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Microsoft customers are diverse, every organisation or business will differ from the next.
Understanding customer
requirements is now a top priority because customers are changing the way they
consume Software, to this end Microsoft is becoming increasingly flexible with
their Volume License offerings. Customers can now have capabilities to transfer between its organisation, spread payments over a period, subscribe and ensure they receive updates and new versions.
| Open Value Agreement | Open Value Subscription |
| 3 Year purchase period | 1 and 3 Year purchase period |
| 1+1 extension or 3 year Renewal option | True down is possible |
| Non-organisation-wide option | Organisation-wide only |
| Media purchased with licence | Buyout available after 3 years |
| Software Assurance included with Training | Flexible subscription adjusting with your organisation |
| Spread payment into 3 equal payments over 3 years | Software Assurance included |
| Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Centre access | Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Centre access |