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Thread ID: 129386 2013-02-21 06:31:00 So many different versions of Microsoft Office! pine-o-cleen (2955) PC World Chat
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1329356 2013-02-21 08:38:00 Theres two main versions of Office (2013) now.

Theres office 2013 - single purchase, install On pc, that's it. Then there's Office 365 - Subscription Based, different length of time for subscriptions. If you let the subscription expire it goes into read only mode.

The university Edition CY mentioned: thats ONLY on subscription with 365.

If you want a one payment version you have to have Office 2010 - I know because I've just gone through this twice in the last week.

AND they have changed the way you get the Product key -- No longer with the University Edition do you simply install. To combat people who are not meant to have it - businesses using a University edition - you now have a pin, that comes with it, you go to a site MS state, enter the Pin code, fill in your University details, including YOUR University email address, and MS then send you the Product key to install. The Key HAS to go to a University or tertiary education.

Whats in office 2013/365
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Re Garys Comment:

Kingsoft Office:

Paid and free versions, screen shots below.

Paid interface - can switch to free interface as well:
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wainuitech (129)
1329357 2013-02-21 08:50:00 Add to above, Damn PF1 script crashed the site Grrrrrrrr


kingsoft Free interface:

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wainuitech (129)
1329358 2013-02-21 09:12:00 geeeessssssssssss PF1 keeps booting me tonight - Add to above ( Again) :D

Office 365 Subscriptions Contents - (this was meant in the first post I made.)

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Suppliers dont have Small business or Pro yet for 365.


Maybe a Mod can merge these three threads Please.
wainuitech (129)
1329359 2013-02-21 09:46:00 The word according to Fark - www.theregister.co.uk fred_fish (15241)
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