Office 2016 For Mac End Of Life

Posted By admin On 25.03.21

It seems like the life cycle for software keeps getting shorter and shorter. Office 2016 perpetual licenses will no longer be sold after October 31st, 2018. My vendor contacts let me know that Office 2019 perpetual licenses can be purchased starting October 2nd. It’s also worth noting that Office 2019 is ONLY supported on Windows 10. On January 22, 2015, the Microsoft Office blog announced that the next version of the suite for Windows desktop, Office 2016, was in development. On May 4, 2015, a public preview of Microsoft Office 2016 was released. Office 2016 was released for Mac OS X on July 9, 2015 and for Windows on September 22, 2015. I’ve been using Outlook 2013 since it came out and I’m still quite happy with it. I know that since then Outlook 2016 has come out and Outlook 2019 is the latest version that is available. Then there is also Microsoft 365 which apparently is always the latest version of Office. With so many newer versions of Outlook, is Microsoft still committed to support my Outlook 2013 version or is it. Support for Office 2016 for Mac will end on October 13, 2020. Rest assured that all your Office 2016 apps will continue to function—they won't disappear from your Mac, nor will you lose any data. But here's what the end of support means for you: You'll no longer receive Office 2016 for Mac software updates from Microsoft Update.

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Originally published: July 18, 2016
Updated: August 17, 2020

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What is the Microsoft Lifecycle Policy for Microsoft 365 and Office products?

The Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suite of services, along with Microsoft 365 Apps, is governed by the Modern Lifecycle Policy.

On April 21, 2020, we adopted 'Microsoft 365 Apps' for our two Office client subscription products:

Office 365 ProPlus will become Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise
Office 365 Business will become Microsoft 365 Apps for business

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Also, on that date, we changed the names of our Office 365 small and medium business offerings and many of our consumer offerings:

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 Home will become Microsoft 365 Family
Office 365 Personal will become Microsoft 365 Personal
Office 365 Solo will become Microsoft 365 Personal
Office 365 Services will become Microsoft 365 Personal
Office 365 University will become Microsoft 365 Personal
Office 365 Home (for military) will become Microsoft 365 Family

There are no naming changes for Office 365 Enterprise, Government, and Education editions and Microsoft 365 Enterprise, Government, and Education editions.

Other Office on-premises products are governed by the Fixed Lifecycle Policy. Search for a specific Office product to see its corresponding Lifecycle Policy and end-of-support dates.

For Office 2019, Microsoft will provide 5 years of mainstream support with 2 years of extended support as an exception to the 10-year Fixed-Lifecycle Policy term. This 7-year term will align with the support period for Office 2016.

Will Office 365 and Microsoft 365 run in any browser?

Yes. Please find the latest system requirements for Microsoft 365 and Office 365 here.

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Please note, beginning August 17, 2021, Microsoft 365 apps and services will no longer support Internet Explorer (IE) 11. Additionally, Microsoft Teams will no longersupport IE 11 beginning November 30, 2020. Go here to learn more.

What is the Microsoft Lifecycle Policy for Office for Mac?

Microsoft Office for Mac products (all editions) are governed by the Fixed Policy and offer 5 years of Mainstream Support.

Where can I find additional resources for Office end of support and migration information?

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