Microsoft backtracks on plans to scrap free software licenses for partners

When Microsoft announced that it was going to start charging its partners for software licenses that had previously been free, there was an understandable backlash. Now the company has announced that it is putting these plans on hold, and free software license will still be available to Microsoft Partners. On the eve of its Inspire conference, Microsoft's Gavriella Schuster revealed that the decision to revoke internal use rights (IURs) has now been reversed. See also: Microsoft fixes some problems that blocked upgrades to Windows 10 version 1903 Microsoft Teams is more popular than Slack Microsoft sneaks telemetry into Windows 7… [Continue Reading]