For subscriptions that drops to 15% for the second and later years. In case you’re wondering, Apple takes a 30% commission on App Store sales. That matters to financial analysts but not consumers. Either Microsoft has negotiated a lower rate than usual and/or decided is was worth paying Apple for the chance to get more people paying annually for Office.

Office 365 Home or Personal already exists and so does the App Store.Ī minor interesting note is that Microsoft is prepared to accept the high Apple commission on App Store sales. Office 365 on the App Store is nothing more than a new way to buy an existing product. Commentators almost hyperventilating with excitement including the phrase ‘rejoicing throughout the land’ apparently without any sarcasm.Ĭall us cynical but there’s nothing in this development except bad news for consumers. We’ve seen a lot of hype about Office 365’s arrival in the App Store. In the future, we will natively support both Apple Silicon and Intel chipsets within the same executable.Apple and Microsoft have come to terms and now you can buy an Office 365 ‘subscription’ plan from the Apple App Store. Microsoft said it has 'already started the process of moving Mac apps to universal binaries. The software giant recommended that customers using Apple Silicon install the November 2020 release (build 16.43), which includes the latest optimizations for macOS Big Sur.

Why I'm not buying an Apple Silicon M1 Mac - yet.Apple M1 speed tests: New Arm MacBook Air blows away Intel-based MacBook Pro.Key apps include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and OneDrive. Microsoft said that the latest release of Microsoft 365 and Office 2019 apps can be installed on Apple Silicon architecture. Users will notice that the apps 'bounce' in the dock for approximately 20 seconds while this process completes. The first launch of each Office app will take longer as the operating system has to generate optimized code for the Apple Silicon processor. In a support doc, Microsoft outlined some of the Apple Silicon moving parts. For Microsoft apps, Rosetta 2 will support all features and support for third-party add-ins. Rosetta 2 is a translation layer in macOS Big Sur runs apps compiled for the Intel chipset.

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