{"id":61077,"date":"2025-07-09T15:29:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/?p=61077"},"modified":"2025-07-09T15:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:40:10","slug":"microsoft-maintains-pricing-no-currency-based-adjustments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/microsoft-maintains-pricing-no-currency-based-adjustments\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Maintains Pricing: No Currency-Based Adjustments"},"content":{"rendered":"

On July 1, 2025, Microsoft announced that there will be no price adjustments<\/strong> in September 2025<\/strong> for its Commercial Cloud services<\/strong> and on-premises software<\/strong> due to currency fluctuations<\/strong>. This decision comes after Microsoft\u2019s latest semi-annual foreign exchange review<\/strong>, which found no significant currency shifts to justify a pricing update. Any product-specific or consumer price changes<\/strong> (unrelated to currency exchange) will be communicated separately<\/strong>, but none were announced in this update.<\/p>\n

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Background: Microsoft\u2019s Currency-Based Pricing Reviews<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Microsoft adjusts local pricing periodically to maintain consistent global pricing<\/strong> for customers. In practice, this means Microsoft reviews exchange rates twice a year<\/strong> and aligns local currency prices with the US dollar baseline if needed<\/strong>. This semi-annual price alignment process ensures that customers around the world pay roughly the equivalent price<\/strong>, regardless of currency fluctuations. With relatively stable foreign exchange rates recently, Microsoft\u2019s latest evaluation did not warrant any price changes<\/strong>, especially with the US Dollar being rather weak.<\/p>\n

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Recent Price Changes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As a reminder: These were\/are the product-specific pricing changes this year:<\/p>\n

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central<\/strong>: Price & Storage increases<\/strong> – October 2025<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central-price-storage-increases\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Microsoft On-Premises<\/strong>: Price Increases<\/strong> – July and August 2025<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/microsoft-on-premises-price-increases\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Microsoft Teams Phone<\/strong> and Power BI<\/strong>: Price Increases<\/strong> – April 2025<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/microsoft-teams-phone-and-power-bi-price-increases\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Microsoft Copilot Studio<\/strong>: Price Decreases<\/strong> – March 2025<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/microsoft-copilot-studio-copilot-price-decreases-and-deep-reasoning\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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What This Means for You<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This news is reassuring<\/strong> as you will not<\/strong> see any sudden price hikes or drops<\/strong> on Microsoft Cloud services or software licenses purely because of currency fluctuations<\/strong>. Your current budgets and cost projections can proceed without adjustment, which makes financial planning easier and more predictable.<\/p>\n

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Currency review cycle:<\/strong><\/h2>\n