In any case we’ll keep our eyes peeled, so do check back with us later for additional details.
It is unclear when Microsoft will be releasing this update to Office, so it is possible that the screenshots we are seeing might not necessarily be the final version. Apparently this dark theme was one of the more requested features for Office and it looks like Microsoft has listened, but apart from that it does not look like there have been major design changes. It is less cartoony, that’s for sure, and blends in nicely with the overall design, which as you can see in the screenshots, looks very dark.
It’s called “Tell me” and it’s basically a text bar that sits at the top that allows you to ask the software for help on how to use the software. Now one of the new features is apparently a more modern version of “Clippy” the paperclip assistant. The Verge has since managed to obtain screenshots of the upcoming Office, and in the process have also found out some of its new features and revealed its new design as well. Their sources have also informed them that Microsoft has been distributing copies of Office to their partners and testers, giving them a preview of some of its new features.
The company would much prefer to dump the entire range of perpetual licence products and bank on annual tribute payments from all their customers.So with Windows 9 possibly pegged for an announcement on the 30th of September, could there be more to the announcement than just Windows 9? After all the invite did say the future of windows and the enterprise, so could a new version of Office be in the works? Well apparently so.Īccording to The Verge’s sources, it seems that Microsoft is preparing an Office Technical Preview as well which would basically be the next version of its Office suite of productivity apps. Office 2021 will be available later this year for both Windows. Will there be an Office 2024? Another perpetual licence version of Office. Microsoft is announcing two new versions of Office today: a consumer Office 2021 version and Office LTSC for commercial customers.
There were fresh salty tears from Microsoft fans overnight as the company posted an Arm version of its Office suite. They are sticking to the tried and true policy of upgrading to every second version of Office. Microsoft execs also have been keeping mum on when the company plans to field its next on-premises/local versions of Office client and Office servers for Windows systems, as well as Office for Mac. These customers have resisted the pressure to move to Office 2019 or Microsoft 365.
The major target audience for Office 2021 is volume licence customers using Office 2016. A New Version of Microsoft Office Without a Subscription Launches in 2021 Microsoft confirms a replacement for Office 2019 with a perpetual license arrives in the second half of 2021. Update in late 2021: turns out Microsoft wants people to think perpetual licence Office is outdated, so they went with Office 2021. After all, Office 2019 went public in September 2018. Calling the release ‘Office 2021’ risks people thinking it’s outdated after only a few months. It would be unlike Microsoft to miss such an obvious marketing trick. Though it’ll be released in the second half of 2021, the new Office will probably be called Office 2022. If Microsoft stopped fixed price Office releases, those customers would defect to a non-Microsoft office suite and that’s something Redmond can’t allow. They will release perpetual licence versions of Office for as long as there is significant demand. Microsoft did not provide additional details other than the fact that it will release a standalone version of Office in 2021. The new version will be released in the second half of 2021 and likely named Office 2022 because of that.
The yearly payment ‘subscription’ is much more profitable for Microsoft so they do everything they can to push that as the ‘only’ option.īut Microsoft also knows there are volume customers who resist the constant changes to Office software and the ongoing costs of annual plans. Microsoft Office will also see a new perpetual release for both Windows and Mac, in the second half of 2021. It was pretty much inevitable that Microsoft would be forced to continue their perpetual licence product line.Īs we’ve mentioned before, Microsoft would very much prefer all customers (individual, business, education and governments) to use their Microsoft 365 annual payment plans.
It’s not a surprise that Office 2019 will be upgraded. There’s already been a lot of ill-informed comment about the next ‘fixed’ Office release.