Microsoft announces that the next Office suites 'Office 2021' and 'Office LTSC' will be released in the latter half of 2021 as a license purchase type



On its official blog, Microsoft announced the next Office suites, Office 2021 for consumers and Office LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel) for businesses. Office 2021 and Office LTSC will be released in late 2021 as a permanent license-only version.

Upcoming commercial preview of Microsoft Office LTSC --Microsoft 365 Blog

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2021/02/18/upcoming-commercial-preview-of-microsoft-office-ltsc/

Microsoft announces Office 2021, available for Windows and macOS later this year --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/18/22288959/microsoft-office-2021-windows-mac-features-release-date-price

Regarding Office for individuals and small businesses, Microsoft announced in its official blog in September 2020 that 'We plan to release a permanent version for both Windows and macOS in the latter half of 2021', and this time again It will be in the announced form. At the time of writing the article, it was named 'Office 2021' and will be released in the latter half of 2021. Unlike Microsoft 365, which was a monthly paid subscription type, it is a license purchase type with 5-year support.

In the FAQ, Microsoft replied, 'Both for Windows and Mac will be released,' 'Office 2021 will come with OneNote, ' and 'both 32-bit and 64-bit versions will be released.' Details of the new features in Office 2021 will be announced at a later date.


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Microsoft also announced that it will release the next versions of Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC, which will provide up to 10 years of long-term support for enterprises, in late 2021. In line with this, he said that he will release the Office suite 'Office LTSC' for enterprises in the latter half of 2021.

Jared Spataro, head of Microsoft 365, said in an interview with IT media The Verge that the timing of the Office LTSC release will work with Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC. Also, the preview version of Office LTSC is scheduled to be released in April 2021.

Office LTSC, like Office 2021, will be a permanent version of the license purchase type. Office LTSC will include new features such as performance improvements for each application, dark mode support, accessibility improvements, Excel dynamic arrays and XLOOKUP. It has also been revealed that the Skype for Buisiness client app is not included in Office LTSC. Office LTSC will be supported for 5 years.



While Microsoft states that 'cloud services are essential to future business,' some customers admit that they are not yet ready to move to cloud-based systems. 'It's just a matter of trying to meet and satisfy our customers. Many customers have moved to cloud-based in the last 10 months, but with certain scenarios where they can't. There are definitely customers who are there, 'he said.

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