You can have online web apps at a small extra cost, and for a bit more subscribe to full Microsoft Office.ĭespite cynics referring to this as a glorified rebranding exercise, the inclusion of the most commonly used office software in the world certainly adds a massive edge. More interesting though are the additional Office Software Online options that it brings. The basic Office 365 package is an upgrade to the 2010 versions of Exchange, SharePoint, Office Communications Online and Live Meeting – the last two of which have become one and are now known as Lync. Bizarrely, it's also referred to on Microsoft's own website as Business Productivity Online Software and Services – giving the impression that the branding was never quite spot on. O ffice 365 is a relaunch of Microsoft's clumsily named Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS).
