The end of the Office 365 free era

With the release of the official version of Win10, Microsoft ushered in a new Office Mobile application (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote), mainly for tablets and touch-based notebooks. According to the latest news, this also means that Microsoft will soon no longer offer a one-year Office 365 subscription service for free.

Win10 Office Mobile is a general-purpose application. According to the latest report from foreign media, Neowin, although these free Office Mobile applications are not as functional as the desktop version of Office, they can do most of the office needs. .
As a follow-up, most Win10 small screen tablets and notebooks will no longer enjoy 1 year of free Office 365 benefits. This benefit is still applicable to tablets pre-installed with Win8.1, but new Windows 10 devices will no longer be available. But there is one exception, Microsoft's own Surface 3, which is now pre-installed with the Win10 system, but can continue to enjoy 1 year of Office 365 Professional free.
Foreign media Neowin received some vague responses from Microsoft's official spokesperson:
"As a strategy to reshape productivity, we want to ensure productivity on every device, whether it's Windows, Android or iOS. We offer Office tools on all of these platforms across desktop PCs, tablets and smartphones. We have previously disclosed that Office Mobile will be available for free on 10.1" and below. Consumers can also purchase Office 365 subscriptions, complete with Office desktop and mobile, get Office 2016 and enjoy the latest features."
If you want to buy a new tablet or notebook and want to provide free Office 365, it is best to buy pre-installed A device for Windows 8.1 systems. In addition to enjoying a free 1 year Office 365, you can also upgrade Win8.1 to the official Win10 system for free.