Microsoft Office 365 Changes

Office 365 Business Essentials will become Microsoft 365 Business Basic

Office 365 Business Premium will become Microsoft 365 Business Standard

Microsoft 365 Business will become Microsoft 365 Business Premium

Office 365 Business and Office 365 ProPlus will both become Microsoft 365 Apps

The name changes for these products will all happen automatically.

Microsoft stated that they're simply announcing name changes at this stage. But these represent their ambition to continue to drive innovation in Microsoft 365, that goes well beyond what customers traditionally think of as Office. The Office you know and love will still be there, but they're excited about the new apps and services they've added to their subscriptions over the last few years and about the new innovations they'll be adding in the coming months.

Microsoft answered the question of why they've made these changes:

Firstly they want their products to reflect the range of features and benefits in the subscription. Microsoft 365 is a set of integrated apps and services designed to put AI and other cutting-edge innovations to work for you. For small and medium-sized businesses, this includes new capabilities in Microsoft Teams to help you host rich meetings and events online; cloud file storage and sharing capabilities so you can collaborate from anywhere; and security and identity solutions to safeguard your businesses.

Secondly, they're always looking for ways to simplify. This new naming approach is designed to help you quickly understand the plan you need and get back to your business.

For any help with your Office or Microsoft 365 subscriptions, or if you have any questions on these changes, please get in touch with the Computer Culture sales team.