Microsoft expands Office 2016 for Windows public preview to consumers, more business workers

From InfoWorld: Microsoft today launched a broader-based public preview of Office 2016 for Windows, expanding on the March sneak peek that was available only to subscribers of select business-grade Office 365 plans.

The new desktop suite includes Access, Excel, Lync, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher and Word. It can be downloaded and installed by any consumer, whether they currently have an Office edition or Office 365 subscription or not, and by business workers whose companies subscribe to an eligible Office 365 plan that has Pro Plus as part of the deal.

The latter range from Office 365 Enterprise's E3 and E4 plans and Office 365 Education's E3 and E4, to Office 365 Government's E3 and E4. Some plans, such as Office 365 Business, are not eligible for this preview but will be opened to the beta later, Microsoft said.

"Since March, we've shared some glimpses of what's to come in Office 2016," Jared Spataro, the Office marketing group's general manager, said in a blog post. "Today, we'd like to give a more holistic view of what customers at home and work can expect in the next release."

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