Microsoft Office has been a big name in the productivity market for several decades now, with apps such as MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, and others. However, recent news from the software giant- Microsoft, reveals that the software giant has decided to give MS Office a fresh lick of paint. Soon, the Microsoft Office suite will be rebranded as "Microsoft 365."
This announcement was made on the Microsoft 365 official website about the name change. A section of the post made on this announcement reads:
Over the last couple of years, Microsoft 365 has evolved into our flagship productivity suite, so we are creating an experience to help you get the most out of Microsoft 365. In the coming months, Office.com, the Office mobile app, and the Office app for Windows will become the Microsoft 365 app, with a new icon, a new look, and even more features.
Microsoft says it will implement this change in November 2022, so the update to Office won't take long.
Microsoft also claims that this rebranding does not indicate that the Microsoft Office suite, which includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and other programs, will be discontinued. The business merely wants to include them under its Microsoft 365 coverage. You may still purchase and download Microsoft Office 2021, which is the most recent version, despite the name change.
Many people are rather surprised by the company's choice to rebrand its Office package as Microsoft 365 because "Microsoft Office" has long been a well-known brand name, both in business and in homes.
In reality, individuals who prefer to buy and own their productivity suites rather than subscribing to Microsoft 365's subscription service for a cloud-based solution have found optimism in the name "Office." People might be perplexed as to which components of MS Office are cloud-based and which are standalone apps now that the two companies are merging under the name Microsoft 365. And coupled with the fact that the change will roll out in a month’s time, there seems to be little time to warn people about the change. We'll have to see if this move confuses people, or if the pool of end-users can adapt easily to the name change.
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