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Office 365 blows past one million subscribers, latest Office 'best-selling' yet

Office 365 blows past one million subscribers, latest Office
  • Posted May 30, 2013, 10:00 AM by Dave LeClair | Filed in Microsoft, Software
  • In spite of the uproar caused by Microsoft moving in a cloud-based direction for Office, it appears as though the subscription model is actually quite successful for the company. In a blog post, Microsoft just announced that it has moved…

Microsoft to Adobe: People not ready to give up on stand-alone software

Microsoft to Adobe: People not ready to give up on stand-alone software
  • Posted May 8, 2013, 9:44 AM by Dave LeClair | Filed in Microsoft, Industry News
  • Adobe recently announced that it's no longer going to sell stand-alone versions of Creative Suite or its individual components, instead choosing to offer the software as part of cloud subscription packages only. Microsoft started offering something similar with Office 365,…

Extend your Office 365 free trial up to 180 days with this trick

Extend your Office 365 free trial up to 180 days with this trick
  • Posted April 16, 2013, 5:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Software
  • A relatively little known trick to extend Microsoft Office’s 30-day trial period up to six months has been around for several years. The process in question revolves around a rearm command, aimed at enterprise administrators who use a single copy…

Microsoft offers students up to six months of Office 365 for free

Microsoft offers students up to six months of Office 365 for free
  • Posted March 11, 2013, 12:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Software With Video
  • Microsoft has launched a new promotional campaign to get students using its Office 365 University and SkyDrive products. Under the new offering announced today, students with a qualifying .edu e-mail address can register to access the productivity suite at no…

Microsoft says Office 2013 licensing is nothing new, but it's a price hike in disguise

Microsoft says Office 2013 licensing is nothing new, but it
  • Posted February 20, 2013, 10:16 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Software
  • Last week a number of sites including TechSpot reported on an apparently new licensing restriction for the retail version of Office 2013 that essentially ties your version of the software to a single computer -- not one at a time,…

Office 2013 EULA says the software is bound to one PC forever

Office 2013 EULA says the software is bound to one PC forever
  • Posted February 13, 2013, 3:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Microsoft, Software
  • Although you can usually click through most software license agreements with little consequence, you should probably skim Microsoft's terms before spending $140 to $400 on a retail copy of Office 2013 as two key parts have changed from previous versions…

Microsoft's SkyDrive now hosts over one billion Office documents

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  • Posted February 8, 2013, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
  • Earlier today Microsoft revealed that its cloud-based SkyDrive service now plays host to more than 1 billion documents. There’s little doubt that the service saw a massive increase in use thanks to its tie-in with the recently released Office 365.

Microsoft said to be considering a native version of Office for Linux

Microsoft said to be considering a native version of Office for Linux
  • Posted February 7, 2013, 5:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Microsoft, Software
  • I've dabbled with Linux countless times over the last decade, and besides the obvious learning curve that comes with permanently changing operating systems, I've mostly stuck with Windows because of support for games and Microsoft Office -- particularly Word. The…

Office 2013: To upgrade or not to upgrade

Office 2013: To upgrade or not to upgrade
  • Posted February 4, 2013, 8:30 AM by Marcus Austin | Filed in Microsoft, Software
  • For many of us, Office 2007 brought some unsettling changes. The ‘ribbon’ interface was tough for some users to get the hang of, but brought an exciting new way to interact with word processing. Office 2010 refined the features of…

Office 2013 and Office 365 now available, subscriptions start at $9.99

Office 2013 and Office 365 now available, subscriptions start at $9.99
  • Posted January 29, 2013, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
  • Microsoft Office 2013 and Office 365 are now available for purchase in retail stores in 162 different countries as well as online at Office.com. Redmond is making a bold decision by moving to a subscription model with Office 365 but…

Microsoft Office 2013 pricing revealed, ETA is a "few weeks"

Microsoft Office 2013 pricing revealed, ETA is a "few weeks"
  • Posted January 16, 2013, 6:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Software
  • Microsoft Office 2013 is expected to arrive in just a "few weeks", according to long-time industry insider Mary Jo Foley. With the imminent launch of Office 2013 being so close, Microsoft's pricing has also been leaked. Price tags for 2013…

Microsoft Office 2013 pricing and packages announced

Microsoft Office 2013 pricing and packages announced
  • Posted September 18, 2012, 11:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Software
  • Microsoft has announced pricing details for its upcoming Office 2013 packages as well as the subscription rates for the cloud-based Office 365. Interestingly, the company seems to be steering customers towards the latter, saying the online solution will be updated…

Microsoft announces Cloud-based Office 365, downloadable preview available

Microsoft announces Cloud-based Office 365, downloadable preview available
  • Posted July 16, 2012, 5:21 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Microsoft, Software Breaking News With Video
  • Microsoft announced its upcoming Office software during a press conference today, with CEO Steve Ballmer outlining the new cloud and collaboration-oriented features of Office 15, better known as Office 365.

Microsoft confirms Office 365 launch in late June

Microsoft confirms Office 365 launch in late June
  • Posted June 6, 2011, 10:24 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, Microsoft
  • Microsoft's cloud-based Office 365 service for businesses is set to land before the end of this month. CEO Steve Ballmer let slip the planned launch at a cloud summit held in India recently, with June 28 now pinned down as…

Neowin: A month with only Microsoft cloud services, part one

Neowin: A month with only Microsoft cloud services, part one
  • Posted May 2, 2011, 3:30 AM by Steven Parker | Filed in Microsoft, Industry News
  • Microsoft claims to be "All In" the cloud, but are they really? Are their services good enough to convert to entirely, without relying on another company for an essential task, such as search? The Redmond software giant is convinced that…

Microsoft announces public beta of Office 365

Microsoft announces public beta of Office 365
  • Posted April 18, 2011, 9:07 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Software
  • Microsoft's answer to Google Apps for Business, Office 365, just became available to the public for beta testing. The cloud-based enterprise productivity suite puts Office, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, and Lync Online into a single subscription package aimed at small,…

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