Updated May 25, 2018
Added clarifying language, all changes are draft and are subject to change for final Windows Price List and Product Terms release.
The preview version of the Windows Price Lists and Product Terms effective October 1, 2018 (RS5) has been posted for OEM review and feedback as part of the Ecosystem Engagement and Planning ("EEP") engagement. This communication provides an overview of the proposed key changes and links to the Windows Price Lists and Product Terms. All changes are draft and are subject to change for final Windows Price List and Product Terms release.
We welcome and appreciate your continued feedback. Please provide your written feedback to your Microsoft account manager no later than June 8, 2018.
Microsoft is continuing to solicit feedback from OEMs on the SKU reduction implementation we introduced at AMP for RS5 and RS6. To capture the Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Home Hardware Restricted SKU consolidation in the preview version of the Windows Price Lists and Product terms, the document was drafted as if the individual form factor SKUs will be consolidated into the Windows 10 Pro for Entry Tablet & 2 in 1 SKUs, Windows 10 Pro for Value Tablet & 2 in 1 SKUs and the Windows 10 Home for Entry Tablet & 2 in 1 Single Language and Windows 10 Home for Value Tablet and 2 in 1 Single Language SKU.
For Example: The hardware configurations for the Windows 10 Pro for Small Tablet & 2 in 1, Windows 10 Pro for Small Tablet & 2 in 1, Windows 10 Pro for Entry Tablet & 2 in 1, Windows 10 Pro for Entry Notebook, Windows 10 Pro for Entry Desktop and AIO and Windows 10 Pro for Stick PC SKU would all be consolidated into the Windows 10 Pro for Entry Tablet & 2 in 1 SKU which would be renamed Windows 10 Pro for Entry.
Microsoft will communicate the final SKU reduction implementation plan in June. The final Windows Price Lists and Product Terms document will reflect the final SKU reduction implementation plan.
A summary of key changes in the preview Windows Price Lists and Product Terms can be found below.
- Proposed for Feedback: New Windows 10 Pro in S mode National Academic SKUs have been added
- Proposed for Feedback: Leasing restrictions for Shape the Future have been removed
- Proposed for Feedback: The product fee change effective October 1, 2018 for Windows 10 Pro for Workstations with Downgrade Facilitation and Windows 10 Pro with Downgrade Facilitation products has been made to the price list tables
- Proposed for Feedback: ATs have been added to reflect the product fee changes effective May 1, 2019 for the following products:
- Windows 10 Home for Value Single Language
- Windows 10 Home in S mode for Value Single Languages
- Windows 10 Pro
- Proposed for Feedback: ATs have been added to reflect the hardware configuration changes effective May 1, 2019 for the follow products
- Windows 10 Home for Entry
- Windows 10 Home in S mode for Entry
- Windows 10 Home in S mode for Value
- Windows 10 Home for Value Single Language
- Windows 10 Home Plus
- Proposed for Feedback: The end of License date for Windows 10 Pro for Workstations with Downgrade Facilitation, Windows 10 Pro with Downgrade Facilitation and Windows 7 Professional Simplified Chinese Language (PRC) has been extended from October 31, 2018 to June 30, 2019
- Proposed for Feedback: The Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Home Evaluation SKUs, the Windows 10 Home Chinese Language Edition SKUs and Windows 10 Pro (non – Shape the Future Eligible Academic) have been removed
- Proposed for Feedback: Hardware configurations for Stick PC have been added to the Windows 10 Pro in S mode for Entry, Windows 10 Pro in S mode for Value and, Windows 10 Home for Entry and Windows 10 Home for Value
- Proposed for Feedback: End of License dates have been added to the Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro SKUs that that will End of License April 30, 2019
Note: All changes are draft and are subject to change for final Windows Price List and Product Terms release.
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