Microsoft Hints At Standalone Office 2022 Productivity Suite At Ignite Conference
At the conference, Microsoft announced the next versions of Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, Skype for Business Server, and Project Server coming in the latter part of 2021. Just below that, though, was a little blurb about a new Microsoft Office edition:
Microsoft Office will also see a new perpetual release for both Windows and Mac, in the second half of 2021.The first takeaway from this is that a new version of Microsoft Office is in the works. As
Also, before this announcement, Office perpetual licenses went by the wayside. Microsoft made a huge push to switch people over to Office 365 subscriptions in August of 2019. It seems that it has not worked precisely how they wanted it to, and thus, perpetual licenses are making a comeback. Perhaps the new version of Office will get some of the features that Office 365 got.
While we are quite some time away from 2021 (though it cannot come soon enough), more details on the new Office version should make their way out soon. Hopefully, Microsoft will connect some of the dots on what they are doing and clarify some of their upcoming goals. In the meantime, keep an eye on HotHardware for any future blurbs about the new edition of Microsoft Office.