Multipoint Services licensing in WS2016

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Hello,
i have just started to practice the 70-740 exam with your exam sim and i found a few unclear point about the Multipoint Server/Service.
First os all in your 70-740 course you mentioned that the Multipoint Server is not available anymore as a Windows Server 2016 edition because it has been replaced by the Multipoint Service Server Role what is usually reserved for academias. (episode: Windows Server 2016 Editions - 5:56)

In the practice exam i got the following question:

Here in the description they say the following about the Multipoint Services:

Then i am reading the Windows Server 2016 Licensing FAQ from Microsoft and i found the following point:

Which describes that the Multipoint Premium Server 2016 is still available for academic use and the non academic customers also have a chance to use the role without academic licencing.

Can someone make this clear for me please?

Thank you.
BR.
Greg

@Gergely-Kucsera ,

I hope all is well. Welcome to the wonderful world of Microsoft Licensing.... :)

SO what will often happen is that Microsoft, or any vendor for that matter, will make unilateral decisions about Feature Availability and Licensing requirements at a certain point in time. They will then put them out there and see what the reaction / lack of reaction is to the change. If there is a tremendous groundswell of negative comments about the change, they will often change the terms to better align with what their customers are looking for.

End result is that licensing information can, and does, change frequently enough, that you should ALWAYS read the most up to date information from the vendor website and go with that.

The practice exams may not reflect that, as they ae not updated often enough to always be in alignment with some of these changes.

The same may apply to any given episode or course here as well, as we may not be made aware of the change when it happens.

The good news is that Licensing questions such as this one tend to be an incredibly small piece of the exam equation, if they are asked about at all. Focus on the more technical aspects of the knowledge requirements, and you will do fine on the exam.

Good Luck !!!

Cheers,

Adam

@Adam-Gordon
Thank you for your quick answer Adam.
However i would like to make a few comments:

• Can you confirm what i read in the licensing FAQ is correct or this information is also outdated already?
• Besides the technical part of the exam everyone (incl. you) keeps mentioning to pay attention to the little details as well, especially if it is a new feature what comes with the particular version. In this case the Multipoint Server/Service should have been a change compared to the previous Windows Server version. This is why i thought and still think it is important to review.
• For as much as i am right and this information turned out then probably you should edit the course and the practice exam as well to do not cause any further problem or misinformation to others.

Thanks for your attention. I am looking forward to your reply.
BR.
Greg