Mariano did a good job of representing the new pricing model. I would like to make one clarification. The Starter Pack includes 3 users and then you add users from there. The Extended Pack is an add on to the Starter Pack and carries no additional users.(ie. The Starter Pack is a required purchase and a pre-req for purchasing the Extended Pack)

Errol, I appreciate the clarification. Certainly goes to show that I am still learning it all :-) MG.- Mariano Gomez, MVP

Good, clear explanation. Is there a route to move to Perpetual Licensing from Module based licensing?

I would like to know if there will be a cost to move from MBL to perpetual licensing. All I can find is it says there is no cost to go from BRL to perpetual but nothing about moving from MBL.

@DEvans & @JenniferW: Technically speaking, you should have transitioned your MBL to BRL under GP2010 and GP2010R2, however MS has not really set out to enforce this, though in all fairness, many customers could not understand and/or partners did not explain the benefits of doing this. After all, for many customers it would have involved an increment in their annual maintenance plan. However, I am not currently aware of any MS plans addressing the move from MBL to Perpetual, though I suspect to see something coming out of Fargo fairly soon. If logic prevails, the plan should be similar to what was offered to move to BRL. The big question remains however: is moving to Perpetual Licensing - from MLB, that is; BRL is a MUST - going to be enforced by MS and/or will customers take up on the offer even if it means an increase to their annual maintenance, but under the understanding that they may now be able to leverage additional modules that under MBL would have otherwise cost them a lot more. It's left to be seen... MG.- Mariano Gomez, MVP IntellPartners, LLC.