Microsoft revealed that the new version of Office under perpetual license version

In 2017, at the Focus Summit, Microsoft announced the Microsoft Office 2019 version of the perpetual license. The so-called perpetual license refers to a one-time purchase without paying.

Corresponding to the perpetual license is the Microsoft Office 365 version, which charges annual subscription fees. Of course, Microsoft highly recommends the subscription version that integrates some cloud services.

It is also true that there have been rumors that Microsoft may abandon the perpetual license and switch to a subscription system, but Microsoft officials have clarified that it will evaluate it according to the needs of the enterprise.

However, it may be more cost-effective for enterprises to buy out the system version, after all, it can be used for many years after paying for it, and there is no need to pay a license fee to Microsoft every year.

So Microsoft has decided to continue to launch a perpetual license for companies that are not ready to migrate to the cloud platform to continue buying, and the new version is currently on the way.

Microsoft is currently holding this year’s Focus Summit. The main invited participants of the summit are enterprises, IT experts, industry solution providers, and administrators.

At the summit, Microsoft officially revealed that the new Microsoft Office perpetual license version is on the way, of course, Microsoft did not disclose the specific name of the new version.

However, as you know, the new version is naturally the Microsoft Office 2022 version. According to the past rules, Microsoft should launch a beta version of this version next spring.

The official version should be released in the fall of next year, which is this time next year when businesses and home consumers can purchase the corresponding perpetual license version.

Of course, whether there will be a perpetual license version suitable for home consumers is not yet clear, after all, the new version is mainly provided for some special enterprises.

Via: Neowin