Microsoft Office-related
Overview
1. Subscription vs one-time purchase
2. 4 Good reasons why you should buy one-time Microsoft Office over Office365
3. Office 365 and Office 2016 – what’s the difference?
4. Office LTSC vs non-LTSC
Not yet read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office_2016
Subscription vs one-time purchase
Microsoft 365
- subscription service
- monthly basis
- yearly basis
- home & personal, family plan (share subscription up to 5 additional people), business, schools, non-profits
- most up-to-date (latest features, fixes, security updates)
- Word, PowerPoint, Excel
- extra cloud storage
- cloud-connected features: collaborate on files in real time
Office 2016, or Office 2021 etc
- one-time purchase
- no upgrade options (upgrade means to buy at full price)
Microsoft 365 for the web
- free version to use in a web browser
- sign up for a Microsoft account with a new or existing email address
4 Good reasons why you should buy one-time Microsoft Office over Office365
Source: https://turnkeypoint.com/4-good-reasons-a-one-time-purchase-is-better/
Office purchasing options:
- one-time purchase / non-subscription
- traditional MS Office purchase
- can be more cost-effective
- can use the software indefinitely, not worrying about recurring payments
- you may not need all the features included in an Office 365 subscription
- may consume more money upfront
- you can amortize those costs over some time
- save yourself from paying additional fees each month
- you can amortize those costs over some time and save yourself from paying additional fees each month
- no need to worry about subscriptions running out or forgetting to renew them
- improved convenience
- no longer have to keep remembering to make regular payments
- have full control over your upgrade options
- the subscription price may increase in the long run
- one-time purchase offers lots of additional features such as cloud storage, collaboration tools, and more
- subscription
- continual updates
Office 365 and Office 2016 – what’s the difference?
Source: https://www.doherty.co.uk/blog/whats-the-difference-between-office-2016-and-office-365-updated/
Office 2016
- one time fee
- (+) usability: everyone knows how to use it
- (-) can be outdated (as years goes by)
Office 365
- monthly/yearly subscription + cloud benefits
- continual upgrades to the lates features
- (+) suitable for remote working & BYOD: bring your own devices
- cloud benefit
- can access Word and Outlook from any browser
or via Android and iOS applications - online storage: documents can also be accessed & stored in the cloud
- OneDrive
- SharePoint Online
- collaboration: enable to work on the same documents at the same time
- Ms Enterprise Mobility Suite
- work data in Office 365 can be remotely wiped from lost devices & stolen devices
- automatic updates to the latest anti-virus & malware software
Office 2021 and Office LTSC
LTSC: Long Term Servicing Channel
– the product will be supported by Microsoft for longer with, for example, security updates
– one-time purchase (not the subscription license Microsoft 365)
– intended for businesses and governments
Office 2021:
– the support is usually provided for a shorter duration
– best suited for consumers
– will receive support for five years from the date of release (Oct 5, 2021)
Both:
– only compatible with Windows 10, Windows 11 and some upcoming operating systems
– 'Locked-in-time' version, with which companies prevent business processes from being disrupted by updates
Office 365
– Sometimes gets major updates that change an entire application
– always up-to-date because it is cloud-based