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Microsoft is adding a new low-end subscription tier to its Microsoft 365 service. It’s designed to accommodate his existing OneDrive subscribers and those who want more functionality in their Outlook inbox but don’t need full desktop versions of Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
The Verge says that Microsoft 365 Basic costs $1.99/month or $19.99/year, includes 100GB of OneDrive cloud storage, removes ads from Outlook web and mobile clients, and provides Outlook users with “advanced security” in the form of malware. ” reported to offer. – Link and attachment scanning, and additional encryption options.
The main drawback of the Basic plan compared to other Microsoft 365 subscription levels is the lack of access to full desktop versions of the apps formerly known as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook) . An online version with limited functionality is still available, but is open to anyone with a free Microsoft account. To get these apps, you’ll need to upgrade to the Microsoft 365 Personal ($6.99/month, $69.99/year) or Microsoft 365 Family ($9.99/month, $99.99/year) tiers, each with additional OneDrive storage. Included. and other perks.
Microsoft 365 Basic launches on January 30th. Existing $1.99/month 100 GB OneDrive tier subscribers will be automatically upgraded to Microsoft 365 Basic at that time.
