Is this for real??

Kari said:

Even here on Ten Forums we have our share of members who repeatedly post completely false information as facts without any reference to sources. I detest this "it does not have to be true to be posted as a fact" mentality, people thinking they are so important that if they believe something it must be a fact.

The post on Macrium forums you linked to is a typical example of this. I can almost see how the thought process of that OP goes: "I think it's like this, therefore it must be a fact. Who cares about evidence, my word must be enough to convince others that I know what I am talking about".

Total carbage, b***s***.




Your statement is not completely true. It is not a fact that Office and Outlook are now accessed by annual payment. Your comment indicates that it is the only option.

It's a choice users can make, buy a one time life long license for specific version of Office without upgrade option (Office 2016 at the moment), or buy a monthly or annual subscription which includes all future upgrades to always have latest version (Office 365).

Whats the difference between Office 365 and Office 2016?

Kari

I sent a Message to Macrium About this guy and for their take on it. His qualifications seem legit but that means nada.

xXWhackerXx said:

EXTREME over pricing ALONE drive piracy. i forget about the office 365 model, cause it's way too intrusive for my taste. but yes there is a yearly version.

I prefer the lease model. It is only marginally more expensive to get a 5 user licence EACH with 1 TB of onedrive space.

Overall, package is great value.

Kari said:

Even here on Ten Forums we have our share of members who repeatedly post completely false information as facts without any reference to sources. I detest this "it does not have to be true to be posted as a fact" mentality, people thinking they are so important that if they believe something it must be a fact.

The post on Macrium forums you linked to is a typical example of this. I can almost see how the thought process of that OP goes: "I think it's like this, therefore it must be a fact. Who cares about evidence, my word must be enough to convince others that I know what I am talking about".

Total carbage, b***s***.




Your statement is not completely true. It is not a fact that Office and Outlook are now accessed by annual payment. Your comment indicates that it is the only option.

It's a choice users can make, buy a one time life long license for specific version of Office without upgrade option (Office 2016 at the moment), or buy a monthly or annual subscription which includes all future upgrades to always have latest version (Office 365).

Whats the difference between Office 365 and Office 2016?

Kari

Well I stand to be corrected then because I thought that one had to pay for the full Outlook as I use the free version and am always being asked if I want to upgrade and if that doesn't mean money then please tell me what it does mean - because I don't believe in free lunches and as for the Office well I have copies of 2007 and 2010 that I cannot use because after having a few clean installs and having to put Office back on I am refused to do so because I have used it too many times already - is that what you think is fair because I damn well don't all I wanted was to use it to do simple letters and documents and very infrequently at that. It really didn't matter to me if it wasn't supported anymore and heck what is it to Microsoft except that they would lose money from me having to shell out more money for the current version/s of Office.

I posted what I thought was a possibility and as usual have got slammed for doing so I didn't need the comments that were made about my post being in part quite rude.

xXWhackerXx said:

actually either model is over priced. microsoft IS one of most overpriced software companies out that and gas been for a VERY long time.

That simply is not true.

You'll get Windows 10 pre-installed when you buy a new computer, or you can buy it for your own build with $100. Compare that to games costing $40, $60 or even more; you'll get a full operating system with a price of two games.

Full Office 365 Personal suite can be subscribed with less than $6 a month ($69.99 a year), with less than $8.40 a month you can get Office 365 Home for five users ($99.99 a year). Each user gets 1 TB OneDrive storage, full set of Office desktop applications, free upgrades, one hour free monthly phone calls to any landline number in the whole world (mobile numbers in selected countries), and so on.

That's dirt cheap.

• Windows 10 OEM - Newegg.com
• Buy Office 365 Personal
• Buy Office 365 Home

Kari

That post from The MR Forum is all BS. The OP's Opinion and nothing more. As @Kari pointed out, he has no sources and his post has no merit what so ever. Do not believe it.

xXWhackerXx said:

to b e honest i stopped looking at their pricing years ago when office was over 200 for the standalone. i got a discounted copy from a store going out of business. glad to see that it looks like microsoft was forced to lower their prices.

They have not lowered prices directly but the market is much bigger than 20 years ago, and allowing for inflation, prices are much cheaper. Your argument is like keeping an old car as a runaround to local shops. Sure it will be ok, but take it on along journey at high speed.....

If a 20yr old version suits your needs, fine but do not compare oranges and bananas.

The MS lease deal is good value to keep up to five users on latest version and a lot of cloud space. Hell most cloud services would cost more for 5TB (or even 1TB) without any software included.