Shape the Future

Accessing the Program


Affordable devices and solutions
Options for every budget to inspire
21st century learning for all students
About Shape the Future
Microsoft’s Shape the Future* program focuses directly on
empowering every student on the planet to achieve more.
Microsoft is working to create a better learning environment
for every student, with modern tools that are intuitive,
collaborative, and accessible to all.
Education Transformed.
By you. And Microsoft.
Microsoft's initial mission was to bring a PC to every
home; Microsoft is now focused on empowering
productivity. And supporting students at every stage –
by preparing them for the future.

The right device at the right time offers you choices that
can grow as your students grow and are scaled to fit
your school’s needs.

The goal of Microsoft’s Shape the Future program is to

partner with device makers so that more students have
access to computing technology – Microsoft assists with
the best prices on Windows and Office on new devices
– making these key programs available to more students
than ever before.
 Shape the Future Process Overview

Customer visits
aka.ms/shapethefuture or OEM or Partner reports
engages Microsoft EDU Customer gives sales of Shape the Future
territory representative to Letter of Eligibility devices through Sales
acquire Letter of Eligibility to OEM or Partner Out Reporting

Customer acquires OEM or Partner quotes

Letter of Eligibility prices with Shape the
Future SKUs included in
estimate
 Shape the Future SKUs

Value + Standard Plus

Shape the Future SKU Placemat (rev. 1/1/18)
Volume (units) Hardware Configuration Requirements

Value 2 in 1 Value Notebook

Shape the Future Value+
Value Desktop / AiO
≥ 1 (DM) ≤ 14.1” ≤ 14.1” (DM) No restriction Low End CPU
≥ 1000 (EM) Low End CPU (EM) ≤ 4GB RAM
Breadth, no LOE (DM) ≤ 4GB RAM Low End CPU ≤ 128GB SSD or eMMC or
≤ 128GB SSD or eMMC or ≤ 4GB RAM ≤ 500GB HDD
LOE Required (EM) ≤ 500GB HDD ≤ 128GB SSD or eMMC or AiO ≥17”
≤ 500GB HDD

≥ 1 (DM,
Shape the Future Standard *
eLOE)
eLOE or LOE Required WW ≥ 1000 (EM)
(eLOE required in all DM, eff. 2/1/18)

≥ 1 (DM,
Shape the Future Plus* eLOE)

eLOE or LOE Required WW ≥ 1000 (EM)

(eLOE required in all DM, eff. 2/1/18)

Value Tablet & 2 in 1 Value Notebook Value Desktop / AiO

Shape the Future Strategic/
≥ 50,000 Low end CPU + Core i3
≤ 14.1” Low end CPU + Core i3
≤14.1” (DM)
High Volume
Low End CPU + Core i3 AiO ≥ 17”
≤ 4GB RAM No restriction (EM) ≤4 GB RAM
≤ 128GB SSD or eMMC or ≤4 GB RAM ≤128 GB SSD/eMMC
LOE Required WW ≤ 500GB HDD ≤128 GB SSD/eMMC or ≤500 GB HDD
or ≤500 GB HDD
 Shape the Future Value+
Shape the Future Value+ is our best price for value
spec devices in the Education space

Spec Requirements
Tablet & 2-in-1 Notebook Desktop & AIO
< 14.1” (WW) < 14.1” (DM) No Low End CPU
Low End CPU restriction (EM) < 4GB RAM
< 4GB RAM Low End CPU < 128GB SSD or eMMC
< 128GB SSD or eMMC < 4GB RAM or < 500GB HDD
Or < 500GB HDD < 128GB SSD or eMMC AiO > 17”
Or < 500GB HDD

Education Customer Access:

• Available on student, teacher, and administrator devices for K-12 institutions

• Windows 10 Home National Academic available in Higher Ed & in Emerging Markets

Only

• No LOE or minimum unit requirement in all Developed Markets

• 1K minimum unit and LOE required in Emerging Markets

 Shape the Future Standard
Shape the Future Standard covers the majority of
mid-level devices, providing great value for
productive devices
Spec Requirements
Tablet, 2-in-1, Notebook, Desktops, AIO
Includes most Core i3 and Core i5 devices
Intended for the majority of devices: all devices which do not fit StF Value+, StF Plus, or
Workstation* hardware specifications
Example specifications:
≤ Core i5, <8GB RAM
≤ Core i5, 8GB RAM and <1080p screen resolution

Education Customer Access:

• Available on student, teacher, and administrator devices for K-12 institutions

• eLOE required in participating markets (Manual LOE for all others)

• Developed markets have no volume minimum

• Emerging markets require 1K device minimum

 Shape the Future Plus
Shape the Future Plus provides the best price
on Windows for best-in-class performance
built devices
Spec Requirements
Tablet, 2-in-1, Notebook, Desktops, AIO

Plus CPU & > 4GB RAM (All form factors) OR

> 8GB RAM & > 1080p screen resolutions (Notebook, 2-in-1, AIO)
> 8GB RAM & > 2TB Storage (Desktop)

Education Customer Access:

• Available on student, teacher, and administrator devices for K-12 institutions

• eLOE required in participating markets (Manual LOE for all others)

• Developed markets have no volume minimum

• Emerging markets require 1K device minimum

 Andorra Latvia​
Australia​ Liechtenstein
Austria​ Lithuania​
Belgium​ Luxembourg​
Bulgaria​ Malta​
Canada​ Monaco​
Croatia​ Netherlands​
Cyprus​ New Zealand ​
Czech Republic​ Norway​
Denmark​ Poland​
Estonia​ Portugal
Faroe Islands​ Romania​
Finland​ San Marino​
France​ Slovakia​
Greece​ Slovenia​
Hungary​ Spain​
Iceland​ Sweden​
Ireland​ Switzerland​
Isle of Man​ United Kingdom​
Italy​ United States​
Japan​ Vatican City​
Jersey

Direct customers to aka.ms/shapethefuture for self-serve process to obtain a Letter of Eligibility.

All other markets contact your Microsoft representative or LOEDesk@Microsoft.com

Internal Microsoft Links to Save:
- FAQs
- Placemat
- Escalations and Exceptions Request Process
- All other resources available at aka.ms/stfplaybook

External OEM or Partners – see Device Partner Center

Questions about Shape the Future?

Please email LOEDESK@Microsoft.com