We are delivering an update for these customers to enable them to move to the new subscriptions by October 1, 2015." Right now, I'm not which customer set this refers to and what kind of update is needed. There's also this caveat called out in today's blog post on the new plans: "Some customers will be unable to opt-in and move to the new plans immediately at launch. But the official recommendation is users just wait until their first renewal dates after October 1, 2015, given only "a small number of customers with very specific needs would realize value from moving plans" before that date, according to today's blog post. Microsoft is advising existing customers that they will be able to opt-in and move to the three new plans after they launch. The rollout strategy for these new Office 365 plans is the most complex part of today's announcement. I've asked whether users will be able to downsize to a smaller/cheaper plan. In the past, Microsoft has not allowed users to switch to a cheaper plan
Users will have the option to switch more easily between plans by moving either their entire companies or just specific users.
(Users will get the new price next time they renew, starting as of August 1, 2014.) Office 365 Midsize Business users - who already have a seat cap of 300 - will see their prices cut from $15 per user per month to $12.50 per user per month. Starting October 1, Microsoft will raise the seat caps from 25 to 300 for Office 365 Small Business and Small Business Premium users.
Windows 10 power tips: Secret shortcuts to your favorite settingsĪre you tired of clicking through categories to find a specific Windows 10 setting? If you know the right commands, you can create shortcuts that take you to specific pages with a single click To ease customers into the new plans, Microsoft will begin making some of the features and pricing to existing Office 365 SMB customers this fall. Over the next year or so, these three plans will replace Microsoft's current Office 365 plans for SMBs, which are Small Business, Small Business Premium and Midsize Business, which cost $5, $12.50 and $15 per user per month, respectively. Here's Microsoft's chart showing how the three plans compare: It will cost $12.50 per user per month, or $150 per year.
It's just the software (and storage) sold as a subscription. It doesn't include Exchange, Lync or SharePoint online. Office 365 Business, which includes the full set of locally installable Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Publisher) for up to 5 PCs and/or Macs per user and 1 TB of free OneDrive for Business cloud storage.To shore up its offerings there, Microsoft is planning to launch on October 1, 2014, three new Office 365 plans aimed specifically at SMBs. One of the primary markets where Microsoft goes head-to-head with Google in the office-cloud wars is the small and midsize business (SMB) space. Google Drive alternative: Decentralized and encrypted