MicroSoft 365 Home is increasing by 30% in 2025?

To be clear, it's a 43% price increase.

And for the 99% that don't care about AI in a product designed for home use, it would have been nice to at least have the OneDrive bumped up to 1.5 or 2 TB. Then we'd at least feel like we are getting some extra benefit to make up for the enormous price increase.

Presumably the business thinking behind making people downgrade to a monthly subscription is to allow Microsoft freedom from a rush of annual renewals before the price rise for all "in about a year", thereby ensuring subscribers who currently choose not to have "Copilot" are forced into paying the higher rate earlier than otherwise?

Note that many of us do not need or welcome such assistance from "Copilot".

I too in sample predicament, don't want AI. I found how to revert back to Classic, I went to my account, select cancel where the three options exists to keep 30% increase coming with AI, OR select Classic that remains as is at $99, no change to my other family members or select personal

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Couldn't agree more! I do not want Copilot - never asked for it and now next year I'll be forced to pay money for something I won't use. Why do tech companies always force what they think is good for us on us?

They should offer it as an add on for those who wish to adopt it. I will spend the time deciding if I should move to Google or Libre suite.

Microsoft 365 Family Classic is "Available for a Limited Time"
Yes, the product team may discontinue Microsoft 365 Classic subscription in about a year, and everyone will be forced to upgrade to the new pricing.

This needs pushback because what you're describing is absolutely disgusting business practice. A forced upgrade and price increase - but you can keep what you have now at the same price - but only for one year. This is not available in the "manage" section, only the "cancel" section. Disgusting.