{"id":98603,"date":"2022-10-16T07:48:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T07:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-new-microsoft-office-rebrand-isnt-going-down-well\/"},"modified":"2022-10-16T07:48:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T07:48:04","slug":"the-new-microsoft-office-rebrand-isnt-going-down-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-new-microsoft-office-rebrand-isnt-going-down-well\/","title":{"rendered":"The new Microsoft Office rebrand isn’t going down well"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If, like everyone else on the planet, your CV proclaims you to be ‘proficient in Microsoft Office’, get ready to hit the edit button. After 32 years, the Office suite is no more, with Microsoft rebranding the whole thing with a new name and logo. And it’s all a little confusing.<\/p>\n

From Word to PowerPoint, the Office apps are among the most famous pieces of software in the world. But from now on, they’re part of Microsoft 365. Yep, Microsoft has officially turned on its Out of Office. And there’s a new logo to boot (but it won’t be making our list of the best logos of all time.)<\/p>\n

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Announcing the news on its website (opens in new tab)<\/span>, Microsoft declares that it’s going all in on the 365 branding. “Over the last couple years, Microsoft 365 has evolved into our flagship productivity suite,” the company says, “so we are creating an experience to help you get the most out of Microsoft 365. In the coming months, Office.com, the Office mobile app, and the Office app for Windows will become the Microsoft 365 app, with a new icon, a new look, and even more features.”<\/p>\n

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And that new app comes with a new logo \u2013 one which isn’t going to help users forget the ‘Office’ name. Because it’s still, basically, an ‘O’. The 365 app, the home for all things Word, Excel, Powerpoint and more, features a overlapping squared-off circle design. It’s pleasingly simple enough \u2013 but surely, if Microsoft is retiring the ‘Office’ brand, it would be keen to steer users’ minds away from that name?<\/p>\n