Yes, it’s true: Microsoft would prefer for its customers to not buy Office 2019. But that’s because Office 365 is superior.
“There’s a world of difference between the Office 365 and Office 2019,” Microsoft corporate vice president Jared Spataro explains. “Office 365 includes fully installed Office applications—including the latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. And these apps keep getting better over time, with new capabilities delivered every month. 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 more impactful content with less effort.”
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By comparison, the standalone Office 2019 application suite is “frozen in time,” because it is never updated with new features and is not cloud-connected, Microsoft says.
To test this claim, the firm pitted Office 365 and Office 2019 against each other in a head-to-head showdown, challenging three sets of twins to complete the same tasks in both versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The resulting videos are pretty interesting, if not surprising. You can find them on Microsoft’s new Showdown website.
dontbe evil
<blockquote><em><a href="#403084">In reply to ghostrider:</a></em></blockquote><p>exactly like it has always been for ALL the versions of office</p>
Bats
<p>LOL…Showdown? Really? Showdown? So, over the years, Microsoft tries to "showdown" against their adversaries and literally gets their butts handed by them. So, since Microsoft has failed against Google, Sony, Amazon, Apple, etc…., I guess the next logical group of people they can "showdown" is………………………………………………..themselves? (LOL, that's funn!)</p><p><br></p><p>I wouldn't listen to them with regards to Office 20xx.</p><p><br></p><p>Right now, I can get Office 2019 (or whatever) for $9.95 via HUP program. Why would I want to upgrade? </p><p><br></p><p>The fact is, Office 365 isn't any different than then components that make up Office 2019, 2016,…… 2007. LOL..it's just not. The fact that I can easily operate Word/Excel 2010 and Word/Excel 2016 without a skip on my step, tells me that Office 365 in the Year 2025 may not be any different.</p>
skane2600
<p>I just wish you could substitute Visio for PowerPoint. I see PowerPoint primarily as a middle-management and sales tool. I'm not interested in either of those activities.</p>
dontbe evil
<blockquote><em><a href="#403266">In reply to TigerTom:</a></em></blockquote><p>you don't need office 365 for that, it's part of office online and that's free … but of course you have more features and space with office 365, I prefere offcie 365 too</p>
dontbe evil
<blockquote><em><a href="#403288">In reply to dontbe_evil:</a></em></blockquote><p>downvoting my comment … LOL haters doesn't like the truth</p>
dontbe evil
<blockquote><em><a href="#403268">In reply to JaviAl:</a></em></blockquote><p>exactly like office 2010, office 2019 will receive security updates and not new features till the end of life.</p><p><br></p><p>but feel free to keep using a vulnerable sw</p>
dontbe evil
<p>clcikbait misleading title</p>