Service enhancements to usability, security, voice and manageability will also be included. Microsoft Office 2019 will come with updated versions of the usual application suspects (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook client applications) along with the respective server software versions (Exchange, SharePoint and Skype for Business). As we work with clients, we’re finding that they’re not necessarily aware of this news and its implications.įirst is the release of Microsoft Office 2019, scheduled for the second half of 2018. Whether you have Office 2016 or even another office suite (as we'll discuss below), you can still do what you need to do: create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.In case you missed the news that came out of Microsoft’s Ignite! last fall, here are two items regarding Microsoft Office 2019 and Skype for Business that impact enterprise customers. Unless you're an Office expert, you won't use most of the new tools anyway. If you have Office 2016, Office 2019 isn't a must-have upgrade.
However, it means that your purchase has less value, as you'll need to upgrade sooner to avoid using an unsupported version of Office. Microsoft is likely doing this to reduce the amount of old software it has to support. This is quite a drop from the five years of extended support that previous Office editions offered. Office 2019 will enjoy five years of mainstream support (ending on October 10, 2023), but only two years of extended support after that (ending on October 14, 2025). However, Microsoft has changed its support plan with Office 2019 to reduce this period. The Microsoft 365 Family plan costs $9.99 per month (or $99.99 per year) and allows up to six total people in your family to use Office across every platform they use.Īs we've discussed, the biggest advantage of buying Office 2019 is that you can use it as long as you want without additional cost. Microsoft 365 Personal costs $6.99 per month (or $69.99 per year) and lets one person use Office on all their devices. Meanwhile, Microsoft 365 includes all these apps in each plan. However, this doesn't make much sense when you can get Home & Student for just $10 more. Instead of these packages, you can also buy individual apps (such as Word or Excel) for $139.99 each. Office Professional 2019: The most expensive edition costs $439.99 and includes everything in Home & Business, plus Publisher and Access on Windows only.ĭon't forget that OneNote is free for everyone, so you don't need Office to get it.
Office Home & Business 2019: For $249.99, you get everything in Home & Student, plus Microsoft Outlook.Office Home & Student 2019: This sells for $149.99 and includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.No matter which one you chose, they are licensed for one Windows PC or Mac only:
Home users have three available versions of Office 2019 to choose from.
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