Office 365 License names changed again?

[gshaw]

We've had a script in place for about 3 years now that automatically licenses new student accounts each night but we're getting a few where it's not been working quite right recently. Odd issues like missing a mailbox etc. Going back into the Portal it seems MS have changed the names and plans again, can anyone explain what Office 365 A1 Plus for students is in comparison to Office 365 A1 for students

 

I think the "Plus" plan used to be the one that students could self-serve when signing up but not sure whether that's changed now?

[FN-GM]

The plus allows the installation of a local copy of Office I believe.

[gshaw]

The plus allows the installation of a local copy of Office I believe.

Oddly our Plus has email turned off by default, very strange

[Arthur]

can anyone explain what Office 365 A1 Plus for students is in comparison to Office 365 A1 for students

 

https://jamesbmarshall.com/2017/09/08/office-365-education-name-change-explained

 

WHAT’S CHANGING?

In short, hardly anything. The name change will not affect existing services, there’ll be nothing that you need to do to prepare for it. There’s no impact on any of the subscription features, or – importantly – the price of any of the offerings.

 

 

If you’re automating the assignment of licences via PowerShell, I’m not aware that this change affects you. This is more of a marketing change than a technical one which is why there’s no action required.

Edited October 3, 2017 by Arthur

[gshaw]

It's mainly what that "Plus" license was all about. I remember initially it being a self sign-up method that we kept people away from then somewhere along the line got put into our main license pool with Unlimited users (rather than the EES-based licenses that renew at a certain quantity).

[Arthur]

It's mainly what that "Plus" license was all about.