Microsoft 365 price hike: Are you forced to pay more even if you don’t want AI?
Microsoft is raising prices for Microsoft 365 subscriptions as Copilot AI is now built into Office apps - here are your options.
Microsoft 365 gets massive 45% price hike — and it's all to do with AI tools
According to emails, Australian 365 Family users will also see an increase from AU$139 to AU$179, while 365 Personal subscribers will have a rise from AU$109 to AU$159. That's a 45% price hike, and it's all for AI features and enhancements in apps that's contributing to it.
Microsoft bundles Office AI features into Microsoft 365 and raises prices
Microsoft has been testing adding AI-powered Office apps, the most important feature of Copilot Pro, into the Microsoft 365 subscriptions in recent months. What was previously only available in Australia, New Zealand, and a number of countries across Asia is now expanding to most markets worldwide.
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