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

This is an unacceptable upgrade in the new suggested pricing - 27.8% increase vs last year's update of 15% !!! I am sure that your 'spin' marketing team, will have a way of justifying ANY increase, but think about the effect that will have on your 'past' loyal global customer base.As a 40 year user of Microsoft when I was working for Apple Computer Inc in the USA (and had met Bill Gates), this is an outrageous upgrade that is driven by greed and a blatant misuser of your power and position.I am sure that you could consider a more manageable increase with a more positive outcome for your team.I will look at alternatives so I have a choice instead of being dictated to accept an uplift of $50 to a $179 charge.Disappointing.

If you look around, you can still buy standalone Office. Not sure which country you're in, but you can often (legitimately!) buy online really cheaply too ;)

Just google Office 2024

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

What MS are not making clear is that you can stay on the Personal Classic version for £59.99.

Simply go through the procedure to cancel your subscription. You’ll immediately be offered to remain on the Personal Classic version

I found you do have to go further through the 'cancel subscription' process than is comfortable.
Even if you do cancel entirely, you'll keep your subscription until Sept 25th.
However, yes, I had to basically go through the process of cancelling to get the Switch to a subscription that's better for you option to come up. It's a bit of a last ditch effort to keep you so they put it at the end.

No such increase here, when check MS site, same as last year