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 In mid-July, Microsoft will begin selling office programs to consumers on a subscription basis. This is a bold new business model for Office that is rumored to start at about $70 per year. The price seems reasonable for what you get (especially when I consider that I spend over $100/month on my cable bill), but you be the judge.
Equipt will include:
- Word 2007
- Excel 2007
- PowerPoint 2007
- OneNote 2007
- Microsoft Office Live Workspace
- Windows Live tools (Mail, Messenger, Photo, etc)
- Windows Live OneCare
- Upgrades and Updates
What do you think? Good deal or bad deal? Leave your thoughts in the comments.
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2 Responses to “Is Your Computer Equipt?”
This is an interesting idea…but honestly why not just use the free Open Office which is a great tool and costs NOTHING? We have used it almost exclusively for the last 2 years at my work and rarely run into compatibility problems.
Good point pooper. Honestly, I haven’t used Open Office in a while so I’m not up to speed enough to give it a proper review. I have heard that compatibility issues are less frequent and that the software is pretty light to run. I must admit though, I am a OneNote addict. I couldn’t live without it. One Care is also a cool addition if you don’t already have virus software. Admittedly, the Live sweet is pretty much free online anyway, so not much extra benefit there. As for the value of continued updates and upgrades? Time will tell what value that brings as it will depend on the value and frequency of on-boarded features.
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