Hi Pete,
As I mentioned last time, despite a long-held preference for stand-alone software and an aversion to subscription models, I finally decided that a family MS365 subscription was the best for Georgie & I. Other factors which came into play - the one subscription covers: up to 6 users (though we are only 2) installation on 3 computers, two iPads, 2 phones (one of which is now an Android phone) auto-update means you automatically have the most up to date software version for the relevant device it would also cover the PC versions if I wanted to run any Windows virtual machines (I don’t at present but have in the past) 1TB of online storage PER USER so we have 2TB of “OneDrive” space between us – (supplements our Dropbox quota) Like Dropbox but unlike iCloud (which is also expensive for extra storage for each person) Onedrive works across different platforms Although 2TB more than meets our need, if required I could create another “user” and invite them onto our subscription with their own 2TB quota. Although I am sure that Apple’s own offerings are fine for many people, Excel is my de-facto accounting program to manage investment portfolios and tax workbooks for both our individual and SMSF accounts. The sheer amount of time& effort spent over many years of Excel use at home & work means that I am very comfortable with the program and have MANY multi-sheet workbooks (some cross-linked) still in current use. I have no time or inclination to even explore how well Numbers could handle all this -or how it could be ported over (I know Numbers can open Excel spreadsheets but this is a different level!) let alone the time taken to become as proficient as I am in Excel! Regarding purchasing – I’m down here in darkest Albany but we have a local Officeworks which usually has the best price anyway (and a best price guarantee if you find it cheaper elsewhere). Certainly don’t let Microsoft auto-renew at their standard price (currently $129 for the 6-user family subscription but $113 at Officeworks) I think that, inevitably, software as a subscription service will become the only option going forward – many of the companies that I either invest in or research (think mining software, air traffic software, billing software systems, etc) are discussing how the change from one-off license fees (and upgrade charges) to subscription services gives them ongoing benefits not only in continuity in income but reduced support costs in dealing with out of date systems. You may also have noticed that after years of new computers having more storage than the older models, the trend has now reversed as more data is stored “in the cloud”. Of course, the global IT ‘pandemic’ that could result if the internet was ever ‘taken down’ does not bear thinking about! Anyway, I’m getting WAAAY off topic here ;o) Cheers Neil From: <[email protected]> on behalf of Pete <[email protected]> Reply-To: WAMUG <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, 28 March 2021 at 22:48 To: WAMUG <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WAMUG} MS Office for Mac Thanks Jewels, will check them out. Regards Pete On 28 Mar 2021, at 10:16 pm, Julie Bedford <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines - Settings & Unsubscribe -
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