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Microsoft changes some of the Office 365 product names

May 14, 2020

Microsoft are announcing a product name change only  for some of Microsoft365 products. There are no pricing or feature changes at this time!

The new product names are already into effect since the 21st of April , 2020.  The below table shows the Old & New naming for each modified product:

Old Name New Name
Office 365 Business Essentials Microsoft 365 Business Basic
Office 365 Business Premium Microsoft 365 Business Standard
Microsoft 365 Business Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Office 365 Business Microsoft 365 Apps. For Business
Office 365 ProPlus Microsoft 365 Apps. For Enterprise

However, no changes were done for the below products:

  • Office 365 for Enterprise (E1, E3, E5)
  • Office 365 for Firstline workers (F1)
  • Office 365 for Education (A1, A3, A5)
  • Office 365 for Government (G1, G3, G5)

Linked below are two comparison sheets for both Microsoft 365 and Office 365 showing the availability features/products for each plan for both Commercial & Educational plan

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