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> In what world has SharePoint Server and SharePoint Standard + Enterprise User CALs ever been "FREE"? Yeah.. I think people say "bundled FREE" when they reall

> In what world has SharePoint Server and SharePoint Standard + Enterprise User CALs ever been "FREE"? Yeah.. I think people say "bundled FREE" when they really referring to MS enterprise packages. It's similar to how Comcast will sell you TV for $100, land line for $20, internet for $100, but you can get a TV/land line package for $90? or a TV/internet for $130. You can "bundle FREE" phone on your TV/internet package for an extra $5. (And yes, I heard support before tell me "For $10 more a month, you get a free upgrade to 1Gbps". ???? How is that free? They will say "It's the same package, but one level up for $10 more. It comes with free 1Gbps upgrade. what doesn't make sense?"

p_ing 1y ago
Generally EA licensing didn't work like that. You still picked individual SKUs (Windows client, Windows Server, SQL Standard, etc), you simply got some level of discount, maybe eval licenses, some level of support, a TAM(CSAM), and paid when you tru-up (was three years, may be different now). There wasn't, as far as I recall, "buy SQL Server Enterprise, get SharePoint Server Enterprise SKU for free" type licensing deals.
- eddythompson80 1y ago
  > There wasn't, as far as I recall, "buy SQL Server Enterprise, get SharePoint Server Enterprise SKU for free" type licensing deals. Yes, I didn't mean to say it was like that. More that you get discounts, credits, etc. Every EA agreement I heard of seemed custom and different for that enterprise needs. Throwing in Azure credits or a discount on a product if you get another product or increase volume, etc seemed to be typical.
  - p_ing 1y ago
    Yes, you're correct, especially now in the days of Azure, credits are typical there, though they often require you to migrate (or create) some amount of workload to qualify, i.e., Microsoft knows they'll make that money back long term.

p_ing 1y ago

Generally EA licensing didn't work like that. You still picked individual SKUs (Windows client, Windows Server, SQL Standard, etc), you simply got some level of discount, maybe eval licenses, some level of support, a TAM(CSAM), and paid when you tru-up (was three years, may be different now). There wasn't, as far as I recall, "buy SQL Server Enterprise, get SharePoint Server Enterprise SKU for free" type licensing deals.

eddythompson80 1y ago
> There wasn't, as far as I recall, "buy SQL Server Enterprise, get SharePoint Server Enterprise SKU for free" type licensing deals. Yes, I didn't mean to say it was like that. More that you get discounts, credits, etc. Every EA agreement I heard of seemed custom and different for that enterprise needs. Throwing in Azure credits or a discount on a product if you get another product or increase volume, etc seemed to be typical.
- p_ing 1y ago
  Yes, you're correct, especially now in the days of Azure, credits are typical there, though they often require you to migrate (or create) some amount of workload to qualify, i.e., Microsoft knows they'll make that money back long term.