[dalore]

Why is that the people that can afford it (the enterprise) gets more for less cost than the people who can't (everyday consumers)?

[Jubb]

Mainly because the enterprise is guaranteed to buy at least a few hundred copies.

Also this is pretty common in other areas too, the rich and celebrities always seem to get more for less.

[ajays]

So here's a question. Suppose a 1000 consumers get together, and petition MSFT to buy a copy of the Windows du jour. Will MSFT give them the same price as a 1000-user company?

[gamble]

Consumers already do, if like 99% of people they get the license with a new computer. MS only soaks the people who buy retail.

[rm-rf]

"Mainly because the enterprise is guaranteed to buy at least a few hundred copies."

Or a few thousand, or a few hundred thousand.

[mkr-hn]

It's called a bulk discount.

[ZeroGravitas]

And note that this story is about government. If they're being suckered into cut rate deals that disadvantage small businesses, education and consumers with discounts then there's a failure somewhere.