Microsoft will deliver the final security updates for Office 2010 and Office 2016 for Mac on Oct. 13, though the suites' applications will continue to work after that. Microsoft does not cripple the applications post-retirement.
Nor will the company go out of its way to block the suites' applications from connecting to Office 365 services, such as Exchange Online, even though announcements in 2017 and 2018 stated that only Office 365 ProPlus, Office 2019 and as an after-thought addition, Office 2016, could do so. "Microsoft will not take any active measures to block legacy versions of the Office client from connecting to Office 365 services, but these older clients may encounter performance and/or reliability issues over time," Microsoft asserted Tuesday.
Although Computerworld had argued as recently as this week that Microsoft should offer customers more time to move off Office 2010, the Redmond, Wash. firm was, well, fairly firm. It did leave the door open just a crack, however.
"We recognize customers are at different points in their journey to the cloud, and we will continue to listen to and support our customers," Microsoft said, using phrasing that has accompanied past reversals.
Over the last month, Microsoft has extended support for several products, citing the business disruptions caused by the COV
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