Consider Microsoft’s Enterprise Cloud Suite with Eyes Wide Open

Companies licensing Microsoft software under Enterprise Agreements (EAs) likely have familiarity with the default requirement to true up EA Enterprise Products based on any increase either in the number of "Qualified Devices" (generally, workstations capable of running or accessing the licensed Microsoft products) or in the number of "Qualified Users" (employees who use Qualified Devices). While the EA incorporated user counts as a relevant licensing metric, it nevertheless has been a device-centric one that worked solely to Microsoft's benefit (i.e., if the number of Qualified Devices remained stable while the number of Qualified Users grew, licensees still had to submit a true-up order).