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back to article Crack open those wallets: Microsoft is raising software prices AGAIN

Hosting firms have been given a heads-up about some double-digit price hikes due at the start of next year and the year after. While Microsoft has been slashing the price of its Surface hardware amid a $900m write-down, the price of its software has headed north. The Services Provider Licensing Agreement (SPLA) is the latest …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    Killing the competition

    This only effects those using the SPLA licenses and who is that, the Microsoft Partners whose hosting operations are in direct competition with Office 365 and Windows Azure. Push up the price of the SPLA push the customer to a cheaper option with more features like Office 365. You play with fire when you do business with MS they will always burn those that get in the way.

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  2. raving angry loony

    Excellent! The more Microsoft raises prices, the more folks might finally realize they've been drinking the self-destruction kool-aid. Maybe. There's a lot of self-deluded people out there unfortunately, still firmly with their tongues stuck in the Microsoft cult buttocks.

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