Microsoft Office is Saying Goodbye in Favor of Microsoft 365: Here’s What to Expect

Teejay Boris, Tech Times 13 October 2022, 10:10 pm

Microsoft Office is now nearing its retirement as it says goodbye in favor of the new "Microsoft 365" app.

Although the "365" branding has been there for a while now, Microsoft says the new app under its name offers some new improvements to what has been known as "Office."

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NEW YORK - OCTOBER 21: Chairman and chief software architect at Microsoft, Bill Gates, launches the new Microsoft Office System October 21, 2003 in New York City.

Microsoft Office is Saying Goodbye

For most of us, we have been used to collectively referring to the triumvirate of productivity apps, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, as Office.

While it is hard to unlearn that, Microsoft is looking to retire the "Office" branding to replace it with "Microsoft 365."

According to a report by The Verge, the productivity software collection of Microsoft has been known to us as "Office" for more than three decades or 30 years. But regardless of that, the software maker announced that "Office is becoming Microsoft 365."

To be clear, the news outlet notes that the Redmond-based tech giant is not ditching its productivity apps, such as Word and Powerpoint.

Hello, New Microsoft 365 App

Instead, the renowned software maker plans to spur out some new additions as the lifestyle of its users also evolves. And to do so, it is dropping the Office branding to push for the 365 moniker.

The tech behemoth notes that the current Office apps would soon transform into Microsoft 365 while sporting a new logo and overall look.

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The Verge notes in its report that Microsoft is looking to initially start the rebrand this November with Office.com. By next month, it would start rocking a new design, as well as the 365 brandings.

On the other hand, the rest of the Office apps in various platforms, which include PC Windows, iOS, and Android, is following through by next year, or in January, to be exact.

According to a recent report by Gizmodo, the Corporate Vice President for Modern Work of Microsoft, Jared Spataro, explained what the new 365 app offers.

The Microsoft VP notes that the "new app serves as a hub for all the productivity apps Microsoft 365 offers and provides a simple, yet powerful experience."

The tech exec says that besides the productivity apps like Word, the new app also allows users to "quickly access files shared in meetings." Essentially, the giant firm is looking to make it somewhat of a hub for files as well, apart from its current apps.

The new app also provides a feed that shows meetings and updates from colleagues, much like how social media works.

However, unlike Office, the new 365 app requires a monthly subscription from its users.

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Written by Teejay Boris