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MrMVDT
Brass Contributor
Jul 10, 2023
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Legacy silver benefits end date ?

Hello,   We renewed our Silver Benefits, now called Legacy Silver Benefits, in January 2023 and we are (were?) very satisfied with this program.   Our company cannot complete the requirements nee...
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  • blakecheek's avatar
    blakecheek
    Jul 10, 2023

    MrMVDT 

     

    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.

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MartijnElfers
Bronze Contributor
Jul 13, 2023

MrMVDT

It's all in the wording I guess, and Microsoft documentation isn't the clearest in that part. And Microsoft's answers on their own policies are sometimes incomplete or wrong as well :lol:

Here's another FAQ answer to your question, think this is the answer you're looking for. 

 

You won't be able to renew your legacy competency a second time after September 2022 when legacy competencies were deprecated. 

Each partner gets one legacy competency benefit renewal option as a grace period. 

 

 

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MrMVDT
Brass Contributor
Jul 13, 2023

MartijnElfersI totally agree that sometimes it's not easy to clarify some questions especially with documentation as only support 🙂

 

Once again your screenshot is not very clear but... I hesitate even more after seeing it ! My mind is quite lost right now 😄 !

Wait & see !

 

Thanks again for your time !

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    cesarblumm
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 24, 2023

    MrMVDT 

     

    Just to make the topic more confusing, look at this FAQ excerpt

     

     

    • MrMVDT's avatar
      MrMVDT
      Brass Contributor
      Jul 25, 2023
      Hello cesarblumm,
      So far, this is the feedback I had from Microsoft on the phone: no end date is decided and it should be possible to renew again in 2024 at least...

      This situation is a bit annoying...
      • cesarblumm's avatar
        cesarblumm
        Copper Contributor
        Jul 25, 2023

        Hello MrMVDT !!

         

        I found this text that confirms what you are saying:

        https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/introduction-to-pcs

         

        Regards