Why is there a price increase in Office 365 annual subscription? Am I getting some new stuff? I'm in Malaysia.

If you want an alternative, you can try the online versions of Excel, Word and PowerPoint, which are available via OneDrive online at https://onedrive.live.com.

Or, if you prefer something that lets you save locally, try open source software such as LibreOffice.

What a lot of dribble, especially the bit about it not being humanly controlled. Have computers taken over the world without my knowledge? The price has risen 31% in Australia with inflation at 3.8%. My maths is not brilliant but in my world that is a rip off!

My earlier price was below MYR300, but now it's above. :(

Gosh same here :(

I just signed in to my account this morning and just wanna check when my next bill is due, but I was surprised by the stated price. I normally paid RM269 yearly, but the subscription cost has now doubled. I don't know if the CoPilot feature is helpful to some, but I clearly don't like it at all! While I think the implementation of AI is a great way to improve the product, however, the classic feature is much better to use, especially for someone who enjoys just a standard one. RM269 is still affordable for me, but now with the increase to RM440, I don't think it's worth paying for personal use.

My bill is due by June next year, and if Microsoft is consistent with the current price increment, I believe unsubscribing it and looking for another replacement might be the best option.

I'm testing Libre Office right now to see how well it meets my needs. My annual renewal isn't until May next year so by then either Microsoft will have offered a more reasonable subscription or I'll jump ship too.

Can you hint at what the other platform is? My challenge is I need to be able to open and save to Word format for collaboration with clients.