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If you need to use the “AI” (Artificial Intelligence / Artificial Idiot) features, you need 365. They can call it a “subscription”, but you have to pay for it by the month or by the year. Even if it is set for “auto renew”, you are buying it again. I recently got a credit card charge for renewal of a subscription to software product I stopped using a long time ago. I immediately cancelled but I got no refund.
For Microsoft “might” raise the price, read “will” raise the price. For individuals there is absolutely no sense in paying at least $100 a year ad infinitum. Depending on how long you and your family are going to live, after 20 years that’s $2,000 if in the unlikely event that Microsoft don’t raise the price.
Multiple Devices
Do NOT charge my credit card and and then tell me about it. Glad I motivated people to check the “fine” details of the offer. Leo’s description was a combination of “understated”…..and/or “out-of-date”. You can use it for up to 5 devices, 30 for the Home pack. You may have to deregister it from the previous machine to allow it to reregister on the new one.
I have it happily mounted on my desktop and two laptops. True, it will always be Word 2010, but it’s still supported and does everything this old geezer still needs to do. As far I I care, I’ll die with this version. What tips the scales for me is OneDrive 1TB storage and Publisher which I use extensively for posters.
Leo Who?
I started using Open Office and Libre Office and including them with the systems I built and sold to my customers. I don’t remember many complaints about not having the opportunity to pay for M$ Office. But it’s really confusing when you use one program at home and a different one at work. If they did things exactly the same way , they might get a better reception. I used to use microsoft office, but I tried Open Office, it’s free and compatible with Open Office, only better.
It’s an issue of productivity and efficiency. When you get used to a tool, you want to continue to use the tool to do your work. And if they complain that they can’t do their job efficiently, you’d be obligated to provide them with more training.
Microsoft 365 E3 Monthly Subscription License
Also learning to use styles, indents, margins also can greatly help your layout and make your document much more consistent. I won’t say that I don’t use Excel for word processing because I sometimes do. Excel is often times nicer when you are designing a form or a table layout type document (even if you don’t need the math functions of Excel). There are “free” versions of Office for various tablet and smartphone OS’s. When you get 365 you also upgrade office on those devices to have more features. But even these upgraded versions are not fully feature equal to the desktop .
And… I can put it on as many machines as I like… my only problem is I can’t afford to have any more machines. Wife would hit me over the head with a cast iron frypan. I think Microsoft’s new pricing models will create more interest for the free alternatives to Office.
Monthly Updates
However, you would still be able to benefit from our 24 x 7 Admin and End User ongoing support. With Office 365 from Dell, you benefit from Dell’s expertise to transition your office to the cloud worry free. Office 365 from Dell features activation, onboarding and email migration services, plus 24/7 administrator and end-user support delivered by a team dedicated to O365. It’s a world-class cloud experience for a low fee that allows you to spend your time managing your business instead of managing your technology. A modern desktop powered by Microsoft 365 gives you a more productive, secure experience, helping you save money and gain peace of mind.
Simply including a compatibility ribbon which looks like the Word 2003 toolbar would have made the transition easier. There are 3rd party add-ons which do that and create a ribbon which looks and acts like the older Word toolbar. Similar to what ClassicShell and Star 8 do for Windows 8 & 10. I am a professional writer, and frankly free Google docs is way more than enough for almost everything I need to do “professionally” since most publishers want minimal formatting.
So I agree, it comes down to numbers and preferences. Ron’s “clarification” on Office subscriptions is enough to drive anyone away. It’s worse than a melange of cable TV and cell phone plans. You’re never sure what you’re getting and whatever you do get will change within weeks or even days. When you buy a new computer, you are typically given the option to buy a copy of Office at a reduced priced .
One thing people seem to miss in this offer is that it also includes use of all the same apps on your Android devices, too. And yes, the 5x1TB cloud space is quite the deal. But the point that many people miss, especially those still running dinosaurs like XP is that by staying current, you get all the bug and SECURITY patches as they’re released. My data is far too valuable to me to leave it exposed to a unsecured product like Windows XP or older versions of Office.
I worked in a home office until I got laid off a year or so ago. We used Office 365 for business and I was used to it. Also, since I continued working as a free lancer at home, I still needed good software and Office 365 Home was a hundred dollars compared to $400 or whatever (I didn’t even check). Having the latest versions is something I’ve always done and it’s fairly important to me.
That is a huge price increase, even if most people did not see it. What Leo says here is actually about the $69 personal subscription. The $99 subscription is for 6 users, even in different countries, with up to 5 computers each or up to 30 machines or $3.30 per computer per year. We also now have a definition of household.
For a similar price, Office 365 gives me more storage and accounts for family members. I’ve been using Microsoft Office subscription for three years. I have the individual so it’s $6.99 a month and I have it on my laptop and my Windows Phone, both are running Windows 10. It makes it really easy to pull up what I need on the go, and I like that it’s always upgraded.
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