That's cool man. You raise a very good point btw, a lot of time I see people buying expensive software that they don't need. I agree both tools are good for a variety of personal uses (I use them myself).
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Office 2016 for Mac Now Available as One-Time $150 Purchase
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So I'm "cheap" not to spend $300+ every other year on something I rarely use? I think you've confused cheap with frugal. Waste your money however you like. My decision to not upgrade to Yosemite has to do with its (I feel ugly and less usable) GUI changes, lack of useful improvements and slower operation. If I upgrade to El Capitain it will be because of METAL and nothing else. You can't say I'm cheap about the OS upgrade seeing it's free.... (there goes that theory). There's such a thing as being wise with one's money and just throwing it away.
Been using the new Office for a while with a 365 account. I have to admit ... this is the first version of Office that I've ever actually liked, and I've been using Office since the mid 90s. It feels more like a Mac application should feel and less like Microsoft trying to make a Windows product that will run on a Mac. Kudos to their development team.
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And you really only new a newer version of Office if there's a newer Microsoft Office file format, like when Office 2007 introduced the newer docx, pptx and xlsx formats. Or if Apple switches processor architectures. You can probably use the same version of Microsoft Office for several years.
No subscription. That's nice. But.... Google Apps is free and just as good.
Maybe for a simple document... for real work unfortunately you still need Word.
Call it whatever you like. MS has no interest in supporting people like you.
I see this as Microsoft's real commitment to continue (and improve) support for the Mac. It's their show of good faith in that, so that's another reason besides the compatibility thing for me to upgrade. It's a two-way street.
I just bought my Office 2016 upgrade from the article link. Careful! I somehow was taken to the Windows version, didn't notice, bought it, and then couldn't download because of the incompatible filetype of the installer. Happily, MS was very cooperative in processing the return and the new purchase. The installer worked without incident.
I really don't like MS Office, at least not the 2011 version, so I'll wait and see what's different with this one. But we have to deal with customers' Word files often, so we might as well keep up.
I'm happy we held out for this $150 version and didn't bite the bullet for 365.
Google Docs?!? What's with all this comparing Microsoft Office to Google Docs!? I would never consider one a replacement for the other. Google Docs is at best a way to view Office files while you are on the go. Now, the real comparison is with Libreoffice. If given a choice between the two, I slightly prefer MS Office. However, considering the price, Libreoffice wins hands down. (Note I have not tried the new Libre 5 or Office 2016 versions)
Can anyone confirm Office 2016 fixes the bug where you can't view two excel documents at once (the way you can two word docs) in different windows?
Can anyone confirm Office 2016 fixes the bug where you can't view two excel documents at once (the way you can two word docs) in different windows?
The editor/copywriter is using Word. I'm importing that content into InDesign with paragraph styles ready to go.
Unfortunately the time required for people to learn it is not. We'll stick with Word as it is part of our process.
I think anyone would like to subscribe if the price rang a fair bell in the mind of the consumer. Most subscription services try to extract profits from the first month itself and thus look priced a bit too much. I think, if they would offer more value to the user, and as such, if the value unfolds over a period of time for the user, therefore, the profits, anyone would keep subscribing. Of course, assuming then, that the software is kept updated vigilantly.
It has to be a different, more vigil approach than toward a standalone piece for the subscription model to succeed. Subscription is not just breaking the cost down to monthly. It is more. It is a service! Nobody calls a standalone a service. There's the cue!
Example:
I have subscribed to Office 2016 Business Premium on my Mac. I will not pay $229 for a standalone. Why?
1. The $229 covers me for 3 years of monthly subscription, at around which time, I hope a new version comes up.
2. Subscription offers me use on up to 5 devices. I am covering 3 already - Mac, iPhone, iPad. Standalone would be just the Mac.
So, more value in the subscription model at a price that evens it out over 3 years, which is roughly the product life cycle of a Mac Office piece. (It is true that Office 2016 onward they are going to bring upgrades yearly, but still.)
This is excellent execution of subscription model on part of Microsoft. I think, they are making a standalone for those who know they won't upgrade till it dies, or who will use on only one device and would rather not bother with a monthly payment.
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I hate that Adobe doesn't offer this one-time payment option. They are just pushing people over to pirated software.
Nope, the beta just stops working and if you want to keep using it, you have to buy it.
Going the subscription route makes a lot more sense when you have multiple devices and more so when you have computers on different platforms. I held off on update from Office 2003 on my Windows desktop and Office 2008 on my Mac until last year when I learned that Office 365 would give me licenses for both platforms and a few spare ones for my family members. I don't need to worry about getting a Mac or Windows copy of office to stay up to date. I just subscribe and can manage the software as needed.
...Who are you too? Ha clearly that was a autocorrect gone bad.. 'previous posts'
Well you said 'Free...Stop there'. That could be taken in a lot of ways. I took it to mean "Stop there. It's Free, that's all I care about!"
I'm not sure what you mean. I've never had that problem with any version of Excel on my Macs. I have multiple spreadsheets open in multiple windows all the time. This was the case with Office 2011 and in Office 2016.
Office 2016 on a Mid 2014 MBPR runs 10 times slower than Office 2011. Hell the applications do not even load any faster and in fact take a lot longer. This is simply not acceptable for newer software. I thought we were going forwards? Why would I want to pay for Office 2016 when it does not run as quick as office 2011?
Google Docs does what 95% of the people need for free. If you need to convert it to a Word file for whatever reason you can.
Given how MS has treated Mac in the past, I'm not willing to give them a dime. There's no telling when they'll release another Mac version. Sure, they look good now, saving face and all. But talk to me in a few years when it looks like MS, once again, has abandoned the product.
I don't have to worry about such things with Google. Sure, it live in the browser, but it's ALWAYS up to date, no matter what platform you're on.
Given how MS has treated Mac in the past, I'm not willing to give them a dime. There's no telling when they'll release another Mac version. Sure, they look good now, saving face and all. But talk to me in a few years when it looks like MS, once again, has abandoned the product.
I don't have to worry about such things with Google. Sure, it live in the browser, but it's ALWAYS up to date, no matter what platform you're on.