Microsoft is changing some of its licensing rules, which are already complex. Here’s what small businesses should know.

In September 2025, Google announced it had filed a complaint with the European Commission over Microsoft's cloud licensing ...

Microsoft was on Thursday accused of overcharging thousands of British businesses to use Windows Server software on cloud ...

Microsoft now permits Azure Active Directory licensing to be assigned based on groups within an organization. It may seem surprising, but the ability to assign licenses to groups of users is only just ...

Microsoft this week announced a new Azure Active Directory group-based license management scheme that's at the preview stage, plus Azure AD integration with Slack. Slack is a maker of collaboration ...

As of July 1, Microsoft changed its Windows Azure licensing terms to allow the use of Remote Desktop Services (RDS) on Windows Azure Virtual Machines (VMs). Before that date, Microsoft's licensing ...

Microsoft is facing a UK class-action lawsuit alleging unfair cloud licensing practices. Approximately 59,000 British ...

Navigating Microsoft’s complex rules and programs for software licensing has been notoriously difficult for businesses — a pain point not lost on the company, which for years has said it is trying to ...

New licensing rules for Windows Server are causing controversy and comparisons to the "old Microsoft." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Microsoft is investigating and working to resolve a known issue that prevents customers from downloading Microsoft 365 ...