ANSWER · from compiled pages
Collapsing Pro and Team is a margin move, not a packaging move.
The decision was taken at ELT on 27 May as one of three levers under Margin recovery1. Pro and Team converged in real usage; maintaining two tiers cost more in support and discount complexity than it earned in mid-market deals2. The collapse supersedes Q1 tier structure and is owned by J. Park, with a Friday cutover2. The rebate-vs-list-price question for funding the recovery remains open4 and is the contradiction flagged on the Margin recovery page.
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