And depending on the number of PCs you have and your propensity to upgrade, it might still cost you less over time than a more basic shrinkwrapped edition. But Office 365 has Outlook, Publisher and Access. I can't help but wonder if partner pushback over various changes Microsoft is making to its Cloud Solution Provider program under the “New Commerce Experience” banner also played into the decision to give partners more time to help their customers stave off the coming price increases. Until now, Microsoft has catered to price-conscious home users with stripped-down versions of Office. Microsoft officials cited “current high demand” leading up to the March 1 pricing changes as the reason for the delay. PDT on March 14) to get their transactions posted at the current, pre-increase amounts. Cloud Solution Providers (CSPs) and other partners working through them now have until 12 a.m. Officials said the increases were the first noteworthy ones since Microsoft launched Office 365 more than a decade ago and would keep Microsoft in line with what its competitors (read, Google) were charging.īut on February 28, Microsoft told its reseller partners that some of them would get a two-week reprieve on the planned pricing changes. Pricing for consumers, education and the highest-end Microsoft 365 E5 SKU will not increase at this time, officials said last year. The increases will range from $12 per user per year more for Microsoft 365 Business Basic to $48 per user per year more for Microsoft 365 E3. On March 1, 2022, Microsoft was slated to increase prices globally for most of its commercial Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscriptions. 'NextGen TV'-uitzendingen nu in de ether in DC