Microsoft reveals Office 2013 and Office 365 pricing
Microsoft unveiled Office 2013 and the new Office 365 a couple months ago and launched a public beta to give everyone an opportunity to test it out. There were still two big question marks, though: “When will it be available?” and “How much will it cost?” Now we know the answer to one of those burning questions.First, let’s just cover the basics. Office 2013 Home & Student will cost $139.99, Office 2013 Home & Business is $219.99, and... full story
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Microsoft sends cut-off notices to Office 365 preview users
Microsoft has started to warn customers who signed up for Office 365 subscription previews that their free ride is about to end. Emails sent by Microsoft last week outline what happens when the previews expire and urge customers to subscribe to the paying versions of Office 365. Microsoft is sending out Office 365 Home Premium preview expiration warnings: Pay up or lose...
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What Office 2013's draconian licensing policy really means for you
Microsoft might be selling two versions of its Office suite, but its licensing policies suggest the company is not only trying to thwart software piracy, but also drive customers away from Office 2013 and over to the Office 365 subscription model. First, a little background. Purchasing Office 2013 only provides a license for a single PC (as opposed to up to five PCs with...
pcworld.com (3 months ago)
Microsoft says Office 365 adoption accelerating, but questions remain
When Microsoft reported its third-quarter financial results last week, company officials trumpeted several metrics about sales and adoption of Office 365, the cloud subscription suite for email and collaboration.Specifically, Microsoft said that Office 365 "net seat additions" grew five times compared with the same quarter last year, and that 25 percent of the company's...
pcworld.com (27 days ago)
End is in sight for free Microsoft Office 2013 Preview
The party will soon be over for anyone enjoying the free Office 365/Office 2013 Preview, and Microsoft is getting serious about convincing people to buy or subscribe to the new productivity suite before the trial ends. For the past few weeks, Microsoft has notified preview users about the close of the free Office test period by using an alert bar below Office’s menu ribbon....
pcworld.com (2 months and 3 days ago)
Office 365 subscriptions account for a quarter of suite's U.S. retail sales
Office 365 has accounted for about 25 percet of all Office retail unit sales in the U.S. since its introduction two months ago, but the new “rent-not-own” strategy has not boosted overall sales, an analyst said today. Stephen Baker of the NPD Group, a research firm that regularly surveys U.S. retailers for software sales figures, noted that the split between Office 2013 and...
pcworld.com (1 month and 16 days ago)
Microsoft Updates Office 365 For Business
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - Microsoft kept its promise. The software giant said it would release its next-generation office suite of applications on Feb. 27 and it kept its word. The Redmond, Wash.-based firm describes the new software as a major new update to its Office 365 services for businesses. They're calling it Microsoft's most complete Office cloud service to date...
thestreet.com (2 months and 22 days ago)
Microsoft Offers Office 365 To Students For Free
Microsoft apparently really wants students to use Office 365 and its accompanying suite of products, including SkyDrive. Today, Microsoft announced a new campaign offering college students the ability to try Office 365 University for free for up to six months. Students with an .edu email address can sign up for an initial three months for free, and then if they share the...
forbes.com (2 months and 10 days ago)
Microsoft confirms Office 2013 licenses cannot be transferred
Microsoft has confirmed that Office 365 owners cannot transfer their license to another PC once it has been installed.In a departure from Microsoft's Office 2010 stance, those who purchase a single license for the new Windows 8 productivity suite, will not be able to reinstall elsewhere, even if their PC is stolen.In an emailed response to a query from Computerworld asking...
techradar.com (3 months and 2 days ago)
Microsoft Updates Office 365 for Business, Adds New Plans
Microsoft today unveiled several new versions of its Office 365 suite for businesses.
pcmag.com (2 months and 22 days ago)
Making sense of the new Microsoft Office offerings
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