Microsoft is making the biggest change to its Microsoft Office branding since its inception. The service was launched in 1990 and in 2010, the company rebranded Microsoft Office as Office 365. With this move, Microsoft brought many other services such as SharePoint and Exchange email under its purview. Now, the company is rebranding Office 365 as Microsoft 365.
This isn’t the first time Microsoft is using a ‘Microsoft 365’ subscription for its suite of services, which includes traditional Office apps like Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint. The company first started using the Microsoft 365 branding about two years ago. But till now the company has not been serious about branding. Now, nearly two years later, it is finally taking the plunge and reflecting these changes everywhere. This includes its Windows and iOS apps.
Microsoft, FAQ Page On its website, it revealed that in the coming months, Office.com, the Office mobile app, and the Office app for Windows will become a Microsoft 365 app. Apart from the change in branding, the company will also change the icon and look and feel of the new Microsoft 365 apps. It will also add new features to the new Microsoft 365 app. Apart from this, the company said that this change will be applicable to all those who use the Office app for office, school or personal use.
As far as availability is concerned, Microsoft said it will roll out these changes for Office.com in November 2022. The company also said that it will start rolling out these changes to the Office app on Windows and the Office mobile app on iOS. And Android in January 2023.
That said, the Microsoft Office 365 branding won’t disappear entirely. at least not yet. The company revealed that while users will have access to apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook as part of Microsoft 365, the company will also extend one-time purchases of those apps to consumers and businesses through Office 2021 and Office. Will continue LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel) plan.
The company also confirmed that despite these changes, it is not making any changes to Office 365 subscription plans.
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