[dba-Tech] Office 2013 Released Tomorrow (Jan. 29)

Here is a simple graph showing the cost of using Cloud based Office as
apposed to the desktop version:

http://redmondmag.com/articles/2013/01/22/~/media/ECG/redmondmag/Images/2013
/01/new_office_pricing_lg.ashx

The article this graphic comes from is very interesting but I found the
comments, at the end of the article, equally as interesting. Whether true or
not there is a general conscientious that everyone is somehow being screwed
over. 

http://redmondmag.com/articles/2013/01/22/office-approaching-ga.aspx

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 1:29 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Office 2013 Released Tomorrow (Jan. 29)

You can still buy individual licenses according to every article I have
seen.

Such as

http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-announces-office-2013-prices-and-packaging-70
00004381/

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If you're queasy about subscriptions, you can still buy the
traditional versions of Office 10, which use a device-based licensing
model. Each license gives you the right to install the software on a
single PC, and your usage rights are perpetual and don't require any
ongoing payments.

For Office 2013, the lineup of packages available through retail
channels remains the same, but Microsoft is bumping prices
significantly. (The following list uses suggested selling prices as
published by Microsoft; you can typically find significant discounts
through resellers.)

    Office Home & Student, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and
OneNote, will cost $140, up 17% from the current $120.
    Office Home & Business, which includes the above apps plus
Outlook, will go for $220, up 10% from the current price of $200.
    Office Professional, which includes the above apps plus Access and
Publisher, goes up to $400, a 14% bump from the current sticker price
of $350.

The per-PC licensing model is stricter in this release. If you want to
install the traditional versions of Office 2013 on multiple PCs,
you'll need to buy separate licenses for each one. Office 2013 offers
no multi-copy discounts for traditional packaged software as Office
2010 does.

GK

On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
wrote:
> Sucks.  I'd bet a dollar that's a market killer.
>
> R
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 11:52 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Office 2013 Released Tomorrow (Jan. 29)
>
> The official release is tomorrow. The pricing model is new. You don't buy
> it. You download it and install it locally, then pay a monthly or annual
fee
> to use it.
>
> What is the feeling among this community about this new revenue model?
>
> --
> Arthur
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>
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