Deploying Office editions
As we discussed in Chapter 3, Core Microsoft 365 Components, Microsoft 365 Apps contains the same applications (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Publisher, and Access) as the traditional Office software package. In that sense, Microsoft 365 Apps and Office 2016 and later editions are very similar. Microsoft 365 Apps is also available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Microsoft recommends the 64-bit editions for new deployments, but you'll need to verify which edition is right for your organization based on your hardware and third-party plugin compatibility requirements.
While they have many similarities, there are some differences. We'll start with Office Professional.
Deploying Office Professional
Microsoft Office has been available as a traditional, Windows Installer-based media package for quite some time. However, Office Professional 2016 is the last Windows Installer-based version of the Office suite. All future versions (including...
