Paul Thurrott
Did the prices of Microsoft 365 Family and Personal just go up in the U.S.? I thought these were $99.99 and $69.99? (It's been a while so maybe I'm off.)
Jan 16, 2025 at 5:15pmWeb
Show threadJoe Steinbring Jan 16, 2025

@thurrott Yeah, they increased the price not too long ago. I think that I read that they added Copilot to it to force people to pay for it. I also read that there is a secret, hidden "classic" plan that is cheaper.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/subscription-increase/40762d46-5f7e-4530-8550-05973c58bbb9

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Show threadMichael  Jan 16, 2025
@thurrott They definitely went up your memory is not faulty.
Show threadChrisJan 16, 2025
@thurrott This appears to be brand new but it's on paper that this new pricing is official worldwide as of today (and presumably changed earlier perhaps?). https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/switching-to-microsoft-365-personal-and-family-classic-plans-58342e83-38e7-4cda-b63b-88604a8fb7ef
Switching to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family Classic Plans - Microsoft Support

Learn how to switch to a Microsoft 365 subscription plan without AI features, which include Microsoft 365 Basic, Microsoft 365 Personal Classic and Microsoft 365 Family Classic.

Show threadMzBlackwood Jan 16, 2025
@thurrott My last year cost for 365 Personal was 69.99 and my scheduled April 2025 renewal is still showing 69.99.
Show threadadacostaJan 16, 2025
@thurrott Already moved over to #LibreOffice and #iWork on my #Mac. I also synced all my emails locally for Outlook. Just need to do some inbox cleanup. Office apps just doesn't seem like an essential need anymore and AI is not a selling point for me personally.
Show threadOneOkamiJan 18, 2025
@adacosta @thurrott I consider the iWork suite part of the cost justification of my 2 terabyte iCloud storage plan and the end-to-end document encryption makes it an overall better value for me as an Apple platform user.
Show threadadacostaJan 18, 2025
@OneOkami I'm just using the 2.99 plan for 200 GBs and it pays for itself since I have HYSA through my Apple Card.
Show threadChon TorresJan 16, 2025
@thurrott My family plan in the United States renewed on Jan 3, 2025 at $99.99 + tax.
Show threadcaptgoodhopeJan 16, 2025
@thurrott Last renewal on 6/7/24 was $100 plus tax for Family
Show threadCharlesJan 16, 2025
@thurrott I think you may be right.