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

The increase is ridiculous, and the way they are implementing it is an obvious money grab, notifying us with an email that has no explanation of why the increase was occurring and so close to our renewal dates.

BUT THERE IS AN OPTION TO KEEP YOUR CURRENT PRICING!

To switch to the classic plan without the price increase for the AI Co-Pilot features:

-Login to your MS account.

-Click manage subscriptions

-Then hit cancel (as if you are going to cancel your subscription) and it will bring you to a screen with an option for the MS 365 Classic version and show you info about switching to the classic plan without the AI.

-Click - switch plan.

You now have the same pricing as last year. (Or monthly). Wahoo!

-Go back to enjoying your day!

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Yesterday I just bought an Office 365 subscription hard copy from a Hypermarket retail store and it only cost me Rm115 which was USD 25.85. And I’ve extended my subscription to Nov 2026 with the product key. So if Retailer can sell hard copy of Office 365 license for USD26 why do Microsoft charge for USD100 for online subscription.

30% increase in USA but 50% increase rest of the world? That is blatant discrimination.

As for the statement "The official price of the product will be adjusted according to the per capita purchasing power of different regions:" I take this to mean there is no real reason to charge more but for countries theythink people can afford to pay more they will charge accordingly! So Microsoft is not charging on a perceived value of the product (which is debatable as the comments here show) but on their perception of people's capacity to pay more. Either way it is a cynical grab for cash,

Hello,Taiff_I

Welcome to the Microsoft community!

I have realized that you are upset because the price of Microsoft 365 has gone up. I understand your feelings.

 I just went to the official website as well to confirm that the current price is RM409 for the home version and RM309 for the personal version.

How much was your previous price exactly? Since pricing is officially assigned. The official price of the product will be adjusted according to the per capita purchasing power of different regions and the exchange rate of currencies.

This is not humanly controllable.Usually a rise in price indicates that the currency of the current region has depreciated or the GDP of the region has risen.

You need to observe the local development situation.

Since the Microsoft community can only troubleshoot the product's features, it cannot intervene in the product's release or pricing.

So for more information, I suggest you contact support to confirm!.

Contact Microsoft Support.

1. Visit this website: Contact - Microsoft Support
2. Type in your problems in the search box there. For instance, subscription/Tax invoices/refund, etc.
3. Now click Get help, and Select Contact Support below.
4. Go to the Products and services tab, and choose either Microsoft 365 and Office category or Other Products
5. On the Category tab, choose Manage My Subscription or other alternatives.
6. Go to Confirm.
7. You can now choose the option of Chat with a support agent on your web browser.

Please Note: The Chat support team only works at certain times, so if the last window says you are not available, try to open it again the next day. If you prefer phone support, you can leave a phone number. That way, they can call you and help you.

Feel free to post back if you need further assistance. 

Thank you for your understanding and patience and I look forward to hearing from you.

Ryan - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist