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\u200b<\/span>Microsoft has announced that it will be delaying the planned price increase on\u00a0Office 365<\/a> and Microsoft 365 products by a few weeks due to high demand for the services in the run up to the changes.<\/p>\n

First announced<\/a> in August 2021, the \u201csubstantive\u201d price increases across a number of Modern Work products was due to come into effect on 1 March 2022.<\/p>\n

Microsoft said the \u201ctransitional grace period\u201d was implemented to \u201cprovide partners with additional lead time for adapting business processes\u201d. It added that it does not believe partners will use the additional time to pull forward demand for the products.<\/p>\n

All new commerce transactions will need to be submitted to Microsoft by no later than 14 March 2022 at 5 PM Pacific Daylight Time, or midnight at Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), in order to be eligible for the February 2022 pricing.<\/p>\n

The price increases range between $1-$3 per user, depending on the product, but in large companies this can amount to a sizeable increase to IT departments\u2019 overhead costs.<\/p>\n

The six Modern Work products affected by the price changes include:\u00a0<\/p>\n