{"id":6385,"date":"2023-07-17T19:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T19:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=6385"},"modified":"2024-09-02T10:56:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T10:56:28","slug":"gone-but-not-forgotten-m365-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/stories\/gone-but-not-forgotten-m365-features","title":{"rendered":"Gone-but-not-forgotten: A look back at discontinued Microsoft products"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">The M365 products you know and love\u2014like Microsoft Outlook and Teams\u2014were all born out of a rich history of product development. Over the years, Microsoft products have undergone many stages of growth and development to keep up with a rapidly growing tech landscape. 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