Larry Shelby Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 $25 - it says Lifetime Subscription but I don't see that as being likely https://www.groupon.com/deals/campaign-0-718190320?p=16&utm_source=newsletter_im&utm_medium=email&t_division=detroit&date=20230908&uu=da54d6d0-e60b-11e5-8d97-002590980798&CID=US&tx=0&s=body&c=image&d=deal-page&utm_campaign=ba8ac99d-0271-42f2-ae0c-80377a6e5e7f_0_20230908 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niky Serrano Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Lifetime? Impossible 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 (edited) (removing acct) Edited October 24 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niky Serrano Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 17 minutes ago, mister_tea said: While I can't say for 100%, these tend to not be genuine: https://office-watch.com/2022/office-365-lifetime-plans-are-a-lie/ That's I said... "Impossible" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fwrend Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 (edited) UN & PW permanent and can't be changed but MS requires it changed on first login? LOL, uh no. Edited September 8, 2023 by Fwrend 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Maar Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 21 minutes ago, Fwrend said: UN & PW permanent and can't be changed but MS requires it changed on first login? LOL, uh no. Please pay us to have the opportunity to give us the password you use all the time. We promise to use it only to drain your bank account. Merci d'avance, sucker! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Maar Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Just now, John Maar said: Please pay us to have the opportunity to give us the password you use all the time. We promise to use it only to drain your bank account. Merci d'avance, sucker! I pay 69 € per year. I chose to do that instead of buying permanent licenses, because: 1) they're expensive, 2) updates to new major versions are NOT included and 3) I use the included Android versions occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husker Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 I bought a lifetime license for a DAW one time. Ask me how that turned out. 1 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnbogi Ragnar Ragnarsson Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 (edited) Getting Office for up to 6 people and up to 6TB of reliable file mirroring with a month of recovery for 69€ a year is a no brainer. There are ways to use all of the TBs with some tricks, if you don't have 6 family members. Edited September 8, 2023 by Finnbogi Ragnar Ragnarsson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Maar Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 1 hour ago, husker said: I bought a lifetime license for a DAW one time. Ask me how that turned out. SPlat. The sound heard 'round the world. SPlat went splat all of about 6 months after I bought a lifetime license. I forgot to read the fine print: "Lifetime of a mayfly*." * Mayfly lifespan: 24 hours, the shortest of any insect in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 2 hours ago, husker said: I bought a lifetime license for a DAW one time. Ask me how that turned out. Up until the next release of CbB you haven't had to pay a plug nickel, or so I'm led to believe. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcL Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Windows is definitely enough Microsoft for me! ? I like to use OpenOffice, it satisfies all my requirements. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Shelby Posted September 8, 2023 Author Share Posted September 8, 2023 I use LiberOffice... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Dickens Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Libre Office does 90% of what MS office does. Even opens MS files too. The other 10% are features no one uses anyway. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eusebio Rufian-Zilbermann Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Byron Dickens said: Libre Office does 90% of what MS office does. Even opens MS files too. The other 10% are features no one uses anyway. I am no one 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Eusebio Rufian-Zilbermann said: I am no one Me too. In a professional working environment, I would say it's impossible to use anything but Microsoft Word. As long as there are incompatibilities between Word, LibreOffice and OpenOffice, most importantly to me in the Review/Track Changes area, nobody is going to accept anything but pure docx. But sure, if you only have to open, edit and save documents that you’ve created yourself, or maybe exchange documents with friends and family, you’re probably good to go with any freeware alternative. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcL Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 25 minutes ago, Canopus said: In a professional working environment, I would say it's impossible to use anything but Microsoft Word. What a lordly statement! ? Sorry, that I don't agree! E.g. OpenOffice was really advanced with their file format (much earlier than MS) that allowed to make program-created documents! I clearly remember the trouble when we tried to create MS documents in the IT of a very large company! At that time we would have loved the professional design of OpenOffice compared to the Microsoft patchwork! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 37 minutes ago, MarcL said: What a lordly statement! ? Sorry, that I don't agree! E.g. OpenOffice was really advanced with their file format (much earlier than MS) that allowed to make program-created documents! I clearly remember the trouble when we tried to create MS documents in the IT of a very large company! At that time we would have loved the professional design of OpenOffice compared to the Microsoft patchwork! ? I think you’re missing my point. In all the companies I’ve ever worked for, there has been a set of file format standards so that daily work can be performed as efficiently as possible. Nobody has time or motivation to convert between multiple document formats, if that’s even possible (in my example above with Review/Track Changes, it’s not). So, I’m not saying that any of these document formats is better than the other, I’m saying that corporations have to decide upon a standard document format to avoid waste of time and loss of information. And that would more often be Microsoft Word, or should I say Microsoft Office, than anything else. Just Google for number of tutorials available Personal preferences has nothing to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Dickens Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 That's kind of like how Pro Tools is the industry standard. Pro Tools is only the industry standard because it's the industry standard, not because it's any better than anything else. I get a real kick out of how every time they come out with a new version they trumpet the great new features. Features that every other DAW on the planet has had for years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcL Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 8 hours ago, Canopus said: I think you’re missing my point. In all the companies I’ve ever worked for, there has been a set of file format standards so that daily work can be performed as efficiently as possible. Nobody has time or motivation to convert between multiple document formats, if that’s even possible (in my example above with Review/Track Changes, it’s not). So, I’m not saying that any of these document formats is better than the other, I’m saying that corporations have to decide upon a standard document format to avoid waste of time and loss of information. And that would more often be Microsoft Word, or should I say Microsoft Office, than anything else. Just Google for number of tutorials available Personal preferences has nothing to do with it. Yes, I understand your argumets. But are Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Pro Tools really more professional than others? Nowadays, if someone is dominating the market in a certain area, this does definitely not mean that their product is best, is professional! IMHO those 4 companies are technically not professional at all (and one could list a lot of reasons why)! Thus I think your wording has been quite provocative! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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