However, Microsoft obviously hopes more people would give a try to its subscription-based Office, explaining that the on-premises version misses out on all the new features that are added after the launch. And, because we are always asked at release if there will be another one, I’m happy to confirm our commitment to another release in the future,” Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft 365, said today. We designed it as a specialty product intended for specific scenarios and will increase the price of Office Professional Plus, Office Standard, and the individual apps by up to 10 percent at the time of general availability.
“As with previous releases, Office LTSC will still be a device-based “perpetual” license.
Of course, no specifics are available at this point, but it’s definitely good news for those who need a powerful productivity suite but where a subscription-based model doesn’t make much sense. Microsoft confirmed Office 2021 would launch later this year for Windows and Mac with a one-time purchase option, and this version is specifically aimed at those who don’t want to get a subscription for Microsoft 365.Īt the same time, the company has confirmed that Office 2021 wouldn’t be the last on-premises release for the productivity suite, thus confirming that its next release would also come with a non-subscription version.
