Dependent on the agreement or program they are purchasing through, customers may acquire perpetual licenses or subscription licenses for the traditional software products. A perpetual license is owned forever by the customer while a subscription license allows the customer to…
A Microsoft license for the traditional software products gives a customer the rights to install the software (where needed) and to use it. There are a number of different licensing models that govern the individual products and the sections of…
Use this section to get some general information on how the on-premises products are licensed, and then find more detail in the individual product sections that follow.