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What is the difference between Microsoft 365 and Office 365 | Proper Visibility | Episode 3

Name: What is the difference between Microsoft 365 and Office 365 | Proper Visibility | Episode 3
Uploaded: 2023-06-24T15:00:06+00:00
Duration: 46 s
Channel: Mike Austin
Description: Mike Austin (Proper Visibility) explains Microsoft’s strategy to push customers from E3 to E5 by narrowing the price gap. He states Microsoft increased…

24 Jun 2023 · 1 min

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Mike Austin (Proper Visibility) explains Microsoft’s strategy to push customers from E3 to E5 by narrowing the price gap. He states Microsoft increased E3 pricing by 11% (around March) to reduce the delta with E5, and that E5 made up less than 5% of Microsoft’s install base in the prior year. The commentary frames this as a deliberate pricing/market-share tactic.

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An 11% price increase on E3 (around March).

Less than 5% of the install base.

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So as I was saying, a lot of companies, Microsoft is trying to drive Everybody because Microsoft E365 E5 is everything on this E3 and everything on this E5. Microsoft's goal is to drive everybody to E5. Their price increase on March 11 or March, sorry, of 11% on the E3 was to decrease the delta between E5 and E3 dec. The reason for that, I haven't read their, their quarterly report that just, that just came out. But last year, their last disco gear, the E5 was less than 5% of their install base.