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What is the difference between Office 365 and Microsoft 365?
There is a difference between Office 365 and Microsoft 365. Office 365 is a set of cloud based business applications like Exchange, Office Apps, SharePoint, OneDrive. It is a part of Microsoft 365. Microsoft 365 is Office 365 with Windows 10 (OS) and the Enterprise Mobility Suite (Suite of Security and Management apps).
Lots of information on this in articles online including
https://www.onmsft.com/feature/whats-the-difference-between-office-365-and-microsoft-365
https://www.acutec.co.uk/blog/difference-between-microsoft-365-office-365/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-xklz9G0qk
https://www.avepoint.com/blog/office-365/ms365-vs-o365/
https://lazyadmin.nl/office-365/microsoft-365-vs-office-365/
Hope that helps and answers your question!
Best, Chris
Correct, you have been able to run on Win Server since 2019, here is the original article
Windows Server 2019 adds support for Office 365 ProPlus - Microsoft Windows Server Blog
Here is the specifications, for Microsoft 365 plans see
Microsoft 365 and Office Resources
Operating system
Windows OS: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
macOS: One of the three most recent versions of macOS. When a new major version of macOS is released, the macOS and the previous two versions.
For the best experience, use the most current build of any operating system specified above. Product functionality and feature availability may vary on older systems (Search Microsoft Lifecycle Policy).
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Best, Chris
victor2210 You can install Office apps part of Microsoft 365 on Server 2019
