INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Microsoft plans to raise the price of its perpetually-licensed Office suite by 10% in October.The increases are part of a larger strategy,
said Wes Miller, an analyst and licensing expert with Directions on Microsoft
"If you add all of these motions up, and look at other lightly-announced price increases, it clearly points towards encouraging customers
that have avoided licensing Office 365, or now Microsoft 365, tolook again," Miller tweeted.[ Related: Mastering your Outlook inbox
]Microsoft announced the price increase on its partner network websiteon Wednesday
"Office 2019 commercial prices will increase 10% over current on-premises pricing," the company said
According to a separate FAQ (download PDF), the Office 2019 price jump "represent(s) the significant value added to the product over time
and better reflect costs and customer demand and align with cloud pricing.
