Comments on: Simple Explanation of The Differences Between Office 365, Microsoft 365 and Windows 365

By: Ian Matthews

Ian Matthews — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 02:50:42 +0000

In reply to Anne.

Hi Anne;

I think you are confusing BUILD numbers with VERSION numbers. As explained in this article MS no longer releases product named after the year (i.e. Office 2007 or Office 2016). Now, instead of releasing new features every 3 years, they are released twice per year. ALL Office subscriptions are now called Office 365 ProPlus. The version numbers are the coded YYMM meaning that most people have 2003 right now… that is MARCH 2020. The fall build of Office will be coded 2009 for Sept 2020 and the Spring 2021 release will most likley be coded 2103.

To confirm your build number is happy and current see MS’ list of builds here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/update-history-office365-proplus-by-date

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:54:02 +0000

Hi I agree with Shannon, I have purchased office 365 but I do not have Word 2016 which I have to have to take my Advanced Word course, why do I have only Word 2003?

By: Gianni Bissi

Gianni Bissi — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 07:38:29 +0000

Very Clear Explanation
Thank You : )
Gianni, from Italy

By: Ian Matthews

Ian Matthews — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:32:37 +0000

In reply to Shannon Rooney.

Hi Shannon;

What is it that is not clear?

Office365= MS Office Suite + OneDrive and Email
Windows365= Windows 10 license subscription
Microsoft365 = Office365+Windows365

Is that helpful?

By: Shannon Rooney

Shannon Rooney — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 02:13:34 +0000

I believe your definition of “simple” and mine is very different. This clarified nothing.