Post by Admin_Vistamike on Jul 12, 2017 12:10:29 GMT
From an article I read today @ Computerworld
What are the differences between Office 2016 and Office 365?
They offer the same apps, sure, but these critical productivity tools are not equals
Basically M$! Money, spondulicks, mazooma, Sheckels, Geld et al.
A good break down explained;
Microsoft Office may be the de facto productivity tool for millions of workers worldwide, but it's no monolith. Rather than a single, towering smooth-black Office, there's a whole Stonehenge of options: Office on the iPhone, on iPad, Office on Android smartphones, Office on personal computers, Windows and macOS, Office with a handful of applications, Office with fistfuls'.
But when you get down to it, there are really only two kinds of Office. One, which most label Office 2016, is the stand-alone suite that traces its roots back to the last century. The other, Office 365, is the subscription service that debuted in 2011.
How they differ can be confusing, especially since both include, more or less, the same applications. Here are three top ways to tell these tools apart.
How they're paid for
Of the differences between Office 2016 and Office 365, purchase plans are among the most striking.
Office 2016, whether bought one copy at a time in retail or in lots of hundreds via volume licensing, has been dubbed a "one-time purchase" by Microsoft to spell out how it's paid for. (Labels like "perpetual," which has been widely used by Computerworld, technically note the type of license rather than payment methodology, but in Office's case, the kind of license is tied to whether it was bought outright or simply "rented.")
Microsoft defines the term as when "...you pay a single, up-front cost to get Office applications for one computer." Up-front is the key adjective there; Office 2016's entire purchase price must be laid out before receiving the software.
That purchase, actually of a license to legally run the software, gives the buyer the right to use Office 2016 in perpetuity. In other words, the license has no expiration date, and users may run the suite as long as they want. Pay for Office 2016 this year and use it for the next eight years? Fine. Run it until 2030? Nothing to stop you.
I have to use an updated version office because I edit files for clients, but I will not subscribe to 365 because it really Micky Mouse!
As mentioned above there is Office 2016 Pro, which as a one off is well overpriced but a 'simple' search on eBay will result in some very interesting pricing structure. Have bout many for around £5! And the keys work, activated.
What are the differences between Office 2016 and Office 365?
They offer the same apps, sure, but these critical productivity tools are not equals
Basically M$! Money, spondulicks, mazooma, Sheckels, Geld et al.
A good break down explained;
Microsoft Office may be the de facto productivity tool for millions of workers worldwide, but it's no monolith. Rather than a single, towering smooth-black Office, there's a whole Stonehenge of options: Office on the iPhone, on iPad, Office on Android smartphones, Office on personal computers, Windows and macOS, Office with a handful of applications, Office with fistfuls'.
But when you get down to it, there are really only two kinds of Office. One, which most label Office 2016, is the stand-alone suite that traces its roots back to the last century. The other, Office 365, is the subscription service that debuted in 2011.
How they differ can be confusing, especially since both include, more or less, the same applications. Here are three top ways to tell these tools apart.
How they're paid for
Of the differences between Office 2016 and Office 365, purchase plans are among the most striking.
Office 2016, whether bought one copy at a time in retail or in lots of hundreds via volume licensing, has been dubbed a "one-time purchase" by Microsoft to spell out how it's paid for. (Labels like "perpetual," which has been widely used by Computerworld, technically note the type of license rather than payment methodology, but in Office's case, the kind of license is tied to whether it was bought outright or simply "rented.")
Microsoft defines the term as when "...you pay a single, up-front cost to get Office applications for one computer." Up-front is the key adjective there; Office 2016's entire purchase price must be laid out before receiving the software.
That purchase, actually of a license to legally run the software, gives the buyer the right to use Office 2016 in perpetuity. In other words, the license has no expiration date, and users may run the suite as long as they want. Pay for Office 2016 this year and use it for the next eight years? Fine. Run it until 2030? Nothing to stop you.
I have to use an updated version office because I edit files for clients, but I will not subscribe to 365 because it really Micky Mouse!
As mentioned above there is Office 2016 Pro, which as a one off is well overpriced but a 'simple' search on eBay will result in some very interesting pricing structure. Have bout many for around £5! And the keys work, activated.