Office 365 staff: release date announced for spring 2017

The Office 365 Personal release date will be released in the spring of 2017. Microsoft’s newly announced full office suite is aimed at single users who want to use Office alone, but on multiple platforms such as a PC, Mac or tablet and smartphone. The fee is 69 euros annually (RRP). This can also be paid on a monthly basis, Microsoft calls a fee of seven euros.


For the money you get the current full versions of Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote, Outlook, Access and Publisher including ongoing updates. Added to this are 20 gigabytes of online storage space on OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) and 60 freemasons for calls with Skype. The buyer can use Office 365 staff not only on a PC or Mac, but also on the tablet or the smartphone at the same time. The software will be available from spring as well as online via office.com.


In addition, with the release of the new version, Microsoft is changing its name to Office 365 Home Premium. The premium falls away, Microsoft calls the package in Office 365 Home. Anyone who has previously used a subscription for this version will be able to switch easily with the release of Office 365 personnel, says Microsoft.


Thorsten Hübschen, Business Group Lead of the Microsoft Office Division: "Office 365 Personal is exactly the right package for those who want to use Office 365 on their own, but in many conversations with our customers Very diverse target groups for Office, so we now offer the right office for each of these target groups. "


In the following, we have listed the differences between the different Office variants.


Office 365 Home: Customers can install Office on five PCs or Macs plus on five tablets. The package contains 20GB OneDrive memory for each user (up to a maximum of five). Office 365 Personal: Customers can set up Office on a PC or Mac plus on a tablet. This package contains 20 GB OneDrive memory for one user. Office 365 University: This office can be installed on two PCs or Macs or tablets. This package also contains 20 GB OneDrive memory for a user.