{"id":4646,"date":"2020-05-03T12:43:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T00:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/?p=4646"},"modified":"2020-05-03T12:43:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-03T00:43:51","slug":"what-can-you-expect-to-see-as-office-365-becomes-microsoft-365","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/?p=4646","title":{"rendered":"What can you expect to see as Office 365 becomes Microsoft 365?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever Microsoft say they are changing something to make it less confusing, most of us get a little cynical.\u00a0 The reality is that there are so many Microsoft tools we use every day, that it can be confusing,\u00a0 From Windows to Office to Teams to Dynamics and Azure, there is a huge product range and some of these are sold in bundles that work across these categories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That&#8217;s what Microsoft are addressing with Microsoft 365<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>[wow_colorme]Other than the name change, you shouldn&#8217;t see ANY difference.[\/wow_colorme]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We gave you a <a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/office-365-is-dead-long-live-microsoft-365\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heads-up about this a few weeks ago,<\/a> and now it&#8217;s reality.\u00a0\u00a0The Office name remains. Microsoft say &#8220;Office remains at the heart of Microsoft 365 Apps&#8221;. In fact, the Office 365 Enterprise plans are unchanged at this time.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever you are used to, and using, won&#8217;t change.\u00a0 You get the same amount of storage as before and the same apps and features.\u00a0 The price is even the same.\u00a0 \u00a0But&#8230; the names are changing :<\/p>\n<p>[wow_spacing size=&#8221;15px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table width=\"434\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Old<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"217\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>New<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/O365.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4652 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/O365-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4650\" src=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NewMicrosoft365.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"150\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">Office 365 Business\u00a0 Essentials<\/td>\n<td width=\"217\">Microsoft 365 Business Basic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">Office 365 Business Premium<\/td>\n<td width=\"217\">Microsoft 365 Business Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">Office 365 E1, E2, E5<\/td>\n<td width=\"217\">Office 365 E1, E2, E5<\/p>\n<p>(unchanged)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">Microsoft Office 365 Business<\/td>\n<td width=\"217\">Microsoft 35 Business Premium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">Office 365 Business<\/td>\n<td width=\"217\">Microsoft 365 Apps for business<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">Office 365 Pro Plus<\/td>\n<td width=\"217\">Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[wow_spacing size=&#8221;15px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>What isn\u2019t changing :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Subscription prices<\/li>\n<li>Product features<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[wow_spacing size=&#8221;15px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>These are just the most common plans.\u00a0 There are hundreds, including charity and academic and various specialised apps.\u00a0 We&#8217;re happy to help you with any questions.<\/p>\n<p>[wow_spacing size=&#8221;15px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Refer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[wow_colorme]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/business\/compare-more-office-365-for-business-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/business\/compare-more-office-365-for-business-plans<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/compare-microsoft-365-enterprise-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/compare-microsoft-365-enterprise-plans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/wow_colorme]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever Microsoft say they are changing something to make it less confusing, most of us get a little cynical.\u00a0 The reality is that there are so many Microsoft tools we use every day, that it can be confusing,\u00a0 From Windows to Office to Teams to Dynamics and Azure, there is a huge product range and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4653,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"Whenever Microsoft say they are changing something to make it less confusing, most of us get a little cynical.\u00a0 The reality is that there are so many Microsoft tools we use every day, that it can be confusing,\u00a0 From Windows to Office to Teams to Dynamics and Azure, there is a huge product range and some of these are sold in bundles that work across these categories.\n\n<strong>That's what Microsoft are addressing with Microsoft 365<\/strong>\n\n<strong>[wow_colorme]Other than the name change, you shouldn't see ANY difference.[\/wow_colorme]<\/strong>\n\nWe gave you a <a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/office-365-is-dead-long-live-microsoft-365\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heads-up about this a few weeks ago,<\/a> and now it's reality.\u00a0\u00a0The Office name remains. Microsoft say \"Office remains at the heart of Microsoft 365 Apps\". In fact, the Office 365 Enterprise plans are unchanged at this time.\n\nWhatever you are used to, and using, won't change.\u00a0 You get the same amount of storage as before and the same apps and features.\u00a0 The price is even the same.\u00a0 \u00a0But... the names are changing :\n\n[wow_spacing size=\"15px\"]\n<table width=\"434\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Old<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"217\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>New<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/O365.png\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4652 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/O365-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NewMicrosoft365-1.png\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4653 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NewMicrosoft365-1-300x132.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">Office 365 Business\u00a0 Essentials<\/td>\n<td width=\"217\">Microsoft 365 Business Basic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">Office 365 Business Premium<\/td>\n<td width=\"217\">Microsoft 365 Business Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">Office 365 E1, E2, E5<\/td>\n<td width=\"217\">Office 365 E1, E2, E5\n\n(unchanged)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">Microsoft Office 365 Business<\/td>\n<td width=\"217\">Microsoft 35 Business Premium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">Office 365 Business<\/td>\n<td width=\"217\">Microsoft 365 Apps for business<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">Office 365 Pro Plus<\/td>\n<td width=\"217\">Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[wow_spacing size=\"15px\"]\n\nWhat isn\u2019t changing :\n<ul>\n \t<li>Subscription prices<\/li>\n \t<li>Product features<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[wow_spacing size=\"15px\"]\n\nThese are just the most common plans.\u00a0 There are hundreds, including charity and academic and various specialised apps.\u00a0 We're happy to help you with any questions.\n\n[wow_spacing size=\"15px\"]\n\n<strong>Refer<\/strong>\n\n[wow_colorme]\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/business\/compare-more-office-365-for-business-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/business\/compare-more-office-365-for-business-plans<\/a>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/compare-microsoft-365-enterprise-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/compare-microsoft-365-enterprise-plans<\/a>\n\n[\/wow_colorme]","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}