Microsoft Office will be replaced by Microsoft 365 as part of its ongoing refresh - Engadget

Back successful 2020, Microsoft announced that it would beryllium changing the sanction of its Office 365 subscription to Microsoft 365, acknowledging that it had go much than conscionable a enactment app. Now, it's removing astir of the remaining Office branding, according to new updates spotted by The Verge. "In the coming months, Office.com, the Office mobile app, and the Office app for Windows volition go the Microsoft 365 app, with a caller icon, a caller look, and adjacent much features," a FAQ states.

Currently, you tin entree Microsoft's Word, Excel and different apps online astatine Office.com, but that volition soon beryllium switched to Microsoft365.com — with a caller six-sided logo replacing the existent quadrate one. The changes volition hap adjacent month, and the Office app for Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android volition beryllium rebranded successful January. 

The app names themselves won't change, arsenic you'll inactive beryllium utilizing Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, Clipchamp, Stream and Designer. There volition besides beryllium a Microsoft 365 app connected mobile and desktop that volition enactment arsenic a centralized hub for information, showing meetings, files, documents and more. 

The Office sanction volition stay for one-time purchases done Office 2021 and Office LTSC that offers apps done measurement licensing. However, it's present considered a bequest brand, truthful immoderate caller features volition beryllium for Microsoft 365 and not Office, according to The Verge. Microsoft added that "there are nary changes to Office 365 subscription plans."