Microsoft dubs the first stage 'expired,' but it could just as well be called 'grace period' since everything works as if the customer's payments remain up to date. 1-30 days after subscription ends: Expired And for good measure, here's how to salvage a canceled subscription and get back in Microsoft's good graces. Here are the stages of an Office 365 breakup. If you are certain that you are logged in with the email address associated with your Grammarly Premium account, but Grammarly for Microsoft Office still. Instead, Microsoft steps a customer through a three-stage process that gradually decreases both employee and administrator access, but for months leaves the door open to a renewal.
When a business misses an Office 365 payment, or cancels the service, the applications and data don't immediately disappear. And like other subscriptions - think newspapers (remember them?) or an online storage service - missing a payment doesn't immediately mean you're cut off.īecause it's less expensive to retain a current subscriber than find a new subscriber as a replacement, providers will go to great lengths to keep customers on the rolls. Microsoft's pay-as-you-go Office 365 is, first and foremost, a subscription.