woolyhead   15 #1 Posted June 11, 2018 Something strange happened when I tried to buy Office 2016 from Amazon. I paid for it and received the licence number and installed Office but it failed to work. So I contacted Amazon and didn't get a reply but suddenly I discovered that I now had Office 365 as well so I started using the Word from it. I wasn't asked to pay for Office 365 so is it likely I'll be asked to pay later? Doesn't sound likely to me as Amazon doesn't usually send anything until it's been paid for, does it? Is Office 365 better than Office 2016? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   862 #2 Posted June 11, 2018 office 365 is the new version, its a yearly subscription thing if i remember right, so you havent actually "bought" it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
woolyhead   15 #3 Posted June 11, 2018 (edited) Thanks Melthebell. Makes sense. I'll get back to Amazon and find out what they're playing at. Edited June 12, 2018 by woolyhead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437 Â Â 14 #4 Posted June 13, 2018 You need to remember you don't buy any software from Microsoft, you are just paying for a licence to run the software on your machine - you will never own it, unlike LibreOffice where you actually own your copy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
propoly   10 #5 Posted June 13, 2018 They have only changed the name I'm sure you can still purchase it outright Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   862 #6 Posted June 13, 2018 They have only changed the name I'm sure you can still purchase it outright nah, im not 100% sure but i remember mi missus "buying" it and then moaning as she had to keep paying yearly  just found the following on a quick google The outright purchase model is the traditional way of buying previous versions of Microsoft Office (2013, 2011, 2010, 2007, 2003 etc). ... If you wish to purchase Office 2016 or Office 365, you will need to pay outright for Office 2016 or per month or year for Office 365.20 Jan 2018 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mikes10 Â Â 10 #7 Posted June 14, 2018 M$ want to phase out the 'Purchase Business Model' and introduce the 'Subscription Business Model' (see article below). So enventually it will be bye-bye M$ Office 20XX and hello to M$ Office 365. Â https://www.thurrott.com/office/110036/end-microsoft-office-know Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
esme   10 #8 Posted June 14, 2018 More, bye bye M$ hello L*nux Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437   14 #9 Posted June 14, 2018 More, bye bye M$ hello L*nux  Er hem! GNU/L*nux - no GNU no L*nux! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
altus   534 #10 Posted June 14, 2018 Er hem! GNU/L*nux - no GNU no L*nux! Most people aren't that pedantic about it.  In the context of this thread, it's more bye bye Microsoft Office, hello LibreOffice.  For any MS Office users worried about what Microsoft is doing with their charging model, LibreOffice is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux so you can try it now before you're faced with Microsoft forcing you to upgrade to a subscription based version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
ez8004   10 #11 Posted June 14, 2018 People are seriously that cheap that £10 is too expensive for an Office 2016 Pro license and would rather use an inferior suite.  Each to their own I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
altus   534 #12 Posted June 15, 2018 People are seriously that cheap that £10 is too expensive for an Office 2016 Pro license and would rather use an inferior suite. Each to their own I guess. Office 2016 Pro doesn't cost £10 - not everybody can get special deals because their employer uses it. Besides which, it's primarily about control not cost. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...