Everyone is going mad over subscriptions while I'm just editing files with the 365 I already have 
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Microsoft Paying Apple 30-Percent Cut on In-App Office 365 Subscription Purchases
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Well, I did say that it was Office Professional. I'm using the "Pro" version.
That copy of Office Professional 2003 is good for more than 1 system. I can have 10 copies that I use for a decade and still break even with the subscription rate. Not everyone pays full retail.
Even Office 2003 has more features than LibreOffice, but nice try.
Do you really think that Microsoft offers the 365 subscription because it is a better deal for consumers?
Yeah, gotta make up for it somehow.Everyone is going mad over subscriptions while I'm just editing files with the 365 I already have
Yeah, gotta make up for it somehow.
Using something as intended is making up for it now?
For example? Please, don't cite MS Access, although LibreOffice has database support and python scripting (which is way more useful these days than VBScript).
Yes. For those of us who think that the subscription is a poor deal.Using something as intended is making up for it now?
Don't worry. The Mac version is always 1 year late compared to the PC version. Office 2014 for Mac will be out soon. They released Office 2013 for PC last year. Plus, there are always sales for their Office suits. I got my University Edition for $49.99 instead of the listed price of $79.99.
The listed price for a personal copy is $100 a year, or $10 a month. I've essentially paid $12.50 for a year, or less than $1.05 a month. So in the end of the day, it's not that expensive, and you'll get all the updated offices automatically.
I like their mice and I've had a couple of keyboards over the years too. And I think the Surface Pro 2 is an excellent product, albeit a niche one. Personally I think the Windows RT version of the Surface just adds confusion for most people. I understand what they were trying to do, but I think they would have been better off it just ran Windows. They tried to make it be their version of iOS, but iOS runs on the iPhone and iPad where there is a Windows Phone OS and Windows RT. I'm confused just typing that.
I never liked their keyboards, overloaded bloatboards. Logitech Illuminated K800 for my (gaming)PC and the Apple Bluetooth for the Macs, I like very low profiles.
I agree with Windows RT - it didn't work out well but they also did cause more confusion with the naming of the Surface 2/Pro. There was no need to come up with two different Surface OS's, while iOS and the history of the iPhone pretty much lead up to what we have now. I'll state an unpopular opinion and say that I'd like to see a fusion of both - without necessarily being the same but they definitely could be closer in general, which would require a more accesible filesystem etc., imho.
Stupid to you, but fine for a lot of people including me.
I can pay $99 a year and get five licenses for my Macs and my work computer.
In the past I would have needed to pay $200-$300 for a perpetual license, but I was upgrading every release anyways.
Same thing with Adobe CC, a lot people seem to be complaining about it, but I love it.
I had the wired version of the Logitech Illuminated keyboard and it was great to type on. I found it not to be durable as the wire was very light and broke where it entered the keyboard housing. In fact, just about every Logitech product I've owned has gone bad right near or just after the end of the warranty. Their customer service was great though. But I did have problems with 3 mice, a keyboard and a speaker system. I still use the Z-2300 2.1 speaker system, absolutely love it.
The subscription sucks but damn these are some well made apps
Microsoft really outdid themselves with these, just embarrasses apples iWork apps, iWorks is free for a reason after testing out office on iPad
Microsoft really outdid themselves with these, just embarrasses apples iWork apps, iWorks is free for a reason after testing out office on iPad
Yes. For those of us who think that the subscription is a poor deal.
Well that's not how buyer's regret works.
It could vary by area of study and need.
In the past I had no issues with open office on linux.
For the current company I work for I can also say our mac users use open office. this was by choice, they hated mac office and said we are not giving you money to buy it anymore. We (meaing the IT section) are easy in this regards...we sadi fine, less purchase request red tape for us to deal with. Our mac users do basic office stuff in addtion to publishing a local magazine for base people to read. It's not time/cosmo scale publication but its not a decent publication all in all. We have 2 very decent photographers on staff so at least the visuals are nice.
Study wise, and even publication wise...he could be in an area where they are starting them early on (la)tex. If a researcher I know I'd be submitting in latex format.
If you have a school email, get the university version. $79.99 for a 4 year subscription. If you look around, some places will have sales on top of that. I actually got mine when it first came out for $49.99.
Prezi is nothing more than a gimmick and doesn't properly support good storytelling at all. If you need that kind of gimmicks to engage your audience than you should reread some books about how good presentations work. Watch a few TED's.
Purchased and activated the university version and in no where was I asked for my university e-mail. Strange. (I'm not in the US though)
I think you're asked for that with the instillation process. If not then it's just based on the honesty system, which is even better.
Well, if Microsoft would give the chance to pay it as a one time fee software. I would gladly pay USD 20 or 30 for the suite if it gives me a very good experience. I like the Tweetbot model on iOS for example. You pay for a version, if they release a much better major version, then you pay again or a discounted price if you want the newest one.
The same way was working with Office 2003,2007,2010,2013 on Windows.
I want to own the software I dont want to pay for a subscription. I pay subscriptions for services not for software.
So what you're saying is.... people can have very different needs.
Seems to be a common theme in this thread.
Some people need full compatibility with Microsoft Office. For them... only true Microsoft Office will do.
Other people don't have the same demands... and they can get along fine with a free office suite.
Surely if the company you work for have the home usage program, they have already purchased Office Licenses - you're only paying to extend the existing license. If they switched to Office 365 instead, you would be able to install office at home for free - that's the office 365 equivalent of the home usage program. This would cost you nothing, ergo Office 365 is clearly cheaper and I'm not insane.
I have it on VERY good authority that ONE subscription to 365 from ANY iPad would equate to just about 50% of Microsoft's profit from selling a single one of their crappy tablets. In other words, anyone buying Office for their iPad, using the Home Premium subscription, is paying Microsoft the same amount of money over two years as if they had bought the Microsoft tablet with Office included.
While I cannot independently verify this, I do trust my source.
While I cannot independently verify this, I do trust my source.
Retailers actually make next to nothing in most software sales. We are talking single digits at best. Much less than 30%.
Apple won't make a whole heap of cash out of this project, 30% of no sales won't earn them a thing. Now its true to say that MS make great Office software, if you are in a business where sharing documents is key then Word provides a very stable environment in which to work. If this is you, you will already have a subscription to their services, or at least be aware of the opportunity. Its possible that these apps may sweeten the deal for you if you were teetering.
If you are not a power user of Office documents then you will never need these apps and never need a 365 subscription, you are not their target market. There are too many lighter and more intuitive alternatives out there to go MS Office.
I am glad to see that MS have released these apps, it shows that they are turning corners and competition is always good. A world without MS would be bad, who else would we bash?
Subscription based software is the future. Blame the pirates, the freeloaders, the torrenters, don't blame the likes of Adobe and MS, they need to make money and this is a better way to do it for them. Thankfully I am not a power user and don't need the tools they make so I never have to go down that road.
If you are not a power user of Office documents then you will never need these apps and never need a 365 subscription, you are not their target market. There are too many lighter and more intuitive alternatives out there to go MS Office.
I am glad to see that MS have released these apps, it shows that they are turning corners and competition is always good. A world without MS would be bad, who else would we bash?
Subscription based software is the future. Blame the pirates, the freeloaders, the torrenters, don't blame the likes of Adobe and MS, they need to make money and this is a better way to do it for them. Thankfully I am not a power user and don't need the tools they make so I never have to go down that road.
Hey,
I use Calibri at work for cv and document creation simply as nothing else is suitable. Office may have a shed load of fonts but most are gimmicky and ugly. So I am left to use Calibri and tbh I think they have done it deliberately to force incompatibility.
Soon as Pages offers me same features though I will def move away from Office.