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> You can still just buy Office and not use the 365 offering Until MS stops offering that and you're SOL, subscription model only going forward.

smileybarry 4y ago
That’s been “any day now” for years, but they keep releasing standalone versions. They just keep some (usually server-powered anyway) features exclusive to 365.
- goosedragons 4y ago
  The fact that they've recently rebranded Office to actually be Microsoft 365 but didn't bother doing so for the standalone Office 2021 product tells me it's probably on the way out. I doubt we'll see a Microsoft 365 2023 but maybe MS really just is that bad with brand names. https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/13/23402155/microsoft-office-microsoft-365-rename-branding-changes https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/13/23402155/microsoft-offic...
  - SanjayMehta 4y ago
    They've also been offering deep discounts on Office 2021 for months now via the stackcommerce network which might indicate that 2021 is the last standalone release.
    - smileybarry 4y ago
      You mean those sketchy Office 2021 Professional Plus deep discounts, right? That's an (expensive) edition available in MSDN-like subscriptions, I'm almost sure they're either "cheap region" keys or MSDN-generated ones. Some of the worst offenders even tell you you'll get a username and password in an email (rather than product key), confirming it's just a user in their 365 tenant. (Of course I'll hand my documents off to CheapOfficeDotCom)
      - SanjayMehta 4y ago
        I bought one license. It showed up in my Microsoft account alongside previous purchases which were at full price. I haven't had an MSDN account for several years, so I can't compare with that.
  - smileybarry 4y ago
    Optimistically, maybe they’ll separate the brands now? But yeah, I guess we’ll see in 2023 if “Office 2024” comes out or not. (Also, love that iOS parsed that “365 2023” as a phone number)
trelane 4y ago
Yeah, but then we can just fork it and, uh. Oops.
throwawaysleep 4y ago
If a country like France prefers it, it will be built for them.

smileybarry 4y ago

That’s been “any day now” for years, but they keep releasing standalone versions. They just keep some (usually server-powered anyway) features exclusive to 365.

goosedragons 4y ago
The fact that they've recently rebranded Office to actually be Microsoft 365 but didn't bother doing so for the standalone Office 2021 product tells me it's probably on the way out. I doubt we'll see a Microsoft 365 2023 but maybe MS really just is that bad with brand names. https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/13/23402155/microsoft-office-microsoft-365-rename-branding-changes https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/13/23402155/microsoft-offic...
- SanjayMehta 4y ago
  They've also been offering deep discounts on Office 2021 for months now via the stackcommerce network which might indicate that 2021 is the last standalone release.
  - smileybarry 4y ago
    You mean those sketchy Office 2021 Professional Plus deep discounts, right? That's an (expensive) edition available in MSDN-like subscriptions, I'm almost sure they're either "cheap region" keys or MSDN-generated ones. Some of the worst offenders even tell you you'll get a username and password in an email (rather than product key), confirming it's just a user in their 365 tenant. (Of course I'll hand my documents off to CheapOfficeDotCom)
    - SanjayMehta 4y ago
      I bought one license. It showed up in my Microsoft account alongside previous purchases which were at full price. I haven't had an MSDN account for several years, so I can't compare with that.
- smileybarry 4y ago
  Optimistically, maybe they’ll separate the brands now? But yeah, I guess we’ll see in 2023 if “Office 2024” comes out or not. (Also, love that iOS parsed that “365 2023” as a phone number)

trelane 4y ago

Yeah, but then we can just fork it and, uh. Oops.

throwawaysleep 4y ago

If a country like France prefers it, it will be built for them.