Five key takeaways after Microsoft's Internal Use Rights bombshell

Josh Budd
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Microsoft caused uproar last week by quietly announcing plans to remove Internal Use Rights from its Gold and Silver partners. CRN sister title CPI breaks down five key talking points

Last week, Microsoft announced plans to remove Internal Use Rights for all MPN partners. The change will mean that partners will no longer be able to use Microsoft's software free of charge except ...

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