

Lars Johnson, director of Microsoft Office licensing, told CRN in a recent interview that 15 percent is a "general range" for the Office 365 price increase, which will only apply to EA customers without SA. The new Office 365 pricing is included in Microsoft's August price list, which the Redmond, Wash.-based vendor published Tuesday. SA is a 3-year subscription that lets organizations upgrade to the latest versions of on premise software released during the period. Starting in August, Microsoft will raise Office 365 prices for its Enterprise Agreement customers that don't have an active Software Assurance (SA) plan. Microsoft is preparing to raise its Office 365 pricing for enterprise volume licensing customers, and some will be paying around 15 percent more for the suite of cloud-based apps.
