{"id":342283,"date":"2020-03-12T07:34:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T05:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=342283"},"modified":"2020-03-12T07:36:57","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T05:36:57","slug":"microsoft-office-price-increase-postponed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/342283-microsoft-office-price-increase-postponed.html","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Office South African price increase postponed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft has informed its Office subscribers that its planned price increase, which was set to kick in on 19 February 2020<\/strong><\/a>, has been postponed until 26 March 2020.<\/p>\n

The annual subscription fee for Office 365 Personal will be increased from R899 to R999. It will also be available at a monthly rate of R99.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the annual subscription fee for Office 365 Home will increase from R1,199 to R1,399, or R139 per month.<\/p>\n

Users will be charged the new subscription prices unless they choose to cancel their subscription before the next scheduled payment after 26 March 2020.<\/p>\n

Microsoft explained that the Office price increases in South Africa are needed to address changing market conditions.<\/p>\n

The Microsoft Office 365 price changes are detailed in the table below.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n
Package<\/th>\nOld Price<\/th>\nNew Price<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Office 365 Home<\/td>\nR1,199<\/td>\nR1,399<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Office 365 Personal<\/td>\nR899<\/td>\nR999<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Free Microsoft Office<\/h3>\n

The good news is that any South African between the age of 8 and 24 can get the Microsoft Office 365 suite and 5TB OneDrive cloud-based storage free of charge through the Mahala.ms portal<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Mahala.ms portal is a partnership between Microsoft South Africa, Penquin, Lava Lamp Lab, and NBConsult that\u00a0was first launched in May 2017<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The objective of the service is to enable learners from grade R to 12 to become more productive and better prepared for the next phase of their academic careers or the workplace.<\/p>\n

Through the Mahala.ms service, users can activate free Microsoft licenses for all their devices, including their PC, Mac, mobile phone, or tablet.<\/p>\n

The free Microsoft Office 365 suite includes Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, and Excel as well as free OneDrive online storage.<\/p>\n

Microsoft South Africa\u2019s Lionel Moyal said the Mahala.ms portal holds the potential to change the fortunes of millions of young South Africans by giving them access to Office 365.<\/p>\n

Now read: Big Microsoft Office price increases in South Africa<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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