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17 Sep 2021, 15:07 GMT+10
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): American tech giant Microsoft has launched its next perpetual version of Microsoft Office for commercial customers and has also promised an Office 2021 consumer release on October 5.
According to The Verge, Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) for Windows and Mac has been launched for commercial and government users, providing a locked-in time release of Office that doesn't require a subscription.
Office LTSC has been designed for businesses in regulated industries where processes and apps can't change on a monthly basis, or for manufacturing plants that rely on Office and want a locked-in time release.
It won't ship with the AI- and cloud-powered features that are found in Microsoft 365, and it won't receive new features, either. Microsoft will support Office LTSC for five years, and the company has also committed to another perpetual version of Office for the future.
The consumer Office 2021 perpetual release will also be quite similar, offering a locked-in time-release without feature updates. Microsoft has listed the following additions to Office LTSC, which should also apply to Office 2021:- Line Focus, which is similar to a reading mode to remove distraction and move through Word documents line by line.
- XLOOKUP function - helps find things in a table or range by row in an Excel worksheet.
- Dynamic array support - new functions in Excel that use dynamic arrays.
- Dark mode - all Office apps will include dark mode support.
However, Microsoft still, naturally, recommends Microsoft 365 for both businesses and consumers, where the company has more than 300 million paid seats for Office 365 on the commercial side.
The company did recently announce its first price increase for both Microsoft 365 and Office 365 that will go into effect in March 2022.
Microsoft hasn't yet detailed the pricing for Office 2021, but the tech giant has said that it will be generally available on October 5, the same day Windows 11 will launch. (ANI)Get a daily dose of Asia Bulletin news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
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