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allset2travel Jul 22, 2025 1:35 pm


Originally Posted by skitraveler (Post 37217594)
Edge case, befriend someone at Microsoft and get a Friend pass to the company store
Office 2024: $30
M365 Individual 1 year: $20
M365 Family 1 year: $26

Thank you for the info.
I wish I know someone works at MS

Craig6z Jul 24, 2025 2:39 pm

Woot (owned by Amazon) has Office 2021 Professional Plus permanent licenses on sale right now for $26: https://computers.woot.com/plus/unlo...igital-keys-17

Suspect for most buyers, Office 2021's content is more than adequate. A version for Mac is $48.
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allset2travel Jul 25, 2025 8:15 am


Originally Posted by Craig6z (Post 37223405)
Woot (owned by Amazon) has Office 2021 Professional Plus permanent licenses on sale right now for $26: https://computers.woot.com/plus/unlo...igital-keys-17

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Perfect! Thanks for the link.
I've never done business with woot before, but will take the plunge.

DYKWIA Jul 25, 2025 10:00 am

I gave up my MS 365 license after the huge increase in subscription fee (around 40% I think).

Installed Libre Office and haven't looked back.

Outlook is now free anyway!

crackjack Jul 26, 2025 7:27 am


Originally Posted by DYKWIA (Post 37224782)
I gave up my MS 365 license after the huge increase in subscription fee (around 40% I think).

Installed Libre Office and have looked back.

Outlook is now free anyway!

Word, Excel, Powerpoint and OneNote have free online versions for personal use anyway, with a Hotmail / Live / Outlook whatever-it-is-now account. It spent have all the bells and whistles (my main missing item in Word is ‘compare docs’), but it will do the job for the most part… requires an online connection, however.

If you need Access, then you will need a license, but how many people would use Access in their personal lives?

DYKWIA Jul 26, 2025 7:52 am


Originally Posted by crackjack (Post 37226124)
Word, Excel, Powerpoint and OneNote have free online versions for personal use anyway, with a Hotmail / Live / Outlook whatever-it-is-now account. It spent have all the bells and whistles (my main missing item in Word is ‘compare docs’), but it will do the job for the most part… requires an online connection, however.

Yeah - I'm old hat and prefer something that's installed locally rather than using "online" versions.


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