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Microsoft reportedly plans to release a new perpetual license version of its productivity suite next year, dubbed as Office 2024. This comes as a surprise as the Redmont giant shifts its focus on subscription-based Microsoft 365 service (previously Office 365). This service offers the same Office apps including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel in exchange of a monthly or annual fee. And Microsoft appears to finally realize the lingering demand for standalone Office. This is especially crucial for people and organizations who prefer a perpetual license for Microsoft Office rather than recurring subscription fees. XDA Developers first discovered the Office 2024 within an internal preview build of Microsoft Office through the Click-to-Run (C2R) release API. Office 2024 is expected to release as late as Q3 or Q4 next year and will likely incorporate the existing features and functionalities available in Microsoft 365. Previously, Microsoft made the visual update available automatically for 50% of subscription users running Current Channel builds, and Microsoft Office Home & Student 2021, Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021, Microsoft Office Professional 2021, and Microsoft Office Personal 2021 users. Read more in our articles including "Microsoft Office 2024 reportedly in development" and "Microsoft rolls out Visual Update in Office for Windows".