

You’ve recently published an article explaining Microsoft Downgrade rights. Over the past five years at Directions on Microsoft, I’ve mostly focused on analyzing and explaining Microsoft licensing programs and product licensing rules, including my role as a lead instructor for our two- and three- day Microsoft licensing boot camps. I was involved in developing the first version of Macintosh Word and marketing Microsoft operating system- and server-based products. Prior to co-founding Directions on Microsoft in 1992, I spent eight years at Microsoft in a variety of software development and technical marketing roles. Please introduce yourself to our readers. We recently spoken to Rob Horwitz, co-founder of Directions on Microsoft about how to best manage Microsoft downgrade rights and what to look out for. There are some aspects of Microsoft licensing that are not commonly known about, including downgrade rights and what that entails.ĭowngrade rights’ are available on certain products such as Office, Visio, Project and server based software. Microsoft licensing is something the majority of us have to deal with on a daily basis.
