Microsoft Office changes to subscription $70/year.Post Date: 2008-07-05 |
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skyR ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Digital Storm Apprentice ![]() Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2220 |
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Tyler Lowe ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined: 14 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
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Or you could always just download Open Office for free.
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SunfighterLC ![]() DS Veteran ![]() Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1527 |
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I still use office 97
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workingman ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 411 |
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I do use microsoft office...but not for $70.00.......there are other free programs out there....wonder why microsoft is hell bent on killing it self? sub par o/s , subscription for products you only had to buy once..till you decided to get a new edition..I think they should look at their quality and not a way to make a buck...just goes back to the old saying...if you build a better mouse trap.....
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workingman ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 411 |
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Also i have mcafee and its not 70.00...and if it was..i would'nt have that on my computer either
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!ender_ ![]() DS Veteran ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4219 |
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while i see where youre coming from workingman, MS is hardly killing itself. more along the lines of killing everyone else, financially. I think the aim is making the price look lower on thier completely overpriced office bundles, stupid decision imo, especially to someone like me who wants excel and word and thats IT nothing else no frills no subscriptions. but thats why i use my old student disks
if you consider this a bad business decision, lets compare microsoft's office bundles to their competitors...
wait...
That could be tough, considering there arent any, i see this as a typical corporate muscle flex, they dont have to have competitve prices if there is no competition
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workingman ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 411 |
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well i for once agree with you ......but open office can ..and i guess will ...do all i need so microsoft has lost some more money...from me anyway
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!ender_ ![]() DS Veteran ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4219 |
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oh im with you; i'd never buy any of it, just presenting what i think is their reasoning
lol what do you mean "for once i agree with you"?
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workingman ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 411 |
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lol nothing personal..but i have read many of your posts...and even though there is a lot you have said i dont agree with
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!ender_ ![]() DS Veteran ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4219 |
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lol interesting
*edit* if your opinions differ, you should post them. that is the point of a forum after all, discussion Edited by !ender_ - 05 Jul 2008 at 12:06pm |
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workingman ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 411 |
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I'm not confrontational...I like to keep my opinions to myself...I've already said too much.... |
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skyR ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Digital Storm Apprentice ![]() Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2220 |
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The reason why they are changing to a subscription model is so that you actually pay them money instead of pirate the software like 100% of everyone I know...
But Open Office and Google Docs does everything I need for free.. |
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workingman ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 411 |
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well skyR i bought my copy....must be the only honest person left in america |
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!ender_ ![]() DS Veteran ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4219 |
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colleges, at least in VA offer office packages for so cheap its a joke, i got word, excel, access, oulook and tons of other stuff for 15 bucks
i dont know if youre only technically supposed to use that while youre a student but i dont see why anyone would need newer software to word process or fill out out a spreadsheet
as far as pirates, i'd consider any move made these days, unless drastically groundbreaking, against software pirates is futile, as long as hackers exist there will be a free version of ANYthing that can be put on a computer; i'd be willing to guess they would have a lot more success by simply lowering thier rediculous prices so that honest people are more willing to buy them Edited by !ender_ - 05 Jul 2008 at 1:53pm |
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workingman ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 411 |
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workingman ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 411 |
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i would subscribe for $30.00 a yr....but dont think microsoft would stoop that low..
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