as these, as they’d have been put out of business by licensing entities if what they were doing was illegal.

This post seems to be about reselling used licenses, thats not what im on about. These licenses are new, bought through the distribution channel. I dont resell used licenses

 

[Sky-Knight]

@britechguy And Microsoft and everyone else is going to side step ALL of that by making everything a subscription.

The grey market is dead, it's just a matter of time, and all of the above is most of the reason why.

And as @alexsmith2709 indicates, it's irrelevant here because we're trying to find the correct SKU to sell a specific product in the UK market. Which is WAY TOO HARD. The NCE program will fix it... eventually... but it's just getting off the ground.

 

[britechguy]

The NCE program will fix it... eventually... but it's just getting off the ground.

I have no desire to argue this, but by your own statement, this leaves things right now more than a little murky.

It's sad that this ever, ever, became as insanely complicated as it is. It needn't have been, and it was a way of making sure that "the house is favored" because no one short of a team of lawyers can figure this out, and even they can't always do so. It's just insane and profoundly stupid.

 

[alexsmith2709]

@britechguy And Microsoft and everyone else is going to side step ALL of that by making everything a subscription.

The grey market is dead, it's just a matter of time, and all of the above is most of the reason why.

And as @alexsmith2709 indicates, it's irrelevant here because we're trying to find the correct SKU to sell a specific product in the UK market. Which is WAY TOO HARD. The NCE program will fix it... eventually... but it's just getting off the ground.

Lets hope it does. I'm going to make it a priority to learn NCE and start switching to that.
If i can just buy a subscription called "M365 Personal" or "M365 Family" through NCE that will solve the issues i've stated as a SKU wont be needed as everything will be a download/email key and the up-to-date product.

 

[Sky-Knight]

I have no desire to argue this, but by your own statement, this leaves things right now more than a little murky.

It's sad that this ever, ever, became as insanely complicated as it is. It needn't have been, and it was a way of making sure that "the house is favored" because no one short of a team of lawyers can figure this out, and even they can't always do so. It's just insane and profoundly stupid.

Oh yeah, Microsoft's licensing and distribution programs have been an impassable labyrinth for decades.

There is still plenty to be confused about, but at least purchasing is getting simpler with an apparently unified distribution pathway.

In the meantime? My Pax8 portal says I'm giving away software for free because the costs are listed as higher than they actually are with NCE currently, but will be these prices come July when the 20% increase for not being annual goes into effect on M365 subs.