I am, in the meantime, certain we wont ever see another standalone version of Office. Its done.But now it is Microsoft itself that is making fun of Office 2019, the latest version of its iconic office suite.Although Office 2019 was just released this past September, Microsoft is urging you to replace it and your older versions of Office with Office 365.Jared Spataro, Microsofts corporate vice president for Office and Windows group, comes right out and says that Office 2019s applications are frozen in time.
They dont ever get updated with new features, while Office 365 includes fully installed Office applications. Wait, what happened to Office service packs Well, it appears there wont be any. Or maybe not. What exactly can you add to an office suite these days, anyway As far as Im concerned, the last worthwhile new capabilities came with Office 2003. In the software industry, a 16-year drought for killer apps was once inconceivable. What does Microsofts marketing push against itself mean It means that it is moving from being a product company to being a service company. ![]() Instead, it wants you to rent a service from it forever and a day. Back in 2015, I pointed out that Microsoft made only 10 of its revenue from Windows sales. In Microsofts last quarter, Microsoft reported that its Office revenue increased 11, which was driven by Office 365 Commercial revenue growth of 34. Microsoft is continuing to move its business model to where the money is. ![]() First, Microsoft gave up on developing its Edge web browser. Its replacing Edges internals with Googles open-source Chromium code. And, even more amazing, Microsoft senior cybersecurity architect Chris Jackson actually blogged that Microsoft wants you to stop using IE and start using modern browsers instead. The upshot: Microsoft no longer cares if youre using Microsoft bits on your computer. Heck, a Microsoft web developer told Mozillas developers on Twitter that they should throw in the towel on Firefox in favor of Chromium. Why Because, looking ahead, Microsoft wants to cash in on services and not products. Thats one of the reasons why Microsoft has been embracing open-source software. Not only is that where its enterprise customers are now, but if youre offering services instead of packages, you dont care so much about having control of the bits. What you care about is delivering great services that will keep customers coming. ![]() I am, in the meantime, certain we wont ever see another standalone version of Office.
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