Why has there been a 50% increasing the price of Microsoft 365 Personal? This is an extraordinary increase and unaffordable for most people .

Funny 8 people found this reply helpful, but it doesn't show how many of us think this is complete BS. There is NO OPTION for Classic. I can only pay yearly or monthly or upgrade to family at an even higher price. I am retired on a fixed income and have to pay for this nonsense. How about a break for students and retired people??????

The link I had posted just above your reply here was what I followed. Classic was absolutely the option there, I switched with no issues. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/switching-to-microsoft-365-personal-and-family-classic-plans-58342e83-38e7-4cda-b63b-88604a8fb7ef

Thanks. I will try that.

I don't know where you are but I am in Australia and was able to change to 365 Personal Classic instead of accepting the attempt at forced renewal at 50% more. I made the change about 2 days before the expiry of my then-current subscription. You have to go through the cancellation process (which is why I left it until just 2 days to go) but there comes a point when you can choose something else. That is when the old Classic is available at last year's prices. And I only knew there was an option because of other people here. Microsoft were obviously hoping people would not notice the increase or the really annoying constant AI-generated pop-ups and just pay up. We are clearly smarter than that, especially in this high cost of living climate.

Ah cool, good feedback thank you. It won't let me choose Classic at the moment, will come back to it when it's closer to expiring.