Microsoft's future meeting room vision is here now (and it's not cheap)
Microsoft is touting its Teams Rooms services and certified hardware as the best way to enable hybrid workplace meetings, moving forward.
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Microsoft makes Teams consumer features generally available
Microsoft is moving a number of features from preview to general availability for consumer users of Teams and is adding 'Together Mode' backgrounds for personal use, as well.
Microsoft: Teams is now at 145 million daily active users
A year ago, Microsoft officials said Teams had 75 million daily active users. In April 2021, that number is now 145 million, according to Microsoft.
Microsoft makes previews available of its non-subscription Office products
Microsoft is releasing the first previews of its Office LTSC and Office 2021 for Mac, the next versions of its Office client that won't require a subscription.
Microsoft pushes back 'full' Redmond campus reopening to September 7
Microsoft is now targeting September 7, at the earliest, as its 'full' reopening date for its Washington state offices, rather than July 6, as planned.
Microsoft to partially reopen its Redmond campus March 29 and possibly fully reopen on July 6
Microsoft officials are sharing their own thinking on how it plans to reopen as a hybrid workplace the same day it is publishing its research from a year of hybrid working.
Microsoft is moving to its own alternatives to UserVoice for customer feedback
Microsoft is planning to move throughout 2021 to various 'first party' channels in place of UserVoice across its Microsoft 365 product family.
Microsoft to increase integration between Teams, Outlook, and Dynamics 365
Microsoft is expected to step up its integration of Microsoft 365 productivity services and Dynamics 365 CRM/ERP ones with some new integrations between the two product families.
Microsoft readies Power Fx, a new Power Platform low-code language
Microsoft is looking to further simplify access to its Power Platform low-code/no-code platform with a new language called Power Fx.
Microsoft's next non-cloud Office releases: What's coming when
Microsoft is readying Office LTSC and Office 2021 clients for release in the latter half of 2021 for customers who can't or don't want to purchase Office via a cloud subscription service with regular feature updates.