Commercial software intelligenceEvidence checked · 8 September 2026
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Commercial product change, preserved as evidence.

SK-2026-128 · Pricing, billing & commercial terms

Microsoft updates E3, E5, E7, Defender and Purview CSP promotion chronology

Microsoft's current promotion chronology keeps eligible E7 transactions and the named E5, Defender and Purview offers available through 30 September 2026, while specified E3 promotions continue through 31 December 2026.

Promotion transition scheduled

Commercial transition

Previous stateThe governed chronology covered the E7 retirement and E3 extension but not the current E5, Defender Suite and Purview Suite discount, term, stacking and end-date boundaries.
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New stateEligible E7 promotional purchases and the named E5, Defender Suite and Purview Suite CSP offers remain available through 30 September; the current source states the named 10% and 15% subscription-term discounts, 10% off Defender and Purview Suites and no offer stacking, while specified E3 offers continue through 31 December.

Who is affected

CSP partners and eligible customers planning Microsoft 365 E3, E5 or E7 promotional purchases or Defender and Purview Suite attachments.

Action required

Match the exact product, discount, one- or three-year term and eligibility rule; do not stack the E5, Defender or Purview offer; complete September-bound transactions by 30 September and distinguish promotion availability from permanent SKU availability.

Evidence boundary

The amendment governs only the named CSP promotions and published terms. It does not retire the base products, change permanent list prices, permit stacking or infer eligibility for unrelated offers.

Timeline

  1. E3 and E7 chronology published

    Microsoft published the E7 transaction boundary and specified E3 extension.

  2. E5 and security-suite terms published

    Microsoft published the named discounts, subscription terms, non-stacking rule and September end date.

  3. Named September-bound promotions end

    Eligible E7 transactions and the named E5, Defender and Purview offers remain available through this date.

  4. New E7 promotional transactions stop

    The retirement applies to new E7 promotion transactions.

  5. Specified E3 promotions end

    The separately named E3 offers remain available through year-end.

Official sources