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Legacy silver benefits end date ?
This has been asked quite a few times and I know was covered pretty comprehensively in the old version of these forums which I don't know if they are accessible any longer. Here's what I found:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/solutions-partner-faq#i-have-a-legacy-competency-and-choose-to-attain-a-solutions-partner-designation--what-is-the-process-------
In short, the official documentation does not give a timeline for the retirement of legacy benefits.
One of the moderators might be able to find one of the older threads that was conclusive on this topic.
Hello,
Thank you for your answer.
You mentioned "your Silver Partner Membership suppose to end July 30, 2023, and you renew that day, you will retain the Silver Partner Benefits for one year more". So that means that I won't be able to renew again July 30, 2024 ?
I checked the source link but I don't find anything about this 😕
I had someone from Microsoft on phone this day that told me that nothing was decided so far about Legacy partners and that it should (not will - we can't have any information about this as always) be ok to renew again in 2024.
I would like to be sure because this is an important decision from Microsoft for a company like ours.
Regards
It's correct what fel_man mentioned. After September 30th 2022, you could renew your legacy competency benefits only once more, after that you'll loose that status and the benefits.
You've done your one-off legacy competency renewal in January 2023, meaning you retain those legacy benefits until your next renewal date in January 2024. After that all benefits will drop and a new Solution Partner Designation is required to earn benefits, eg IUR or Incentives.
More info, check the FAQ: Solutions Partner designations FAQ (microsoft.com)