Unlimited Office Professional Plus 2016 for 4$?

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       #11

    My solution was to revert to Office 2007.
    One price (paid years ago).
    No maintenance fees.
    No Microsoft account.
    No compatibility issues.
    No color-blind themes (Office 2010).
    No new, bizarre behaviors (Office 2013/2016).
    Happy camper.
    (And no $4 scams.)
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       #12

    These are keys from DOA machines etc. I've bought a few over the years, the first some 5 years ago for Office 2010. Still working to this day, and it was reactivated after a hiccup when I installed W10.
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       #13

    margrave55 said:
    My solution was to revert to Office 2007.
    One price (paid years ago).
    No maintenance fees.
    No Microsoft account.
    No compatibility issues.
    No color-blind themes (Office 2010).
    No new, bizarre behaviors (Office 2013/2016).
    Happy camper.
    (And no $4 scams.)
    ... and no support or security patches after October.
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       #14

    DavidY said:
    ... and no support or security patches after October.
    Hi there.

    @DavidY.

    Actually if you use OFFICE intelligently - you don't really need security patches --although Office 2010 is probably a better bet than Office 2007.

    Most people aren't using direct connections to the internet when using any version of Office -- and if they avoid opening up email attachments from unknown sources that are on say WORD / EXCEL etc format they should avoid any of those problems where viruses can get into vba code / macros.

    I know (not allowed to say which) places that require quite a high level of govt / security clearance that still are perfectly happy using W7 enterprise and Office 2010 --so if office 2010 is good enough for those places it must be reasonably secure too-- individuals don't need anything like that level of security.

    I'm only using Office 2016 because I got from a workplace an Enterprise licence - otherwise I would quite happily remained with Office 2010 or even Office 2007.

    Office 2013 though was a total dog in every way however you looked at it -- best 100% avoided.

    Office 365 could be a good choice for some but I have a total aversion to monthly subscriptions --it annoys me when I can't for example buy 2 years worth of electricity in advance --why not --the power company gets its money and I'm not forever having to tot up how much is being bled from my account each month --utilities, subscriptions, internet, phone, netflix, etc etc etc.

    However that's for individuals to choose of course - but paying up front for any sort of decent mobile smart phone and then getting either a pay as you go sim card or one with a very low fee will save you after about 14 months a shedload of money.

    For example --Samsung S8 -- monthly contract -- typical around 50 EUR a month - 600 EUR a year.
    Buy an unlocked one (both in Iceland and Belgium phones offered without contracts by law have to be "unlocked" - possibly in other places too) costs around 700 EUR, decent sim - 7 Eur a month. You don't need a SIM these days with a huge data allowannce .

    Most places (even the UK !! - not always renowned for its hi-tech approach to these things) has a decent - albeit slowish connectable wifi environment in places where most people who use these devices are living / working / travelling to / visiting. Wifi doesn't cost you on the phone and if you use messaging systems over wifi you don't need to cough up on international roaming charges etc --and can certainly avoid the humungous charges for data usage.

    Maths is obvious.

    Cheers
    jimbo
    Last edited by jimbo45; 11 Aug 2017 at 11:04.
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