
MICROSOFT OFFICE 2016 PROFESSIONAL PLUS
Office 2016 Professional Plus has pretty much stood still since its 2015 release, receiving only security updates. One of the key benefits of Office 365 versus Office 2016 is the ongoing delivery of new features and functionality.

Microsoft Winding Down Support for Perpetual Versions of Office So, if you don’t cut over to a Microsoft Office subscription by then, it will no longer be supported to connect to Microsoft’s cloud services. For example, Office 2016 which was launched in September 2015 will have its mainstream support end in 2020. Some Office 365 subscriptions are aimed at consumers or professionals and feature the Office applications, but others are intended for IT departments and feature server-side applications such as Microsoft Exchange or SharePoint Online.The company is not ending the development of perpetual versions of the suite, but users will need to move to the latest versions in order to access all of Microsoft’s Office 365 cloud services.
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Some of these plans are essentially identical to the Office 2016 suites, but subscribers pay a monthly or an annual fee as opposed to purchasing the software license outright. In contrast, Office 365 is a subscription service with a huge variety of plans available. The applications Microsoft includes in each edition of Office 2016 vary depending on the suite. Microsoft offers a number of different Office 2016 editions, such as Home and Student, Home and Business, and Professional. Microsoft Office 2016 is a suite of Office applications that generally includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.ĭifferent versions of the suite include additional Office applications such as Outlook, Publisher and Access. What is the difference between Office 365 and Office 2016?

For end users, the advantage is the ability to access Office 365 offerings using any device anywhere with an internet connection.

The advantage of the Microsoft Office 365 suite is that the cloud service is provided by Microsoft and, thus, eliminates a company's IT maintenance tasks, such as patching, and infrastructure support costs. This online service is subscription-based and includes Office, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Lync Online and Microsoft Office Web Apps. The Microsoft Office 365 suite is a hosted, online version of the traditional installed version of Microsoft Office software. Bridget Botelho, Editorial Director, News.
