Microsoft has been betting heavily on the subscription model for some time. Office 365 is the Microsoft product pack that allows us to have an Office license, 1 TB of cloud storage and other company services in exchange for a monthly or annual payment. We will always have the latest version of the products as long as we continue to pay. And users who don’t want to pay still have the option to purchase a perpetual license. However, will Microsoft continue to offer this type of license, or will it go exclusively to a subscription model? It seems that some doubts have been resolved in this regard.
It is clear that Office 365 has become a very valuable product for Microsoft. There is a large number of users who bet on it, not only for the office suite as such, but also for the added services that it includes, such as 1 TB of cloud storage or the possibility of sharing the license with 5 more members of the family.
| Office 2019 | office 365 | |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PC only | Windows, macOS, mobile |
| Extra services | Not | 1 TB on OneDrive, 60 min / month on Skype |
| Upgrades | 2019 only | Always up to date |
| Technical support | 60 days | Always |
| Price | 150 euros, single payment | 69 euros per year (Personal – 1 user) 99 euros per year (Home – 5 users) |
Office 2019 has been with us for 3 years now. This is the version that is distributed through 365, and the one that can be purchased by users who purchase a full license of the program. However, what will happen from the next version of Office? It could be that Microsoft abandoned the versions as such and kept Office as a continuous development program within its 365 program. However, it seems that it is not going to be like that (at least for now).
Office 2022 will have a one-time license
As confirmed by Microsoft, Office 365 will have a series of new products, such as Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, Skype for Business Server and Project Server, which will be exclusive to subscribers of this service. And users who do not pay for the subscription will not be able to use them, as they have been up to now.
However, what has surprised us is that Microsoft has taken the opportunity to say that this new version of Office will also have a perpetual license . This means that users who do not want to pay every month, or every year, to use the program will be able to make a single payment that will give them access to the basic programs of the suite, and their updates, without having to go through the cash register. constantly.
Without a doubt, excellent news for all those Office users who do not like subscriptions. For now, these users will be able to continue purchasing the license, rather than renting it, for the next generation of Microsoft’s office suite.
Will come next year
Although we don’t know exactly when the next big Office update will arrive yet, Microsoft has confirmed that it will arrive in the second half of 2021 . This new version of Office will be available for both Windows and macOS, so any user who uses this suite so far can download and install it without major problems.
At the moment, Microsoft has not given more details about its new suite, so the official names (it could not be Office 2022), the price and the availability will be revealed in the near future. Similarly, Insider users will be able to download Office 365 to have a first contact with the news before anyone else.
We will closely monitor the possible news that arrives around Office to be able to know as soon as possible the new details about the new Office 2022.