[DOCS] Clarified license management

docs/en/stack/license.asciidoc

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-If a license is not already registered for the cluster, when you install a 
-product that contains {xpack} and you start the cluster, it generates a basic license.
+When you install the default distribution of the {stack}, you receive a basic 
+license. For the full list of free features that are included in the basic 
+license, see: https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions
 
-If you want to try all of the {xpack} features, you can start a 30-day
-trial. At the end of the trial period, you can
-https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions/[purchase a subscription]
-to keep using the full functionality of the {xpack} components.
+If you want to try the platinum features, you can start a 30-day trial. Go to the 
+{kibana-ref}/managing-licenses.html[License Management] page in {kib} or use the 
+{ref}/start-trial.html[start trial API].
 
-IMPORTANT:  When your license expires, {xpack} operates in a degraded mode. For
-more information, see  <<license-expiration, License Expiration>>.
+NOTE: You can initiate a trial license only if your cluster has not already 
+activated a trial license for the current major product version. For example, if 
+you have already activated a trial for v6.0, you cannot start a new trial until 
+v7.0. To check your trial status, use the 
+{ref}/get-trial-status.html[get trial status API].
 
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-[[generated-license]]
-== Generating a Trial License
-
-You can initiate a trial license only if your cluster has not already activated
-a trial license for the current major {xpack} version. For example, if you have
-already activated a trial for v6.0, you cannot start a new trial until v7.0.
-
-You can view the status of your license and activate a trial license through the
-https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/master/management.html[Kibana Management] UI.
-
-You can also use the license APIs directly. To see if you can activate a
-trial license for your cluster, use the {ref}/get-trial-status.html[get trial
-status API]. To start a trial, use the {ref}/start-trial.html[start trial API].
-
-For more information, see {ref}/license-settings.html[{xpack} License Settings].
+At the end of the trial period, the platinum features operate in a 
+<<license-expiration,degraded mode>>. You can revert to a basic license, extend 
+the trial, or https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions/[purchase a subscription].
 
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 [[installing-license]]
 == Updating Your License
 
 You can update your license at runtime without shutting down your nodes. License
 updates take effect immediately. The license is provided as a _JSON_ file that
-you install with the {ref}/update-license.html[update license API].
-
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-[[listing-licenses]]
-== Viewing the Installed License
-
-You can use the {ref}/get-license.html[get license API] to retrieve the
-currently installed license.
+you install in {kib} or by using the {ref}/update-license.html[update license API].
 
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