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Office LTSC 2024 will enter preview next month and will become generally available later this year.
It also improves performance and security when compared to Office LTSC 2021.
Office LTSC 2024 lacks AI-driven automation, which is only available through Microsoft 365.
Office LTSC 2024 will not ship with Microsoft Publisher, which is being retired.
Microsoft also announced a price increase for Office LTSC.
Office LTSC 2024 grants purchasers a perpetual license rather than requiring a subscription.
Office LTSC 2024 lacks AI-driven automation, which is only available through Microsoft 365.
That license is support for five year.
Cloud-backed security and compliance capabilities are also no available with Office LTSC 2024.
The Office LTSC 2024 preview that starts in April is for commercial customers.
Office 2024, the consumer-focused equivalent of Office LTSC 2024, will ship later this year.
Microsoft 365 vs Office LTSC
Microsoft shifted to a subscription-based model for its Office applications years ago.
There are, however, situations in which it’s better to pay for Office LTSC.
An organization wouldn’t want a medical machine to get an Office update and to stop working.
At the moment, the most recent consumer version of Office LTSC isOffice 2021.
