March 15, 2024 at 01:03PM
Microsoft will soon release Office LTSC 2024, entering a commercial preview next month and available later this year. It will have fewer features than Microsoft 365 Apps but will include enhancements such as performance and security improvements. Notable additions to Excel will be included. It will not have Microsoft Publisher or Microsoft Teams.
Based on the meeting notes, here are the key takeaways:
– Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 will enter commercial preview next month and will be generally available later this year.
– Office 2024, a new version of on-premises Office for consumers, will also be released later this year with five years of support and a one-time purchase model.
– Office LTSC 2024 will have fewer features than Microsoft 365 Apps but will include enhancements such as improved performance, security, and accessibility, expanded meeting creation options and improved search capabilities in Outlook, and additions to Excel including Dynamic Charts and Arrays.
– However, Office LTSC 2024 will not include Microsoft Publisher, which will be retired, or the Microsoft Teams app.
– Office LTSC 2024 will maintain a device-based “perpetual” licensing model with a five-year support period under the Fixed Lifecycle Policy.
– The next Office version will ship for 32-and 64-bit architectures and will have Windows and Mac versions for both commercial and consumer customers.
– Office LTSC 2024 will not offer cloud-based capabilities such as real-time collaboration, AI-driven automation, and cloud-backed security and compliance capabilities found in Microsoft 365 Apps.
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