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Re: What Office to get?

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On 2025-01-15 18:44, ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ wrote:
> Carlos E.R. wrote on 1/15/25 8:38 AM:
>> On 2025-01-15 14:30, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> a friend asks me what M$ Office to get.
>>>
>>> She doesn't like the one that has to renew the license (pay) every 
>>> year, she rather wants a permanent one, and cheap if possible.
>>>
>>> What options would you recommend? Country is Spain, so offers on 
>>> shops are not feasible, I'm afraid.
>>>
>>>
>>> Of course I suggested LO, but she has to share files with coworkers 
>>> and will not do. She es not a geek. But what I use is LO, so I am not 
>>> familiar with M$ Office versions.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>
>> She is going to try Libre Office, she just told me. Another friend 
>> recommended it, and she doesn't need to share files, she says.
>>
>> Good :-)
>>
>> Thanks for the answers so far :-)
>>
>>
> 
> If the user does end up requiring Office then don't rule out M365 Family.
>   Even though a subscription($99/yr), that same subscription can be 
> shared with 5 other users(owner can invite 5 others to download install 
> on their devices).
>   i.e. that $99 annual cost spread across 6 people is ~$17 per user per 
> year. 

That's interesting.

> Compare that cost with the perpetual version of Office 2024 which 
> is single use(one user), one pc - Office Home(no Outlook) is $150, 
> Office Home and Business($250).
>   e.g. M365 Family shared with 3 people needing/using Office Home is 
> $33-34 yr(or 165 for three years(total cost 3 yrs $300) vs 3 people 
> buying a perpetual version $450.
> 


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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What Office to get? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-15 14:30 +0100
  Re: What Office to get? "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-01-15 09:27 -0500
  Re: What Office to get? sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2025-01-15 08:29 -0600
    Re: What Office to get? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-01-15 13:45 -0600
      Re: What Office to get? malone <malone@nospam.net.nz> - 2025-01-16 09:28 +1300
        Re: What Office to get? sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2025-01-15 15:54 -0600
        Re: What Office to get? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-01-15 16:36 -0600
  Re: What Office to get? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-15 16:38 +0100
    Re: What Office to get? ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-15 10:44 -0700
      Re: What Office to get? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-16 15:49 +0100
    Re: What Office to get? Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-01-28 21:12 +1100
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        Re: What Office to get? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-28 14:51 +0000
  Re: What Office to get? "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-01-15 17:18 +0100
  Re: What Office to get? Paul in Houston TX <Paul@Houston.Texas> - 2025-01-15 12:08 -0600
  Re: What Office to get? Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-15 16:07 -0500
    Re: What Office to get? ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-15 22:35 -0700
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              Re: What Office to get? ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-16 21:38 -0700
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