In other words, “if the cloud hasn’t won you over yet, we hope AI will. But it’s the cloud that makes them possible, and Office 365 is the cloud version of the productivity suite. Microsoft could offer these AI features in Office 2019. Also, Office 2019 doesn’t support real-time coauthoring across apps, and it doesn’t have the amazing AI-powered capabilities that come with Office 365.
On the flipside, Office 2019 also delivers full installs of the Office apps we know and love - but they’re “frozen in time.” They don’t ever get updated with new features, and they’re not cloud-connected.
Office 2019 Professional Plus costs from 559 as part of a volume licence agreement and that’s without Software Assurance extras. Most importantly, Office 365 is connected to the cloud, so you can access your content from any device, coauthor with anyone in real-time (regardless of whether or not they’ve purchased a copy of Office) and use the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to create impactful content with less effort. As we’ve already mentioned, Office 2019 Professional Plus isn’t a retail product so the list price of 79.99 makes no sense, let alone the 39.99 discounted price. But those apps keep getting better over time, with new capabilities delivered every month. Office 365 includes fully-installed Office applications - the latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Here is Microsoft 365 corporate vice president Jared Spataro comparing the two (emphasis ours): For business, Costco has advanced time clocks with fingerprint and facial recognition, the latest POS systems, cash registers. But this year, the company is hoping to win over enterprises to the cloud with AI features. We carry essential office electronics like desktop scanners that keep documents and photos safe and secure, label makers that allow you to personalize almost anything, and scientific calculators for school or the office. This of course isn’t the first time that Microsoft has compared its on-premises version of Office to its cloud-powered cousin.
But Office 365 is really what the company wants you to buy. If you must, Office 2019 is available for purchase. MetaBeat will bring together thought leaders to give guidance on how metaverse technology will transform the way all industries communicate and do business on October 4 in San Francisco, CA.Īnd yet, Microsoft would much rather you join the ranks of Office 365’s 33.3 million subscribers.