I have a perpetual copy of Office 2016 Professional Plus running on a desktop I keep offline, and you can notice the differences over the past year since the suite was launched. So, the benefits of Office 365 are clear through its flexible deployment options.Ĭontinual updates are also a significant benefit too. I can choose between a combination of Mac, Windows, Android, or even iOS devices.
I can install the suite on up to five PCs or devices I own using the same Microsoft Account. I have switched to Office 365 since its debut, and I must say, it has been relatively smooth. Office 2013 is the last release to support Exchange 2007 the now-dated mail server launched 10 years ago.
Organizations still running older Microsoft server technology such as Exchange 2007 should seriously make plans to move to a supported version. The following is a list of products for which support will end: Users who are running the 2013 versions of Office 365 client applications after Februwill have to upgrade to the latest version of Office 365 client applications to continue to receive support from Microsoft. If your organization is paying for an Office 365 Business subscription, you likely bought it for the benefit of getting the latest versions of the suite, which Microsoft has been continually refining. (Mainstream support for Office 2013 with Service Pack 1 will extend to April 2018 for perpetual versions of Office 2013.) Unlike Office 365 versions of the suite, perpetual versions are rarely updated. Perpetual versions of Office 2013 such as Professional Plus, Professional, and Standard editions will continue to be available for one-time purchases.
Users should note that this explicitly affects the Office 365 releases of Office 2013.
Office 2013 Support Ending for Office 365 Business Subscriptions on February 28th