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Microsoft really wants you to subscribe to Office - are you considering it?
What happens when MS comes out w/ another upgrade like 2007 that drastically changes the way you work and forces you through a sharp and sudden learning curve just to keep doing what you already know how to do? People using software as a service will have no choice but to hold their nose and cough up for something they don't really want. God bless the child that's got his own.
There are no options to upgrade an existing standalone license, e.g., Office Home & Business 2010 to the equivalent 2013 version? Pretty draconian and possible a bad decision on the part of MS.
We went to the subscription model years ago with BPOS and now Office 365. I hope the enterprise solution (Office 365 E3) is coming quickly.
If the purchaser intends to upgrade (again) in three years when Redmond releases the next (2016?) version of Office, assuming they maintain their every-three-years schedule, then the hundred bucks a year for the subscription is the better buy. If, as many tend to do, they choose to keep the professional 2013 version until it/they just can't cope with the differences anymore, then the four hundred simoleans will be far less expensive. Alternatively, if they can get by with a lower-level version, stand-alone is the only way to go - why pay for features and programs they don't use?
The other consideration might be whether or not they have proprietary IP and just don't trust the cloud to keep their information secure from prying eyes. As someone in the throes of two start-up businesses, I personally, as well as my partners, are unwilling to risk our IP to someone else's servers - at least for now.
Having just earned all the MOS certificates for 2010 is also an incentive for me to keep the current version for a while longer, rather than paying either charge.
The other consideration might be whether or not they have proprietary IP and just don't trust the cloud to keep their information secure from prying eyes. As someone in the throes of two start-up businesses, I personally, as well as my partners, are unwilling to risk our IP to someone else's servers - at least for now.
Having just earned all the MOS certificates for 2010 is also an incentive for me to keep the current version for a while longer, rather than paying either charge.
For home users (up to 5) its $99 with shedloads of bells & whistles (which may or may not be of any interest), or you pay over twice as much, for less software for one seat of business version. Er...?
I run a SOHO setup also with 2 children's PCs & would not feel inclined to stump up $219 (usually translates to 219, not 138 -ouch) annually for both of us plus more for the kids, which is why I'm trying Libre Office to see if it will work for us. MS Office H&B is 240 here - that's got to be good for 3-5 years vs 600-1000 subscription over that time..
I run a SOHO setup also with 2 children's PCs & would not feel inclined to stump up $219 (usually translates to 219, not 138 -ouch) annually for both of us plus more for the kids, which is why I'm trying Libre Office to see if it will work for us. MS Office H&B is 240 here - that's got to be good for 3-5 years vs 600-1000 subscription over that time..
But this also includes more SkyDrive space and 60 minutes a month of Skype. Not sure if you get exchange with this as you do with the P and E plans.
We dont have access to the internet every wear we travel. We will buy the standalone. In fact, we will need three or four copies. I hope MS will offer a upgrade or multiple copy discount.
The charge is US$100 but in Australia M$ want to charge AU$120 even though the AU$ buys about 105 US cents at the moment. That makes the price in Australia about 25% more. More Microsoft digital rip off.
not feasible when supporting 80 users. Besides, we need Access, Outlook and Publisher.
Office 365 ProPlus comes with every Office Suite Program...Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher, OneNote, and Lync. The Home version of 365 comes with everything as well (except Lync). This according to Microsoft's 365 website.
What??s the gain irt 2010? Or 2007? Or even XP?
It will take a while to pick-up, I??m afraid.
It will take a while to pick-up, I??m afraid.
What happens to those of us who now run Office 365 on a subscription basis? WIll we be able to download and install thsi newer form?
I've been waiting for this for a long time as a Project Coordinator of IT/IS Departments. This is exactly what anyone who does contract work needs.
This subscription offer does not make much sense to me. With Adobe, for example, if you subscribe, you get their whole CS package. True, it is more expensive but that is cheaper than buying it all up front every two years if you use the whole package. With Microsoft, you get a basic package. It does not include the complete Office package [Access is not included, for example]. They have only one option which, IMHO, is short-sighted. That is one of the reasons I will opt for the standalone package ($400).
365 comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher and OneNote...
Where did you see that you don't get Access?
Where did you see that you don't get Access?
I misread the package and see that it does offer everything. For this price, I will opt to go with the subscription model.
FYI everyone Google Apps Sync does not work with 2013. If you are like my organization we use that on every PC and they are currently running 2010 perfectly. So be advised this my not be a good option out of the gate until google catches up. Last time when 2010 came out, google took 3 months to address the issues of compatibility.
If they are, then they will stay with this. If not, they will tweak it until they get the revenue stream they desire.
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