How does the Windows Azure platform change the role of MSFT in the broader partner ecosystem? How will partners make money via the Windows Azure platform?
What Microsoft brings to the partner ecosystem is a cohesive, integrated development platform and developer experience that gives partners and customers the power of choice to deploy server-side applications in the cloud, on-premises, at-hoster, or in a combination of deployments, as well as on desktops and mobile devices – with the same set of skills and tools. With the Windows Azure platform, Microsoft partners have yet another development and deployment tool in the toolbox. This means that partners get more out of their software investments when choosing Microsoft, and it means they can best suit their solutions to customer needs. Partner monetization is answered in the To-Partner and Through-Partner questions.
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- How does the Windows Azure platform change the role of MSFT in the broader partner ecosystem? How will partners make money via the Windows Azure platform?
- How does what MSFT is bringing to the partner ecosystem via the Windows Azure platform compare to our competitors?
- How does the specific Windows Azure platform partner strategy fit into Microsoft’s broader partner program?
