
To that end, we have delayed the scheduled end of support and servicing dates for the following products to help people and organizations focus their attention on retaining business continuity:ĭynamics AX 2009 Service Pack 1, Dynamics AX 2012, and Dynamics AX 2012 R2. As a member of the global community, we want to contribute to reducing the stress our customers face right now. Microsoft has been deeply engaged with customers around the world who are impacted by the current public health situation. Microsoft has its sights set on customers that can deliver recurring, stable revenues based on Office 365, but it still needs a dedicated base of Office users.Please go here to search for your product's lifecycle.

Still, 7 million consumers plus an unknown number of corporate customers is still a fraction of the 268 million traditional PCs predicted to be sold during 2014, according to Gartner, even with an additional number of Windows tablets sold on top of that.

Unfortunately, that will probably mean that Office customers won’t get perpetual updates, either-if history holds, that is. Microsoft hasn’t said what features Office 16 will include, but it’s almost certain that the release will essentially “roll up” existing Office features to a certain point.

To keep consumers and businesses interested, Microsoft recently revealed its roadmap of upcoming features. In its recent earnings conference call, Microsoft said that consumer Office 365 subscriptions total more than 7 million subscribers, up 25 percent from a quarter ago, and the number of commericial subscriptions nearly doubled. Office 365 is available in personal subscriptions up through enterprise licenses. In the meantime, of course, Microsoft is busy signing up subscribers for Office 365, its subscription service that rolls up new updates and features into Office on a periodic basis.
