[ale] [OT] Microsoft Office 13 license

[Jay Lozier]

On 02/20/2013 03:48 PM, Brian Stanaland wrote:
> I should have read the article first. It says the regular license is 
> tied to a single PC. Not the subscription plan. That can be installed 
> and removed as many times as needed.
>
> Also, my family has been using Google Apps since it started. We like 
> it. It's great as a common repository we can all get to. But to do 
> complicated school papers you really need a desktop application. 
> OpenOffice worked for us for years until the kids got in High School 
> and the papers got more complicated and had to use specific templates.
>
> --Brian
Personally, I wish some very big (EU, Feds) would say not more 
proprietary formats will be used after a hard date. Any documents 
to/from will be rejected if they use a proprietary format. Using ODF or 
other open standard would simplify life and remove vendor look with 
proprietary formats.

-Jay
>
>
> From: Brian Stanaland <brian at stanaland.org <mailto:brian at stanaland.org>>
> Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 3:39 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org <mailto:ale at ale.org>>
> Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] Microsoft Office 13 license
>
> I bit the bullet and signed up. I'm running Office 2011 on my work 
> MacBook for personal use. We're a Google Apps shop. I put another copy 
> on the living room PC that the kids do their homework on.  I have 
> another copy on my beat up Thinkpad that currently running an 
> unregistered copy of Windows 7. I'll know in the couple of weeks if it 
> truly is tied to one machine as this one will be rebuilt when I get 
> tired of playing with Windows.
>
> I'll only have experience with this on a personal level but I'm happy 
> with it so far.
>
> --Brian
>
> From: Jay Lozier <jslozier at gmail.com <mailto:jslozier at gmail.com>>
> Reply-To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org <mailto:ale at ale.org>>
> Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 2:45 PM
> To: <ale at ale.org <mailto:ale at ale.org>>
> Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] Microsoft Office 13 license
>
> On 02/20/2013 12:06 PM, Sergio Chaves wrote:
>> Yep, quite a good buzz on M$ new scheme.
>> Maybe a good year for people/enterprises to learn more about Linux.
>>
>>
>> From 
>> http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/opensource/microsoft-loses-yet-another-fanboy/4178?tag=nl.e011&s_cid=e011&ttag=e011
>>
>>   *     Each license is tied to a Microsoft Live account
>>
>>   *     Only five licenses can be attached to a single account (we
>>     have clients that blow through ten MS Offices a week --- this
>>     could cause problems).
>>
>>   *     Each license will forever be tied to a single machine.
>>
>>
>>
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> I have seen many negative comments about this new policy. It appears 
> M$ is trying to get people to use Office 365 subscription. Two issues 
> I see with this model are:
>
> 1. Not everyone needs the a full office suite thus they are wasting 
> money for features they do not need or want. Many people do not know 
> how to use a RDMS like Access/Jet.
>
> 2. What happens when your subscription is not renewed; one will still 
> need to access some of their files.
>
> Several comments indicate an extreme displeasure with M$ refusal to 
> give either a downloadable file or a physical disk.
> --
> Jay Lozier
> jslozier at gmail.com
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Jay Lozier
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