Choosing Affiliates in the Enterprise Agreement: Changes Over Time

19-05-2026 10:38Some Microsoft licensing agreements—such as the Enterprise Agreement and the Open Value Agreement—allow customers to purchase licenses for their affiliates and sublicense those licenses accordingly. However, determining which affiliates are included is not always straightforward. The available options have evolved over time, and what you can or must select depends on the specific version of your agreement. In this article, we explain how affiliate selection works and how it has changed across recent versions of the Enterprise Agreement.