David,
I find this policy on the part of microsoft kind of interesting. I work for the
department of veterans affairs and not only are we working still working on
computers running windows 7, but the version of office on my work laptop is
office 2010. So is microsoft ready to lose all that business from the fedds?
Somehow I doubt it. So it will be fun to see how this plays out.
Kimberly
From: blind-philly-comp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-philly-comp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Goldfield
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2018 8:33 PM
To: blind-philly-comp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-philly-comp] Microsoft Office 2019 Ships Q3 2018 and will only
work on Windows 10
Good E-Reader – eBook, Audiobook and Digital Publishing News - Thursday,
February 1, 2018 at 3:46 PM
Microsoft Office 2019 Ships Q3 2018 and will only work on Windows 10
Millions of authors employ Microsoft Office to write their novel and submit it
to self-publishing services such as Kindle Direct Publishing. Microsoft has
announced that Office 2019 will ship in Q3 2018 and it will only be compatible
with Windows 10.
Little is known about what new features Microsoft will bring over to Office
2019, but you can expect big updates to Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint.
In a blog post
<https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsitpro/2018/02/01/changes-to-office-and-windows-servicing-and-support/>
Microsoft stated “Modern software not only provides new features to help
people do their best work, but also new, more efficient manageability solutions
and more comprehensive approaches to security. Software that is more than a
decade old, and hasn’t benefited from this innovation, is difficult to secure
and inherently less productive. As the pace of change accelerates, it has
become imperative to move our software to a more modern cadence. In the past,
perpetual versions of Office were released under the Microsoft Fixed Lifecycle
Policy, with a term of 5 years of standard support and 5 years of extended
support. Office 2019 will ship under a separate term with a reduced extended
support period. Office 2019 will provide 5 years of mainstream support and
approximately 2 years of extended support. This is an exception to our Fixed
Lifecycle Policy to align with the support period for Office 2016. Extended
support will end 10/14/2025.”
Michael Kozlowski (7563 Posts
<https://goodereader.com/blog/author/michael-kozlowski> )
Michael Kozlowski is the Editor in Chief of Good e-Reader. He has been writing
about electronic readers and technology for the last four years. His articles
have been picked up by major and local news sources and websites such as the
Huffington Post, CNET and more. Michael frequently travels to international
events such as IFA, Computex, CES, Book Expo and a myriad of others. If you
have any questions about any of his articles, please send Michael Kozlowski
<https://plus.google.com/113440662290312901074> an email to
michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
News Items of Interest
https://goodereader.com/blog/technology/microsoft-office-2019-ships-q3-2018-and-will-only-work-on-windows-10
David Goldfield
Assistive Technology Specialist
Feel free to visit my Web site
WWW.DavidGoldfield.info <http://WWW.DavidGoldfield.info>
