What is the Need to End the OLP Program?
Because the licenses bought via the Open License program are of ‘perpetual use’ kind. Meaning even if Microsoft announces the software has reached its End-Of-Life (EOL) it can still be used by the users because the product license does not expire. A single one-time payment can make the software used for a lifetime.
To end something is a way to say its era and usage has been met its course. And so the new CSP program is a way to strengthen the Cloud-based service that keeps the user updated with new features. Likewise, it helps in optimizing the business.
But the major reason to end this is to simplify the licensing. Earlier the user base was limited to Microsoft only, but now CSP has 90,000+ different Indirect and Direct partners. Moreover, customers can now buy via all three available channels namely- direct partners, self-service, and Microsoft-led channels.
