Microsoft Office Apps Top App Store Charts One Day After Release

[69Mustang]

Today I got it and less then 10 sec it was removed...I guess most people did this.

You guessed wrong.

 

[maflynn]

Today I got it and less then 10 sec it was removed...I guess most people did this.

Not me, I signed up for the single month subscription which I may upgrade to a year or cancel, I haven't decided yet.

I've been using it since last night I am very impressed with the quality, depth and power of the Office.

Now its not only the most popular app, as noted in the this thread and the other news thread, people are buying the subscription in droves so your estimate of most people are removing is incorrect.

 

[dannyyankou]

Got to love the irony.
Spending $2000 on a Mac is somehow, okay. But $99/year for license to Office for 5 devices is to much for an Apple user.

1. I spent $1,200 on my MacBook

2. I can view/edit iWork documents on as many devices as I want and it works good enough for me

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That may very well be true but what about the positive feedback in the app store?

Good for them, most of them are probably professionals and they're company paid for it.

 

[maflynn]

2. I can view/edit iWork documents on as many devices as I want and it works good enough for me

That's what I've used though office has much more power and flexibility.

 

[RPeanut]

Once again, buyers in the UK are expected to pay a premium.
I understand in the US the subscription is $99, but in the UK it is £80. That is an exchange rate of 1.2375. If I were able to buy it from the US App store, my bank would convert the $99 to about £63.
Unlike for hardware, it doesn't cost anymore to sell this app over here, so why the premium?
I wasn't going to buy it anyway, but this really annoys me!

You can also download it through Amazon, digital download from Microsoft for £65. It's the same thing, only the price is cheaper than the Apple store or Microsoft online.

 

[DoofenshmirtzEI]

Won't install for me. "Requires a device with a front facing camera."

 

[RickyB]

"So...uh. What does your company do"?

"Oh, we manually stimulate livestock for purposes of artificial insemination".

"Yeah, I guess you don't need Office for that".

"You still gotta keep records, man. That's why we use Google Docs. It's the future, you know. Quit living in the past".

Yeah but Google will scan your docs to sell you some interesting advertising.

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can i use those if i can get office 365 for free through my university?

In my job I get office 365 for free and the Office apps work with my work email address and password. It was slightly awkward to configure but now it works perfectly.

I didn't, as someone else suggested, need the main organisation's account.

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Won't install for me. "Requires a device with a front facing camera."

Are you sure it's the iPad version you're installing, rather than the iPhone version? (The latter won't install on an iPad 2 or iPhone 3GS)

 

[MalcolmJID]

This is big for students. It comes under the "Student Advantage" umbrella, which means students get this free as long as their school/college/uni qualify. So now, as well as getting a full copy of Office 2013 for Windows (or 2011 for Mac), students will be able to use these apps for free as their Office365 subscription is covered by their educational establishment.

 

[Piggie]

1. I spent $1,200 on my MacBook

2. I can view/edit iWork documents on as many devices as I want and it works good enough for me

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Good for them, most of them are probably professionals and they're company paid for it.

What, you mean Mac owners don't have 27 cents a day after buying their computers, to run THE most wildly used standard suite of business productivity software in the world on up to five different machines?

Makes me laugh all these Mac owners who LOVE to pay more to get the feeling of, well I can afford this, I bet you wish you could also, are now so skint that 27 cents is going to bankrupt them.

 

[Traverse]

And so many posters here said Office was irrelevant...

 

[jlc1978]

But for many people here, is it 5 devices. I think its viewed that they're renting an application for the iPad or their computer and they lose physical ownership of the application (and potentially their data).

I don't think many people own 5 macs and multiple tablets so that 100 dollars a year will go towards one computer and one tablet.

Another thing to consider if someone has a Mac and PC/VM running Windows they also get the PC versions as part of the 5 machines.

In addition, 60 Skype minutes a month isn't a bad deal for Skype users who make a few international calls a month.

In the end, it all comes down to does the subscription plan provide enough value over a purchase? Personally, I would have liked MS to include full iPad versions with the boxed suites as well; especially since Mac Office isn't updated that frequently when compared to the PC version.

I agree it is a better deal if you have multiple Macs but the total annual cost, even for 1 Mac, if you use cloud storage/Onenote to replace similar Dropbox and Evernote subscriptions plus Skype isn't a bad deal either.

The best deal is the educational price, if you qualify and pretty much a no brainer in that case.

 

[dannyyankou]

What, you mean Mac owners don't have 27 cents a day after buying their computers, to run THE most wildly used standard suite of business productivity software in the world on up to five different machines?



Makes me laugh all these Mac owners who LOVE to pay more to get the feeling of, well I can afford this, I bet you wish you could also, are now so skint that 27 cents is going to bankrupt them.

No, I get to keep that 27 cents per day because iWork fits my needs.

 

[Piggie]

No, I get to keep that 27 cents per day because iWork fits my needs.

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Well that's good
If your needs are met by using iWorks, then Office does not affect you at all.

So everyone is happy, you are happy with iWorks, people who need to be compatible in business use Office.

Everyone is happy, it's win win all round.

 

[Bibbler]

My company works with over 5000 people worldwide.

7 years ago, Windows and Office. We thought we would always be a Microsoft company, until a new young IT manager persuaded us to consider switching to Apple with an initial test group of workers.

6 years ago, OS X and Office, with a possible transition to iWork and Scrivener.

3 years ago, OS X, iWork and Scrivener.

Today, we don't accept or use any Office files. If someone applies for a job citing Office skills, we think 'amateur and out of date' and reject them.

Business is up. Profits are up because of efficiency, and people using smart software to do smart things. Dumping Microsoft was the best business move we ever made.

Companies that stick with Microsoft do so out of ignorance, complacency and mediocrity. They think they need Microsoft. They are wrong. Who wants to work for or trade with such incompetent companies?

People say that they can't do X without Office. They are right. They can't. Other people can, and those are the modern open-minded people we want to employ.

Our only regret? That we didn't make the switch earlier.

All right, I understand that I am on a Pro-Apple site and it is expected that most of the posters here are slanted. As a user of multiple platforms, I have no problem with this - but this post is just too far over the top and childish.

The suggestion that any business would reject candidates for employment based on their above average proficiency with MS Office doesn't pass the snicker test and sounds like something the teenagers who post over at MacDailyNews would come up with.

MS Office is the industry standard office package and will be for the foreseeable future. It's a fine piece of software. Debate competitors based on merit and market-share of each product, not some silly fairy tale.

 

[IbisDoc]

My company works with over 5000 people worldwide.

7 years ago, Windows and Office. We thought we would always be a Microsoft company, until a new young IT manager persuaded us to consider switching to Apple with an initial test group of workers.

6 years ago, OS X and Office, with a possible transition to iWork and Scrivener.

3 years ago, OS X, iWork and Scrivener.

Today, we don't accept or use any Office files. If someone applies for a job citing Office skills, we think 'amateur and out of date' and reject them.

Business is up. Profits are up because of efficiency, and people using smart software to do smart things. Dumping Microsoft was the best business move we ever made.

Companies that stick with Microsoft do so out of ignorance, complacency and mediocrity. They think they need Microsoft. They are wrong. Who wants to work for or trade with such incompetent companies?

People say that they can't do X without Office. They are right. They can't. Other people can, and those are the modern open-minded people we want to employ.

Our only regret? That we didn't make the switch earlier.

Your "location: Cupertino" explains everything in your post.

 

[BvizioN]

people on this forum dont want to acknowledge anything positive regarding microsoft.

yet again, a thread with a lot of butt hurt apple fans.

I am big Apple fan myself but honestly I see this as a very positive thing! I mean how can this be bad for Apple or for us consumers? Competition is good and these apps will benefit many iOS users.

 

[Stella]

Once again, buyers in the UK are expected to pay a premium.
I understand in the US the subscription is $99, but in the UK it is £80. That is an exchange rate of 1.2375. If I were able to buy it from the US App store, my bank would convert the $99 to about £63.
Unlike for hardware, it doesn't cost anymore to sell this app over here, so why the premium?
I wasn't going to buy it anyway, but this really annoys me!

The US pricing does not contain taxes ( which vary from state to state ), so the UK price isn't so bad as you may think.

 

[Steve121178]

My company works with over 5000 people worldwide.

7 years ago, Windows and Office. We thought we would always be a Microsoft company, until a new young IT manager persuaded us to consider switching to Apple with an initial test group of workers.

6 years ago, OS X and Office, with a possible transition to iWork and Scrivener.

3 years ago, OS X, iWork and Scrivener.

Today, we don't accept or use any Office files. If someone applies for a job citing Office skills, we think 'amateur and out of date' and reject them.

Business is up. Profits are up because of efficiency, and people using smart software to do smart things. Dumping Microsoft was the best business move we ever made.

Companies that stick with Microsoft do so out of ignorance, complacency and mediocrity. They think they need Microsoft. They are wrong. Who wants to work for or trade with such incompetent companies?

People say that they can't do X without Office. They are right. They can't. Other people can, and those are the modern open-minded people we want to employ.

Our only regret? That we didn't make the switch earlier.

 

[Rogifan]

I said this earlier and i'll say it again, I think this shows Microsoft's focus under Nadella will be services and cloud (which it should be). Personally I think Apple and Microsoft should become best buddies to keep Google from total domination, but I'm sure Windows OEMs would have something to say about that. I still wonder if they weren't the reason Office for iPad was delayed so long. As far as cloud goes, Apple really needs to step up its game there. Spend whatever it takes to build out truly competitive cloud platform.

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I am big Apple fan myself but honestly I see this as a very positive thing! I mean how can this be bad for Apple or for us consumers? Competition is good and these apps will benefit many iOS users.

It's not bad for Apple, not sure why anyone would think that. This very well may cement iPad's place in enterprise. Plus Apple is getting a cut of any Office IAPs. Both of those things are only good for Apple.

 

[LixLev]

Does anyone know the answer to this? If I get an Office365 subscription. Obviously right now it comes with Office 2011 for Mac. When Office 2014 for Mac eventually comes out, will I be able to get that for free as part of my ongoing subscription, or will I have to pay extra for it? Also if I've already installed Office 2011 on 5 machines, what happens with installing 2014 if it is a free download?

 

[irnchriz]

Does anyone know the answer to this? If I get an Office365 subscription. Obviously right now it comes with Office 2011 for Mac. When Office 2014 for Mac eventually comes out, will I be able to get that for free as part of my ongoing subscription, or will I have to pay extra for it? Also if I've already installed Office 2011 on 5 machines, what happens with installing 2014 if it is a free download?

As soon as the new version is out you can update to it as part of your subscription.

 

[hvfsl]

If you buy a copy of Microsoft office 2013 home and business it costs £159 plus VAT. If you upgrade every release that's every 2-3 years that's £79.50 or £53 plus vat per year and you can only install it on 1 PC. Get the family premium subscription and it's £63 plus vat per year for 5 installs, 5 users can all have an additional 20gb on their onedrive accounts.

Bargain even for a single user let alone 5

But what happens if you have made do with 2 versions of Office since 2001, this kind of pricing is a massive cost inflation.

To be honest though, this doesn't really bother me anywhere near as much as when Adobe made this move as in contrast to Adobe, there are viable alternatives, some even better than the MS product (e.g. Keynote). There is nothing particularly wrong with the subscription model when it comes to businesses and can generally work out better as there are no large upfront costs. But MS should still give people the choice of paying a one off cost to use it as for some, this will always be the preferred/most cost effective option. I suspect the next version of Office for Mac and PC will go subscription only and if MS aren't careful, they could force millions of people to choose an alternative. Then if that alternative gets popular and feature rich enough, MS could find in a few years time that the alternative has made it's way into businesses by the back door and it is now only the die hard fans that still use MS Office (just like Blackberry lost the business mobile market to iOS/Android).

 

[Dulcimer]

Word for iPad is the #5 tip grossing app after one day, excel is #12. That doesn't include people so already had 365 subscriptions or who purchased them outside of the App Store.

So millions of people are purchasing.

I'm very certain that nowhere close to "millions" of people bought the subscription. It's $99, so relatively few people bought it to reach that status. I'm not trying to put Microsoft down. I'm just stating the obvious.

 

[afd]

This is big for students. It comes under the "Student Advantage" umbrella, which means students get this free as long as their school/college/uni qualify. So now, as well as getting a full copy of Office 2013 for Windows (or 2011 for Mac), students will be able to use these apps for free as their Office365 subscription is covered by their educational establishment.

A year or so I thought Office 365 would be good for Scottish schools, as our intranet, Glow was changing over to 365. The version they went for doesn't allow free access via iPad apps though, so students and teachers will need to pay for a 365 subscription if they want to use their iPads to edit their documents.

 

[mdelvecchio]

7 years ago, Windows and Office. We thought we would always be a Microsoft company, until a new young IT manager persuaded us to consider switching to Apple with an initial test group of workers.
...
Today, we don't accept or use any Office files. If someone applies for a job citing Office skills, we think 'amateur and out of date' and reject them.

By that logic you should have fired your entire original workforce -- you know, because they were experienced in Office and not iWork. But you didn't, because that would be stupid. Just as stupid as rejecting those proficient in Office who could clearly learn any new system.

Which makes me doubt your entire story. Bro.