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| 1190179 | 2011-03-29 03:20:00 | The previous IT guy was right in to his open source support Now you know why? Does it have to be MS Office or would Open Office do for at least some of them? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1190180 | 2011-03-29 04:57:00 | Now you know why? Does it have to be MS Office or would Open Office do for at least some of them? Sometimes it's like bashing your head against a brick wall to get people to change. I've Installed OO for some of my clients, yet people still come to me with "can I have Office 2007 or 2010 installed on my computer"... geez, all they do is type letters or memos, they could use Wordpad for that :lol: |
Renegade (16270) | ||
| 1190181 | 2011-03-29 05:15:00 | If the previous guy was right into his open-source, why not keep going that route ? | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1190182 | 2011-03-29 05:21:00 | If the previous guy was right into his open-source, why not keep going that route ? We had too many clients complaining compatibility problems trying to open documents etc, ironic huh. :groan: EDIT: 100% renegade, also a lot of staff "i hate firefox.... no reason why they 'just do" you all would have come across these types. i dont like your email (zimbra) i need outlook...its what im used to. open office looks yuck, shall i go on.... EDIT: #2 and then you get the ones on the other end of the scale that hate MS and outlook with a passion, it is quite an amusing industry sometimes :) |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1190183 | 2011-03-29 06:41:00 | MS = Corporate Standard. You would never get us to change. Mostly be cause we have custom macros/buttons for our self, fully integrated with our DMS etc. | Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1190184 | 2011-03-29 07:35:00 | All prices are per licence, ex gst, office standard $1090 :lol: Renewal = $400/year after those 2 years Retail 2010 Home and Bus =$375+gst That sounds expensive, and being a renewal I am guessing does include software assurance, though I may be wrong. It may be purely to do with quantities, or I may have gotten some figures mixed up, but I'm sure we were getting Office 2010 Pro Plus for about $650ish. It's quite probable there just isn't a volume license for the home business edition. |
inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1190185 | 2011-03-29 07:53:00 | MS = Corporate Standard. You would never get us to change. Mostly be cause we have custom macros/buttons for our self, fully integrated with our DMS etc. Potentially, but if you work from the ground up, it's entirely possible to do away with it. It's harder to come in and just "switch". I know businesses using Lotus Notes, Open Office, Chromium / Firefox, and a variety of linux desktop distro's. It's fully doable. Our policy at work is: It's our policy, you don't get a say in the matter. Don't like Software X? We quite likely dislike using it too, but it's what's been decided is best for the business, so deal with it. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1190186 | 2011-03-29 08:29:00 | Gobe1, you could also look into the newer Microsoft Online options. - Windows Intune (www.microsoft.com) (PC management and Windows Upgrade), free trial available now. - Office 365 (Office Pro, Exchange Online email server, SharePoint Online intranet, etc), available later this year. There is a previous version called BPOS available now but the option to have it with Office Pro included will come with Office 365. These are all per-user per-month. There could already be people on this forum who can help you set it all up and manage it if you don't want to do it yourself. cheers W |
waldok (15185) | ||
| 1190187 | 2011-03-29 09:03:00 | Must apologize Gobe1 :blush: In post 7 I put Volume is a lot cheaper . While it is cheaper in the long run, I was actually thinking more along the lines which I have done a fair amount of work with, the charity/Volume . MicroSoft are VERY much into charity pricing where its available . The discounts if you are a registered charity are huge (thats a FACT) For Office - esp the Office Professional Standard and Office Professional Plus, which BTW are the only ones avilable in Volume ( Home and Business edition is not included)heres what each product has ( . microsoft . com/en-us/buy/office-2010-volume-licensing-suites-comparison-FX101825637 . aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA101809925" target="_blank">office . microsoft . com) Edited: The Office 365 that Waldok advised of may be the cheaper option as well . |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1190188 | 2011-03-29 19:31:00 | HI all , i just found out it does include upgrades, (there goes my left nut owww) Thanks for the inputs, much appreciated. I will check out that office 365 and intune |
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