Office 2013 and Office 365 installations & transferability

A few weeks ago, we announced the new Office for consumers, including the all new Office 365 Home Premium, Office 365 University for college and university students, and traditional Office suites: Office Home and Student 2013, Office Home and Business 2013 and Office Professional 2013.

Since then we've received questions about the number of installations people get with the traditional Office suites, transferability, and how they compare to Office 2010. With that in mind, we want to offer some clarity on the matter, to help customers make the best purchasing decision.

Here's how our Office 2010 and Office 2013 licenses compare:


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*An exception is granted when the software is on a PC that is replaced under warranty.


It is important to note that Office 2013 suites have consistent rights and restrictions regarding transferability as the equivalent Office 2010 PKC, which was chosen by a majority of Office 2010 customers worldwide.

We think this new lineup offers unmatched choice and value for students, families and everyone in between.

  • For those looking to use Office on multiple devices - Office 365 Home Premium works across up to 5 devices (Windows tablets, PCs or Macs) and can be activated and deactivated across devices.
  • For those who only require Office on one device - The Office 2013 software is licensed to one computer for the life of that computer and is non-transferable (consistent with the rights and restrictions of Office 2010 PKC). In the event that a customer buys the Office 2013 software and installs it on a PC that fails under warranty, the customer can contact support to receive an exemption to activate the Office 2013 software on the replacement PC.
  • For college and university students - Office 365 University works across 2 devices (Windows tablets, PCs or Macs) and can be activated and deactivated across devices.

Source:
Office News - Office 2013 and Office 365 installations and transferability
 
Thanks, Shawn. Right from the horses mouth. Clears up all the rumors. :)
 

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And ensures that I won't be considering either of them.
I'll be sticking with Office 2010 Pro from now on.
At least I can install it where I want it. MS has screwed the pooch on this one.
Wenda.
 

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Talk about a truly sad series of events. . .:rolleyes:
 

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Not a good policy, a license for the life of a computer is going to cost them customers.
Many will explore the free options.
 

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^ Yeah, but how many will make the switch? Have explained for years how their are wonderful alternatives out there, only to have people laugh in my face and explain how Open Office, and Google Docs don't hold a candle to what Microsoft Office can do. I hear nothing but bad things about the alternatives and how they mangle documents, aren't compatible and how it's a great injustice to learn an application that isn't the defacto standard in business and education.

I think Microsoft knows that consumers will end up sticking with what they know and will simply go the Office 365 route. For $100 a year, you get the look/feel/consistency and compatibility that the world demands.

I seriously hope though that people do explore their options. I haven't owned or used a copy of Microsoft Office at home for years now. I don't find it necessary at all. I wasn't willing to pay for it before, and I don't pirate software.
 

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If Ed Bott isn't happy with it - that says something. He is as pro MS as you can get.

If you look closely - he complains of the lack of clarity. He does not complain of the shove to subscription based service.
 

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^ Yeah, but how many will make the switch? Have explained for years how their are wonderful alternatives out there, only to have people laugh in my face and explain how Open Office, and Google Docs don't hold a candle to what Microsoft Office can do. I hear nothing but bad things about the alternatives and how they mangle documents, aren't compatible and how it's a great injustice to learn an application that isn't the defacto standard in business and education.

I think Microsoft knows that consumers will end up sticking with what they know and will simply go the Office 365 route. For $100 a year, you get the look/feel/consistency and compatibility that the world demands.

I seriously hope though that people do explore their options. I haven't owned or used a copy of Microsoft Office at home for years now. I don't find it necessary at all. I wasn't willing to pay for it before, and I don't pirate software.



Well, I haven't tried Libre Office as yet, although I have tried Open Office and another freebie whose name currently escapes me.
Got to say that, although they were OK, they weren't quite what I wanted. And I have copies of Office 2007 and 2010 anyway.
BUT, I downloaded the latest full version of Libre Office the other night, and will be giving it a good work-out over the next few weeks.
A cursory inspection of the cut-down version in Ubuntu 12 left a favourable impression.
Unlike some, I've never been afraid to experiment with free software.
Wenda.
 

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OK, for those who may be interested, I've just (yes, right now) tested both Office XP and Office 2000 on W8 Pro (64-bit)
as I read on ZDnet just now that Office 2003 would not install on Win 8..
Installed with XP SP3 compatibility, they both install and run just fine. So, no reason why Office 2003 shouldn't.
So, if that's what you have, you CAN run it quite satisfactorily under Win 8. No need to shovel money at MS if you don't want to.
I don't have office 97, so couldn't test it (probably won't run), and my copy of Office 4.3 certainly won't.
Hope this is of use to someone.
Wenda.
 

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OK, for those who may be interested, I've just (yes, right now) tested both Office XP and Office 2000 on W8 Pro (64-bit)
as I read on ZDnet just now that Office 2003 would not install on Win 8..
Installed with XP SP3 compatibility, they both install and run just fine. So, no reason why Office 2003 shouldn't.
So, if that's what you have, you CAN run it quite satisfactorily under Win 8. No need to shovel money at MS if you don't want to.
I don't have office 97, so couldn't test it (probably won't run), and my copy of Office 4.3 certainly won't.
Hope this is of use to someone.
Wenda.

Why in the world would anybody use Office 97 on a Windows 8 PC?
Office 4.3? The one for Windows 3.1? Won't work on x64, might still work on x86 if set compatibility to Windows 95.
 

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Why in the world would anybody use Office 97 on a Windows 8 PC?
Perhaps because they'd paid for it and it still has enough functionality for what they need?

Excel and Word have covered all the features that the vast majority of users need for many years. Which, of course, is Microsoft's problem - people aren't paying for new versions of Office.
 

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OK, for those who may be interested, I've just (yes, right now) tested both Office XP and Office 2000 on W8 Pro (64-bit)
as I read on ZDnet just now that Office 2003 would not install on Win 8..
Installed with XP SP3 compatibility, they both install and run just fine. So, no reason why Office 2003 shouldn't.
So, if that's what you have, you CAN run it quite satisfactorily under Win 8. No need to shovel money at MS if you don't want to.
I don't have office 97, so couldn't test it (probably won't run), and my copy of Office 4.3 certainly won't.
Hope this is of use to someone.
Wenda.

Why in the world would anybody use Office 97 on a Windows 8 PC?
Office 4.3? The one for Windows 3.1? Won't work on x64, might still work on x86 if set compatibility to Windows 95.


I wasn't aware that I'd suggested anyone use Office 97 on Win 8, I was merely stating that I didn't know if it would run as I don't have it to test.
And yes, that office 4.3, and no, my copy almost certainly won't work as it's 16-bit.
Also, there's no Win 95 option in Win 8 compatibility mode (there is in Win 7, but not 8).
I posted the comment as a general guide for people who DO have older versions, and to correct what seems to be a belief that Office 2003 and
earlier wouldn't install or run.
Certainly not to have it brushed-off or ridiculed.
Wenda.
 

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I read on ZDnet just now that Office 2003 would not install on Win 8..
I posted the comment as a general guide for people who DO have older versions, and to correct what seems to be a belief that Office 2003 and earlier wouldn't install or run.
The belief probably comes from Microsoft's statement that Office 2003 is not compatible with Windows 8.
Microsoft said:
If you have a Microsoft Office 2003 suite or application on your PC, you will have problems running it on Windows 8. We recommend you upgrade Office to a newer version that is compatible with Windows 8.
Having said that I've been running Office 2003 on Windows 8 for a couple of months now. There were a couple of error messages at install time which I think mentioned the old Foxpro database.

Since then I've noticed one or two things that don't quite work properly (Outlook mail rules for instance) but it's certainly been usable. However I don't really use so many of the features on my home PC so I can't say I've given it a good workout.

I suspect the problems that Microsoft mentions will manifest themselves in subtle ways, or when using particular features, rather than just refusing to install or run altogether.
 

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Why in the world would anybody use Office 97 on a Windows 8 PC?
Perhaps because they'd paid for it and it still has enough functionality for what they need?

Excel and Word have covered all the features that the vast majority of users need for many years. Which, of course, is Microsoft's problem - people aren't paying for new versions of Office.

Considering people already used the docx or xlsx or pptx formats, and the Office 2007 Compatibility Pack is only for Office 2003 (?), they need at least Office 2003 to catch-up with new file formats.
 

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They're just pushing their customers to a subscription-based model. And considering the quality of the so-called alternatives, it might actually work.
 

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Why in the world would anybody use Office 97 on a Windows 8 PC?
Perhaps because they'd paid for it and it still has enough functionality for what they need?

Excel and Word have covered all the features that the vast majority of users need for many years. Which, of course, is Microsoft's problem - people aren't paying for new versions of Office.

Office 97 is lightning fast to open documents and only slowed a little by the Office 2007 converter for .docx etc., takes about 5 mins for a full install of Office 97 Professional from install files on hard disk, and has a tiny footprint, no activation worries, and prints documents exactly the same as any more recent office version. Installs and works fine under Windows 8 Pro X64, as it is a win32 application. Only glitch is the Access Workgroup Administrator, a long term issue since XP, easily fixed.
The dockable, fully customisable toolbars mean that you can fully use available screen space, without the waste-of-space so-called ribbon. A real Windows program, from the time when Windows had a real identity of its own.
I wouldn't do without it.

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