Re: [WAMUG} MS Office for Mac

[Peter Crisp]

No problem Stephen. This problem for me was triggered by my wife's
need for Excel and her MBP failing and in upgrading from that phase I
went to a barely used 2016 MBP - which I knew would necessitate some
sort of MS Office solution for her (as Big Sur is incompatible with
the MS Office 2008 (!!!) version that had been functioning on her now
failed MBP). So it was either $199 for a single licence or ~$55/year
(after employee discount and tax refund component) for 6 licences (for
the whole family), version updating provided automatically, 1TB per
user cloud storage. It seemed a no brainer for me. 
To be honest I have never used Pages or Numbers - but undoubtedly they
can deliver. All my colleagues use the MS Office format so it seems no
point using the Apple formats just for my own principles. 

Kind Regards

Peter Crisp

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 Gosh Peter !You make me wonder about upgrading my MS Office in the
future.
I used to use Pages and Numbers years ago, but moved to Office because
of the incompatibilities.But from what you say it sounds like things
have changed from that point of view.
Thank you for your input.

On 30 Mar 2021, at 8:40 am, Peter Hinchliffe  wrote:

On 29 Mar 2021, at 5:00 pm, Pete  wrote:
Hi Neil, yes I agree with your comments below. My deal was 30% off the
regular Microsoft price of $129 I think brought it down to $90 odd.
Then with tax deductibility down to $55 there abouts. Happy with
that. 
The discount continues as well for all years I remain subscribed.

Regards
Pete

As much  as I hate both subscription-based software, and have an
aversion to Microsoft Office software, I decided several years ago to
take out an Office 365 subscription.
 It is extremely difficult to work in a professional environment with
Microsoft Office. It is simply a necessary evil. Despite my
misgivings, I do recognise that Office 365 actually represents
extremely good value. At $99 p.a., and a with a renewl coming up in
April, I will be happy to pay it. I givers me the ability to instal it
on every device I own, and to able to operate trouble-free with all
Office documents people send me.
Having said all that, I rarely use any of the Office products for
document creation. I  find them overblown, confusing, and laden with
features that often don’t work very well. I’m much happier working
with Pages for most document creation, and I’ll always use Numbers
in preference to Excel if I need a spreadsheet. It’s simply a more
elegant product, and more than meets my needs. If I need to
collaborate with an Office user, Isimply export as Word or Excel. The
compatibility with modern versions of both platform is very good.
The truly frustrating thing about it is, even more than the terrible
software that it is, is the many things that I see people try to do
with it when there are much more appropriate, simple and cheap ways to
achieve the same ends. For example, so many people seem to like to use
Excel as a database solution. It’s a terrible idea, for so many
reasons I haven’t got time to go into here. Being a filemaker
Developer I naturally go t Filemaker for a database solution, but
there are many easy, inexepensive solutions, all of which are better
than Excel. That's just one example.
I could go on, but I won’t. Suffice to say I have never regretted my
decision to take an Office 365 subscription.

 Kind regards,
Peter Hinchliffe    Apwin Computer ServicesFileMaker Pro
Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482    Mob 0403 046 948

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Re: [WAMUG} MS Office for Mac

[Peter Crisp]

No problem Stephen. This problem for me was triggered by my wife's
need for Excel and her MBP failing and in upgrading from that phase I
went to a barely used 2016 MBP - which I knew would necessitate some
sort of MS Office solution for her (as Big Sur is incompatible with
the MS Office 2008 (!!!) version that had been functioning on her now
failed MBP). So it was either $199 for a single licence or ~$55/year
(after employee discount and tax refund component) for 6 licences (for
the whole family), version updating provided automatically, 1TB per
user cloud storage. It seemed a no brainer for me. 
To be honest I have never used Pages or Numbers - but undoubtedly they
can deliver. All my colleagues use the MS Office format so it seems no
point using the Apple formats just for my own principles. 

Kind Regards

Peter Crisp

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From: wamug@wamug.org.au
To:"WAMUG Mailing List" 
Cc:
Sent:Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:23:42 +0800
Subject:Re: [WAMUG} MS Office for Mac

 Gosh Peter !You make me wonder about upgrading my MS Office in the
future.
I used to use Pages and Numbers years ago, but moved to Office because
of the incompatibilities.But from what you say it sounds like things
have changed from that point of view.
Thank you for your input.

On 30 Mar 2021, at 8:40 am, Peter Hinchliffe  wrote:

On 29 Mar 2021, at 5:00 pm, Pete  wrote:
Hi Neil, yes I agree with your comments below. My deal was 30% off the
regular Microsoft price of $129 I think brought it down to $90 odd.
Then with tax deductibility down to $55 there abouts. Happy with
that. 
The discount continues as well for all years I remain subscribed.

Regards
Pete

As much  as I hate both subscription-based software, and have an
aversion to Microsoft Office software, I decided several years ago to
take out an Office 365 subscription.
 It is extremely difficult to work in a professional environment with
Microsoft Office. It is simply a necessary evil. Despite my
misgivings, I do recognise that Office 365 actually represents
extremely good value. At $99 p.a., and a with a renewl coming up in
April, I will be happy to pay it. I givers me the ability to instal it
on every device I own, and to able to operate trouble-free with all
Office documents people send me.
Having said all that, I rarely use any of the Office products for
document creation. I  find them overblown, confusing, and laden with
features that often don’t work very well. I’m much happier working
with Pages for most document creation, and I’ll always use Numbers
in preference to Excel if I need a spreadsheet. It’s simply a more
elegant product, and more than meets my needs. If I need to
collaborate with an Office user, Isimply export as Word or Excel. The
compatibility with modern versions of both platform is very good.
The truly frustrating thing about it is, even more than the terrible
software that it is, is the many things that I see people try to do
with it when there are much more appropriate, simple and cheap ways to
achieve the same ends. For example, so many people seem to like to use
Excel as a database solution. It’s a terrible idea, for so many
reasons I haven’t got time to go into here. Being a filemaker
Developer I naturally go t Filemaker for a database solution, but
there are many easy, inexepensive solutions, all of which are better
than Excel. That's just one example.
I could go on, but I won’t. Suffice to say I have never regretted my
decision to take an Office 365 subscription.

 Kind regards,
Peter Hinchliffe    Apwin Computer ServicesFileMaker Pro
Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482    Mob 0403 046 948

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Re: [WAMUG} MS Office for Mac

[Stephen Chape]

Gosh Peter !
You make me wonder about upgrading my MS Office in the future.

I used to use Pages and Numbers years ago, but moved to Office because of the 
incompatibilities.
But from what you say it sounds like things have changed from that point of 
view.

Thank you for your input.

> On 30 Mar 2021, at 8:40 am, Peter Hinchliffe  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 29 Mar 2021, at 5:00 pm, Pete > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Neil, yes I agree with your comments below. My deal was 30% off the 
>> regular Microsoft price of $129 I think brought it down to $90 odd. Then 
>> with tax deductibility down to $55 there abouts. Happy with that. 
>> 
>> The discount continues as well for all years I remain subscribed.
>> 
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Pete
>> 
> 
> As much  as I hate both subscription-based software, and have an aversion to 
> Microsoft Office software, I decided several years ago to take out an Office 
> 365 subscription.
> 
>  It is extremely difficult to work in a professional environment with 
> Microsoft Office. It is simply a necessary evil. Despite my misgivings, I do 
> recognise that Office 365 actually represents extremely good value. At $99 
> p.a., and a with a renewl coming up in April, I will be happy to pay it. I 
> givers me the ability to instal it on every device I own, and to able to 
> operate trouble-free with all Office documents people send me.
> 
> Having said all that, I rarely use any of the Office products for document 
> creation. I  find them overblown, confusing, and laden with features that 
> often don’t work very well. I’m much happier working with Pages for most 
> document creation, and I’ll always use Numbers in preference to Excel if I 
> need a spreadsheet. It’s simply a more elegant product, and more than meets 
> my needs. If I need to collaborate with an Office user, Isimply export as 
> Word or Excel. The compatibility with modern versions of both platform is 
> very good.
> 
> The truly frustrating thing about it is, even more than the terrible software 
> that it is, is the many things that I see people try to do with it when there 
> are much more appropriate, simple and cheap ways to achieve the same ends. 
> For example, so many people seem to like to use Excel as a database solution. 
> It’s a terrible idea, for so many reasons I haven’t got time to go into here. 
> Being a filemaker Developer I naturally go t Filemaker for a database 
> solution, but there are many easy, inexepensive solutions, all of which are 
> better than Excel. That's just one example.
> 
> I could go on, but I won’t. Suffice to say I have never regretted my decision 
> to take an Office 365 subscription.
> 
> 
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
> Perth, Western Australia
> Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948
> 
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Re: [WAMUG} MS Office for Mac

[Peter Hinchliffe]

> On 29 Mar 2021, at 5:00 pm, Pete  wrote:
> 
> Hi Neil, yes I agree with your comments below. My deal was 30% off the 
> regular Microsoft price of $129 I think brought it down to $90 odd. Then with 
> tax deductibility down to $55 there abouts. Happy with that. 
> 
> The discount continues as well for all years I remain subscribed.
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Pete
> 

As much  as I hate both subscription-based software, and have an aversion to 
Microsoft Office software, I decided several years ago to take out an Office 
365 subscription.

 It is extremely difficult to work in a professional environment with Microsoft 
Office. It is simply a necessary evil. Despite my misgivings, I do recognise 
that Office 365 actually represents extremely good value. At $99 p.a., and a 
with a renewl coming up in April, I will be happy to pay it. I givers me the 
ability to instal it on every device I own, and to able to operate trouble-free 
with all Office documents people send me.

Having said all that, I rarely use any of the Office products for document 
creation. I  find them overblown, confusing, and laden with features that often 
don’t work very well. I’m much happier working with Pages for most document 
creation, and I’ll always use Numbers in preference to Excel if I need a 
spreadsheet. It’s simply a more elegant product, and more than meets my needs. 
If I need to collaborate with an Office user, Isimply export as Word or Excel. 
The compatibility with modern versions of both platform is very good.

The truly frustrating thing about it is, even more than the terrible software 
that it is, is the many things that I see people try to do with it when there 
are much more appropriate, simple and cheap ways to achieve the same ends. For 
example, so many people seem to like to use Excel as a database solution. It’s 
a terrible idea, for so many reasons I haven’t got time to go into here. Being 
a filemaker Developer I naturally go t Filemaker for a database solution, but 
there are many easy, inexepensive solutions, all of which are better than 
Excel. That's just one example.

I could go on, but I won’t. Suffice to say I have never regretted my decision 
to take an Office 365 subscription.



Kind regards,

Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948

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Re: [WAMUG} Epson.

[Anthony (Tony) Francis]

Hi Stephen

Thanks for that.First I tried VueScan, it didn’t work either, so I just put in 
Epson Scanner Repairs on the Computer and up came a few sites, including the 
one that you sent, so all done, just waiting for a reply, thank you.

I have a feeling that I’m going to have to get a new Scanner.

Thank you again Stephen

Kind Regards

Tony
Boddington.


> On 29 Mar 2021, at 13:13, Stephen Chape  wrote:
> 
> Hi Tony.
> Try this link for Epson support:
> 
> https://epsonaustralia.custhelp.com/app/tech_qry 
> 
> 
>> On 29 Mar 2021, at 11:36 am, Anthony (Tony) Francis > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hello fellow Wamuggers,
>> 
>> Thank you for your replies.
>> Stephen, I have spent time on the Epson Web Site and “Contact us”, goes to 
>> which Country or district are you from, nowhere does it mention Australia, 
>> Oceania, or the USA, so it is a little frustrating that I can’t actually 
>> reach Epson on line.
>> 
>> I’ll try an Epson seller in W.A. and see if they can help, having just 
>> upgraded to a New iMac it may just mean that I’ll have to upgrade to a New 
>> Scanner, hasn’t been a good start to 2021, but just like me there’s parts 
>> that are just gradually breaking down and need replacing Lol.
>> 
>> Thanks all
>> 
>> Kind Regards
>> 
>> Tony
>> Boddington.
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Re: [WAMUG} MS Office for Mac

[Stephen Chape]

I paid $125.00 for Office 2019 in May 2020.

> On 29 Mar 2021, at 1:48 pm, Julie Bedford  wrote:
> 
> That’s a shame. I think I paid around $165 a year ago for a one off license.
> 
> Jewels
> 
>> On 29 Mar 2021, at 10:09 am, Peter Crisp > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi folks again, thanks for responses, I’ve followed up with both of those 
>> vendors and they can provide a Single machine once off installation of 
>> Office but I want a multi user version (they were available previously but 
>> it seems Microsoft has gone to the annual subscription model - with Office 
>> 365). 
>> 
>> I suppose I am going to have to go the 365 route - for the two of us - as 
>> the kids all have direct access to Office via their school/Curtin Uni 
>> associations so it seems a waste to provide them additional Office access 
>> when they already have it. At $199 per single installation, I’d need two of 
>> them.
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Pete. 
>> 
>>> On 28 Mar 2021, at 10:54 pm, Stephen Chape >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Got my 2019 from SoftwareDepot.co  in Sydney.
>>> Excellent price.
>>> 
 On 28 Mar 2021, at 10:43 pm, Pete >>> > wrote:
 
 Thanks Jewels, will check them out.
 
 
 Regards
 
 Pete
 
> On 28 Mar 2021, at 10:16 pm, Julie Bedford  > wrote:
> 
> Hi Pete
> 
> I purchased my one off MS Office license from itech.  At the time, they 
> were the cheapest around.  
> https://www.i-tech.com.au/catalogsearch/result/?q=microsoft+office+365 
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers
> Jewels
> 
> 
>> On 28 Mar 2021, at 8:25 pm, Peter Crisp > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi folks, I searched through the archives and couldn’t locate the 
>> previous thread, but I need to buy an updated MS Office license (family 
>> pack) for my lot here. 
>> 
>> Can anyone recommend a seller for this - I want the one off purchase not 
>> the annual renewal option?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance.
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> 
>> Pete
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Re: [WAMUG} Epson.

[Stephen Chape]

Hi again Tony.
About a year ago my Epson printer just stopped scanning.
I discovered that Epson had stopped making driver updates for that model.

So I had no choice except to get a newer model Epson printer.


> On 29 Mar 2021, at 3:38 pm, Anthony (Tony) Francis  wrote:
> 
> Hi Stephen
> 
> Thanks for that.First I tried VueScan, it didn’t work either, so I just put 
> in Epson Scanner Repairs on the Computer and up came a few sites, including 
> the one that you sent, so all done, just waiting for a reply, thank you.
> 
> I have a feeling that I’m going to have to get a new Scanner.
> 
> Thank you again Stephen
> 
> Kind Regards
> 
> Tony
> Boddington.
> 
> 
>> On 29 Mar 2021, at 13:13, Stephen Chape > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Tony.
>> Try this link for Epson support:
>> 
>> https://epsonaustralia.custhelp.com/app/tech_qry 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 29 Mar 2021, at 11:36 am, Anthony (Tony) Francis >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello fellow Wamuggers,
>>> 
>>> Thank you for your replies.
>>> Stephen, I have spent time on the Epson Web Site and “Contact us”, goes to 
>>> which Country or district are you from, nowhere does it mention Australia, 
>>> Oceania, or the USA, so it is a little frustrating that I can’t actually 
>>> reach Epson on line.
>>> 
>>> I’ll try an Epson seller in W.A. and see if they can help, having just 
>>> upgraded to a New iMac it may just mean that I’ll have to upgrade to a New 
>>> Scanner, hasn’t been a good start to 2021, but just like me there’s parts 
>>> that are just gradually breaking down and need replacing Lol.
>>> 
>>> Thanks all
>>> 
>>> Kind Regards
>>> 
>>> Tony
>>> Boddington.
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Re: [WAMUG} MS Office for Mac

[Pete]

Hi Neil, yes I agree with your comments below. My deal was 30% off the regular 
Microsoft price of $129 I think brought it down to $90 odd. Then with tax 
deductibility down to $55 there abouts. Happy with that. 

The discount continues as well for all years I remain subscribed.


Regards

Pete

> On 29 Mar 2021, at 3:11 pm, Neil Houghton  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Pete,
>  
> OK you bit the bullet.
>  
> Being retired, I don’t have the option of employee discount OR tax 
> deductibility – but even at Officeworks $113 to renew for a year, I reckon I 
> can afford 30c/day!
>  
> $55 sounds like more than a 30% discount – presumable that’s also after the 
> tax deduction?
>  
>  
> Cheers
>  
>  
> Neil
>  
>  
>  
> From:  on behalf of Peter 
> Crisp 
> Reply-To: WAMUG 
> Date: Monday, 29 March 2021 at 14:17
> To: WAMUG 
> Subject: Re: [WAMUG} MS Office for Mac
>  
> Yes, indeed Jewels. The one off license is now $199, I would be up for 1 now 
> and another soon I suspect, but I eventually decided to go with Office 365 
> (family - 6 users) but my employer is an MS user and via that as an employee 
> i am eligible for a 30% ongoing annual discount. So deal is done. Tax 
> deductible too, so whilst on principle I didn’t want to lock in for ‘life’, 
> it is done - net cost to me ~$55/annum.
>  
> Regards
>  
> Pete.
> 
> 
> On 29 Mar 2021, at 1:48 pm, Julie Bedford  wrote:
>  
> That’s a shame. I think I paid around $165 a year ago for a one off license.
>  
> Jewels
> 
> 
> On 29 Mar 2021, at 10:09 am, Peter Crisp  wrote:
>  
> Hi folks again, thanks for responses, I’ve followed up with both of those 
> vendors and they can provide a Single machine once off installation of Office 
> but I want a multi user version (they were available previously but it seems 
> Microsoft has gone to the annual subscription model - with Office 365). 
>  
> I suppose I am going to have to go the 365 route - for the two of us - as the 
> kids all have direct access to Office via their school/Curtin Uni 
> associations so it seems a waste to provide them additional Office access 
> when they already have it. At $199 per single installation, I’d need two of 
> them.
>  
> Regards
>  
> Pete. 
> 
> 
> On 28 Mar 2021, at 10:54 pm, Stephen Chape  wrote:
>  
> Got my 2019 from SoftwareDepot.co in Sydney.
> Excellent price.
> 
> 
> On 28 Mar 2021, at 10:43 pm, Pete  wrote:
>  
> Thanks Jewels, will check them out.
> 
>  
> Regards
>  
> Pete
> 
> 
> On 28 Mar 2021, at 10:16 pm, Julie Bedford  wrote:
> 
> Hi Pete
>  
> I purchased my one off MS Office license from itech.  At the time, they were 
> the cheapest around.  
> https://www.i-tech.com.au/catalogsearch/result/?q=microsoft+office+365
>  
>  
> Cheers
> Jewels
>  
> 
> 
> On 28 Mar 2021, at 8:25 pm, Peter Crisp  wrote:
>  
> Hi folks, I searched through the archives and couldn’t locate the previous 
> thread, but I need to buy an updated MS Office license (family pack) for my 
> lot here. 
> 
> Can anyone recommend a seller for this - I want the one off purchase not the 
> annual renewal option?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> Pete
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Re: [WAMUG} MS Office for Mac

[Philippe Chaperon]

Hi Marcus and All, 

Out of principles I have been using Apple’s equivalents and also LibreOffice, 
the latter specially for my spreadsheets, ever since I became aware of the MS' 
cut-down version of Excel for Mac. It looks like Bill Gates’ method of running 
down Apple is still being used by MS! I am not missing much from branching away 
from their grips. 

Regards all, 

Philippe Chaperon

On 29 Mar 2021, at 10:16 am, Marcus Harris  wrote:

Excuse my ignorance but doesn’t Apple provide excellent equivalents of MS 
Office Pete?


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> On 29 Mar 2021, at 10:10 am, Peter Crisp  wrote:
> 
> Hi folks again, thanks for responses, I’ve followed up with both of those 
> vendors and they can provide a Single machine once off installation of Office 
> but I want a multi user version (they were available previously but it seems 
> Microsoft has gone to the annual subscription model - with Office 365). 
> 
> I suppose I am going to have to go the 365 route - for the two of us - as the 
> kids all have direct access to Office via their school/Curtin Uni 
> associations so it seems a waste to provide them additional Office access 
> when they already have it. At $199 per single installation, I’d need two of 
> them.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Pete. 
> 
>> On 28 Mar 2021, at 10:54 pm, Stephen Chape > > wrote:
>> 
>> Got my 2019 from SoftwareDepot.co  in Sydney.
>> Excellent price.
>> 
>>> On 28 Mar 2021, at 10:43 pm, Pete >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thanks Jewels, will check them out.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> Pete
>>> 
 On 28 Mar 2021, at 10:16 pm, Julie Bedford >>> > wrote:
 
 Hi Pete
 
 I purchased my one off MS Office license from itech.  At the time, they 
 were the cheapest around.  
 https://www.i-tech.com.au/catalogsearch/result/?q=microsoft+office+365 
 
 
 
 Cheers
 Jewels
 
 
> On 28 Mar 2021, at 8:25 pm, Peter Crisp  > wrote:
> 
> Hi folks, I searched through the archives and couldn’t locate the 
> previous thread, but I need to buy an updated MS Office license (family 
> pack) for my lot here. 
> 
> Can anyone recommend a seller for this - I want the one off purchase not 
> the annual renewal option?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> Pete
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Re: [WAMUG} Epson.

[Anthony (Tony) Francis]

Hello fellow Wamuggers,

Thank you for your replies.
Stephen, I have spent time on the Epson Web Site and “Contact us”, goes to 
which Country or district are you from, nowhere does it mention Australia, 
Oceania, or the USA, so it is a little frustrating that I can’t actually reach 
Epson on line.

I’ll try an Epson seller in W.A. and see if they can help, having just upgraded 
to a New iMac it may just mean that I’ll have to upgrade to a New Scanner, 
hasn’t been a good start to 2021, but just like me there’s parts that are just 
gradually breaking down and need replacing Lol.

Thanks all

Kind Regards

Tony
Boddington.
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Re: [WAMUG} MS Office for Mac

[Neil Houghton]

Hi Pete,

 

OK you bit the bullet.

 

Being retired, I don’t have the option of employee discount OR tax 
deductibility – but even at Officeworks $113 to renew for a year, I reckon I 
can afford 30c/day!

 

$55 sounds like more than a 30% discount – presumable that’s also after the tax 
deduction?

 

 

Cheers

 

 

Neil

 

 

 

From:  on behalf of Peter Crisp 

Reply-To: WAMUG 
Date: Monday, 29 March 2021 at 14:17
To: WAMUG 
Subject: Re: [WAMUG} MS Office for Mac

 

Yes, indeed Jewels. The one off license is now $199, I would be up for 1 now 
and another soon I suspect, but I eventually decided to go with Office 365 
(family - 6 users) but my employer is an MS user and via that as an employee i 
am eligible for a 30% ongoing annual discount. So deal is done. Tax deductible 
too, so whilst on principle I didn’t want to lock in for ‘life’, it is done - 
net cost to me ~$55/annum.

 

Regards

 

Pete.



On 29 Mar 2021, at 1:48 pm, Julie Bedford  wrote:

 

That’s a shame. I think I paid around $165 a year ago for a one off license.

 

Jewels



On 29 Mar 2021, at 10:09 am, Peter Crisp  wrote:

 

Hi folks again, thanks for responses, I’ve followed up with both of those 
vendors and they can provide a Single machine once off installation of Office 
but I want a multi user version (they were available previously but it seems 
Microsoft has gone to the annual subscription model - with Office 365). 

 

I suppose I am going to have to go the 365 route - for the two of us - as the 
kids all have direct access to Office via their school/Curtin Uni associations 
so it seems a waste to provide them additional Office access when they already 
have it. At $199 per single installation, I’d need two of them.

 

Regards

 

Pete. 



On 28 Mar 2021, at 10:54 pm, Stephen Chape  wrote:

 

Got my 2019 from SoftwareDepot.co in Sydney.

Excellent price.



On 28 Mar 2021, at 10:43 pm, Pete  wrote:

 

Thanks Jewels, will check them out.

 

Regards

 

Pete




On 28 Mar 2021, at 10:16 pm, Julie Bedford  wrote:

Hi Pete

 

I purchased my one off MS Office license from itech.  At the time, they were 
the cheapest around.  

https://www.i-tech.com.au/catalogsearch/result/?q=microsoft+office+365

 

 

Cheers

Jewels

 



On 28 Mar 2021, at 8:25 pm, Peter Crisp  wrote:

 

Hi folks, I searched through the archives and couldn’t locate the previous 
thread, but I need to buy an updated MS Office license (family pack) for my lot 
here. 

Can anyone recommend a seller for this - I want the one off purchase not the 
annual renewal option?

Thanks in advance.

Regards


Pete
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