{"id":4977,"date":"2023-10-02T11:45:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T16:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/?p=4977"},"modified":"2026-07-13T05:21:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:21:51","slug":"what-is-microsoft-loop-and-why-should-your-smb-be-intrigued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/?p=4977","title":{"rendered":"What is Microsoft Loop and Why Should Your SMB Be Intrigued?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-85bp3-f856194ef33e7bc72ec0d3bf98278fce\">\n.flex_column.av-85bp3-f856194ef33e7bc72ec0d3bf98278fce{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-85bp3-f856194ef33e7bc72ec0d3bf98278fce av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k0pon615-92ea21455f84089b14b66129c69212c2 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><h1>What is Microsoft Loop And Why Should Your SMB Be Intrigued?<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k0pop9td-bbcbe599b29853166e54fa81e9bef78a '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New software apps often promise to enable dynamic and innovative new ways of working. So you\u2019re forgiven if you roll your eyes when hearing about yet <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-loop\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">another new platform<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> claiming to assist thinking and planning \u201clike never before\u201d that also helps you \u201cstay in control,\u201d \u201cideate and create\u201d and \u201ctransform the way you create and collaborate.\u201d Small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) should suspend disbelief, however, when hearing Microsoft make these claims regarding its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/loop.microsoft.com\/learn\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">new Loop app<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, available now in a public preview.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Just what makes Microsoft Loop different? A couple things.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Microsoft Loop delivers &#8220;a transformative co-creation experience&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">Microsoft <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW24235614 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2023\/03\/22\/new-microsoft-loop-app-is-built-for-modern-co-creation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW24235614 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">describes<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">new <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">software as delivering <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">transformative co-creation experience that brings together teams, content, and tasks across your tools and devices.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">That\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\"> admittedly<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">corporate speak<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">. Some skepticism is typically <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">appropriate when<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\"> reading such <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">marketing-rich statements.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">But t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">he <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">big <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">idea <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">with Loop, and the concept that set<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\"> it apart from <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">traditional <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">collaboration tools, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">is users don\u2019t have to repeatedly jump b<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">ack and forth between apps <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">locating and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">grabbing <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">revised <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">text, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">numeric <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">data, task status and similar information <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">in order to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\"> paste <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">updated selections within another app teams are using to develop, plan, track or manage a project.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">Loop <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">automatically synchronizes compatible data in ways that truly make it <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">possible for users to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">collaborate in<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">more efficient <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24235614 BCX0\">ways.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW24235614 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5109 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-A-Loop-Collaboration-Microsoft-Image-300x156.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"922\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-A-Loop-Collaboration-Microsoft-Image-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-A-Loop-Collaboration-Microsoft-Image-1030x536.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-A-Loop-Collaboration-Microsoft-Image-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-A-Loop-Collaboration-Microsoft-Image-1500x781.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-A-Loop-Collaboration-Microsoft-Image-705x367.jpg 705w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-A-Loop-Collaboration-Microsoft-Image.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Microsoft Loop simplifies collaborating with team members on projects regardless of the location or time zone from which the user works.<\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The cloud-based Loop platform assists teams brainstorming, developing ideas, planning and managing projects and creating new <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and maintaining <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">content by providing a shared workspace for communication, file sharing and collaboration. The app consists of three primary elements: components, pages and workspaces. Users can create an individual workspace for each project they\u2019re working on. These workspaces\u202fenable grouping pages of corresponding components together.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here&#8217;s how Loop works. The app uses <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pages<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that are flexible. You\u202fbuild them as you go, changing, adding and editing elements\u2014known as <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">components<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014and adjusting these items\u2019 organization\u2014within a dedicated <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">workspace <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that can collect multiple pages. To further enable collaboration and productivity, authorized users can add and remove team members as they work project using Loop.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The automatic synchronization of data\u2014the underlying data and content components\u2014is what makes Loop\u2019s innovation a big deal, enough to warrant your SMB\u2019s attention. When components\u2014compatible content snippets collected from spreadsheets, lists, paragraphs and even tables that serve as portable pieces of data\u2014are edited by one user in one app, they stay in sync, meaning the content is updated and synchronized everywhere, including in other applications where that content exists and is being used.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5110 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-B-Loop-Synchronization-Microsoft-Image-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"869\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-B-Loop-Synchronization-Microsoft-Image-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-B-Loop-Synchronization-Microsoft-Image-1500x1118.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 869px) 100vw, 869px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Microsoft Loop automatically synchronizes data-known as components-from compatible applications across its various workspaces.<\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Further, Loop also tracks and permits seeing where components were shared and which users possess access, providing managers and coworkers with the ability to better understand the history and development of a project, task or idea.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5111 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-C-Loop-Notifications-Microsoft-Image-300x156.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"933\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-C-Loop-Notifications-Microsoft-Image-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-C-Loop-Notifications-Microsoft-Image-1030x536.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-C-Loop-Notifications-Microsoft-Image-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-C-Loop-Notifications-Microsoft-Image-1500x781.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-C-Loop-Notifications-Microsoft-Image-705x367.jpg 705w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-C-Loop-Notifications-Microsoft-Image.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Microsoft Loop includes features to simplify projects, including granular notifications and task-tracking capabilities.<\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The overall concept is already proven. Microsoft isn\u2019t the first company to get there, even if Loop is still actively being developed and not quite ready for full-scale release, at least not yet. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Notion Labs\u2019 Notion<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, for example, is a competing product with more than a million members that\u2019s already a popular solution for teams needing to brainstorm, manage projects, organize workflows and coordinate operations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Microsoft Loop assists in creating new workspace projects<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">Th<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">e <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">Loop <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">app boasts another important capability, too. Thanks to AI <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">capabilities and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">integration with Microsoft\u2019s new Copilot technology being tested within Loop, the collaboration app can <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">also search relevant Office <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">productivity <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">files to create a workspace<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">on a specific topic or subject<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\"> and quickly spin up new initiatives<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">Although still in preview, t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">he <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">Loop <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">platform currently s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">upports 50 users editing files and information within a single workspace at the same time<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">, and users can <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">launch new workspaces efficiently by <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">migrating <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">existing <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">boards from Trello<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">, for example<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180592703 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW180592703 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5112 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-D-Loop-Search-Feature-Microsoft-Image-300x171.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"935\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-D-Loop-Search-Feature-Microsoft-Image-300x171.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-D-Loop-Search-Feature-Microsoft-Image-1030x588.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-D-Loop-Search-Feature-Microsoft-Image-768x439.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-D-Loop-Search-Feature-Microsoft-Image-705x403.jpeg 705w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Figure-D-Loop-Search-Feature-Microsoft-Image.jpeg 1059w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 935px) 100vw, 935px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Innovations included within Microsoft Loop assist users in spinning up new projects &#8211; known as workspaces &#8211; quickly and efficiently.<\/h5>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264376632 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264376632 BCX0\">In addition to <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW264376632 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-to-do-blog\/unlock-new-experiences-with-microsoft-loop-app-and-tasks-in\/ba-p\/3780584#:~:text=In%20this%20blog%20we%20are,Tasks%20app%20in%20Teams.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW264376632 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264376632 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">syncing tasks with <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264376632 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264376632 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Planner and To-Do<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264376632 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"> apps<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264376632 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264376632 BCX0\">, Loop <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264376632 BCX0\">permits<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264376632 BCX0\"> synchronizing blocks of text or data across a variety of Microsoft <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264376632 BCX0\">365 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264376632 BCX0\">applications, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW264376632 BCX0\">including,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264376632 BCX0\"> Outlook, Teams, Whiteboard and Word\u2019s web version. Expect <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264376632 BCX0\">additional<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264376632 BCX0\"> Microsoft 365 apps, such as Excel and PowerPoint, to come along sooner than later<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264376632 BCX0\"> as the app matures<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264376632 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW264376632 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Microsoft Loop Availability<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">Currently available in a <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW251305871 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2023\/03\/22\/new-microsoft-loop-app-is-built-for-modern-co-creation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW251305871 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">public preview version<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">SMBs <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">seeking<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">test or employ <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">the new collaboration platform <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">first need to complete a couple steps. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">Enabling Loop requires creating <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">new corresponding security group and a Microsoft Loop cloud policy <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">within a company\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">Microsoft 365\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">administrative portal.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">Beginning in September<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\"> 2023<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">, the platform<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">\u2019s availability <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">is set to expand <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">firms using <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">Microsoft 365 Business Standard<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">, Microsoft 365 Business <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">Premium<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">, Microsoft 365 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">E3<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\"> and Microsoft 365 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">E5 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">subscriptions.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">Ultimately, Microsoft<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\"> is planning a staggered rollout into the next year to help ensure Loop performs as advertised and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">encounters<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\"> no performance or scalability issues.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\"> Once enabled, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">Microsoft 365 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">subscribers can access Loop online at <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW251305871 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/loop.microsoft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW251305871 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">https:\/\/loop.microsoft.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251305871 BCX0\"> An Android and iOS app are also available.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW251305871 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Want to try Microsoft Loop Yourself?<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Your SMB\u2014assuming your organization maintains a compatible Microsoft 365 account\u2014can get started testing Microsoft Loop now. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/loop.microsoft.com\/learn\"><span 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