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Messages yesterday in MS Office apps that reside on your desk top. As of 1/16 Outlook, OneNote, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint all have or will have Co-Pilot embedded in the software with an icon on the ribbon.
The cost of the annual subscription goes from $69+tax/$6.99 to $99.99/$9.99 per month. The pricing change occurs at your next renewal. The Terms and Conditions now include clauses that let Co-Pilot monitor your data. Co-Pilot can be disabled. Or if you currently have the Office 365 subscription you can downgrade at the next renewal to Microsoft Personal 365 or Family plans - the classic version. This version as best as I can tell just excludes Co-Pilot, keeps all the features, and maintains the current pricing.
"Existing subscribers with recurring billing enabled can switch to other plans without Copilot or AI credits like Microsoft 365 Basic, or, for a limited time, to our new Microsoft 365 Personal Classic or Microsoft 365 Family Classic plans." Switching to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family Classic Plans - Microsoft Support
Don't want to pay for Co-Pilot or take advantage of credits that reduce the cost when using it? Here are the rest of the choices:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onedrive/compare-onedrive-plans?activetab=tab:primary I know it says OneCloud but their web/mobile-enabled apps use the OneDrive.
Or just buy the standalone software that has the 5 apps without the cloud storage requirement for $149 and buy newer versions with each major overhaul.
I'm looking at other solutions - like LibreOffice plus Dropbox. What are you currently using?
The cost of the annual subscription goes from $69+tax/$6.99 to $99.99/$9.99 per month. The pricing change occurs at your next renewal. The Terms and Conditions now include clauses that let Co-Pilot monitor your data. Co-Pilot can be disabled. Or if you currently have the Office 365 subscription you can downgrade at the next renewal to Microsoft Personal 365 or Family plans - the classic version. This version as best as I can tell just excludes Co-Pilot, keeps all the features, and maintains the current pricing.
"Existing subscribers with recurring billing enabled can switch to other plans without Copilot or AI credits like Microsoft 365 Basic, or, for a limited time, to our new Microsoft 365 Personal Classic or Microsoft 365 Family Classic plans." Switching to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family Classic Plans - Microsoft Support
Don't want to pay for Co-Pilot or take advantage of credits that reduce the cost when using it? Here are the rest of the choices:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onedrive/compare-onedrive-plans?activetab=tab:primary I know it says OneCloud but their web/mobile-enabled apps use the OneDrive.
Or just buy the standalone software that has the 5 apps without the cloud storage requirement for $149 and buy newer versions with each major overhaul.
I'm looking at other solutions - like LibreOffice plus Dropbox. What are you currently using?