With the constantly evolving software rat race that Microsoft had previously I don't see this as beneficial for anyone. I stopped getting MS certifications because of the way it was before, and was evaluating the viability of moving ahead with the Azure Architect certifications as I work in that space now, along with AWS and a few others. This just made my decision for me. I already don't have time to chase these around and keep up with the never ending and constant stream of changes MS makes in the cloud. Now I just won't bother with the Azure cloud and I'll focus on the AWS Architect credentials and move into that space permanently. You really aren't helping anyone with this, I have a job and a company to run, so this is the nail in the coffin...