- Product Overview
- Microsoft Office offers both online (M365) and offline versions
- Suite enables data creation, editing, and management
- New versions released every 2-3 years with different editions
- Support Status
- Active support lasts around 5 years
- Extended support available for another 5 years
- Office 2021 has only 5 years of mainstream support
- All editions of same version reach end of life simultaneously
- End of Life Phases
- Testing phase: alpha, beta, release preview
- Active support: vendor provides ongoing assistance
- Phasing out: automatic 2 months before end of life
- End of life: vendor no longer supports the product
- Outlook Updates
- Outlook 2007 blocked and phased out on November 21, 2021
- Outlook 2010 blocked and phased out on January 11, 2022
- Outlook 2013 blocked and phased out on February 28, 2022
- Outlook 2016 blocked and phased out on March 28, 2022
- Outlook 365 blocked and phased out on March 28, 2022