![]() There's no getting away from the fact that Microsoft Office 2016 for Windows is a damp squib from a new features point of view, and I certainly wouldn't recommend you upgrade to Office 2016 as a standalone product from Office 2013. However, for anyone who doesn't need that, this brave new world isn't good news. That's fine for those who have already bought into the Office 365 way of doing things, and there are plenty of reasons for taking on a subscription, not least the ability to install Office on multiple machines for £8 per month. ![]() With Microsoft now firmly focussed on its Office 365 subscribers, who receive the Office 2016 update for “free” (along with all other future updates), it's perhaps understandable that the firm is less interested in delivering a big splash of features every three years or so, and more in delivering a steady stream of improvements. Perhaps the biggest change, however, is the shift away from one-off perpetual licenses for major, business-critical software like Office to subscription-based solutions. The advent of the Apple iPad Pro is a signal that Microsoft cannot rely on traditional PC and laptop platforms to deliver a steady stream of users forever. Many workers rely on specific features of Word, Excel and PowerPoint to carry out their jobs, and there is nothing else on the market that can rival its apps for sheer power and breadth of features.Īnother reason is because the device landscape is shifting dramatically, and Microsoft is rightly focussing more of its attention on getting its mobile apps working well on tablets and other mobile platforms. Aside from Outlook, perhaps, all the apps deliver – as they always have – more features than most users know what to do with, and they do their job well. Why might this be? Primarily, it's because Office doesn't need an awful lot of work. Microsoft Office 2016 for Windows: The future Suffice it to say, however, there's no dramatic Windows 10-style overhaul, not even any eye-catching voice recognition fanciness to get excited about in this edition. You can read the full details of what's new in our Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and OneNote reviews further down this article:
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