Back in January, Microsoft started offering New Commerce Experience (NCE) seat-based offers for Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Windows 365. These new offers come with more flexibility for clients by providing new options to lock in their subscription for multiple years at the same price point, or to select subscription options that allow for changes in the number of licenses month to month. Overall, not much is changing for our clients, however, all clients will be required to renew their subscription to one of the new seat-based offers at the end of their terms after July 11, 2022.

Why is Microsoft making these changes? NCE provides more options for clients to purchase their software based on their business needs. With the new Multi-Year Plan, you can lock in your subscription price for up to 3 years ensuring immunity to price increases for the most important software that runs your business. Also, with the Monthly Plan clients can change the number of licenses they use every month, enabling them to reduce their usage without any further financial commitment. However, the annual or multi-year plans are commitments for the full term, and those seat-based licenses cannot be reduced mid-term.

NCE also includes more options for free product trials that can be upgraded to subscriptions. Clients will also be able to purchase certain Microsoft AppSource add-ons through Bond Consulting Services (BCS), enabling consolidation of related software subscriptions onto a single monthly invoice.

As of July 11, 2022, your old subscription package will not automatically renew any further, so please contact us at sales@BondConsultingServices.com to see how you can benefit from the transition to NCE seat-based licensing.