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Windows 11 Enterprise Security Is a Subscription Now
Microsoft has quietly shifted Windows 11 Enterprise security features behind a subscription paywall. Lucas walks through the specific changes: the new Windows 365 Frontline plan, the Windows 11 Enterprise E3 vs E5 feature split, and what this means for IT budgets. Luna pushes back on whether this is really new or just a rebrand of existing Microsoft 365 E3/E5 tiers. They drill into one concrete example: how Defender for Endpoint P2, once bundled, now costs an extra $5 per user per month. For a 10,000-seat enterprise, that is $600,000 annually. The hosts debate whether this is a cash grab or a…
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