Microsoft extends Azure Hybrid benefit to some on-prem software
, which made it far easier to acquire the OS to run in clouds.
Microsoft spun this"Flexible Virtualization Benefit" as delivering on customers' desires, but the reality was that the European Union was set to punish Microsoft for charging less for Windows Server in Azure than was possible when using the OS in rival clouds. Microsoft therefore added flexibility to licensing, but also dodged a likely lawsuit.
The company has now again shown how it can use licensing to advantage its own prospects, which was what got it into trouble with Europe in the first place.Another element of last week's announcement also bears examination: namely the change that allows customers to redistribute Windows Container base images beyond their organization in a way that allows distribution of a complete containerized application.
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