



In addition, the family will automatically get any updates or product upgrades because those are managed and installed on the backend by Microsoft.The most popular office suite on the market has come up with the ultimate version. Microsoft goes on to explain that in addition to saving $300 using the Office 365 Home Premium subscription product, the family also gets Outlook, Access, and Publisher-which are not included with Office 2013 Home & Student edition-an additional 20GB of online file storage with SkyDrive, and 60 minutes per month of Skype calls. By contrast, they would have to spend $699.95 to equip all five of their devices with Office Home and Student 2013.”

For the sake of the math, Microsoft assumes the family historically upgrades to a new version of Microsoft Office every four years.Īccording to Microsoft, “A subscription costs $399.96 for four years. The mother has a Mac, the father has a PC, and plans to get a Windows 8 tablet. The family has a shared PC in the kitchen. Whether you’re a small business or family looking to employ Office across multiple systems, or a single user with a variety of gadgets you’d like to use Office on, the subscription pricing seems to make way more sense.Ī Microsoft spokesperson shared the following an example of a family. It’s easy to see which direction Microsoft wants customers to go.
