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 <[email protected]> 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: <[email protected]> on behalf of Peter > Crisp <[email protected]> > Reply-To: WAMUG <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, 29 March 2021 at 14:17 > To: WAMUG <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> wrote: > > Got my 2019 from SoftwareDepot.co in Sydney. > Excellent price. > > > On 28 Mar 2021, at 10:43 pm, Pete <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 - <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> > > > Regards > Stephen Chape > > Mac by choice > Windows because my employer knew no better > > -- 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 - <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 - > -- 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>
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