[PCWorld]

Post your comments for Office 2013 retail licensing change ties suite to specific PC forever here

[rdchas]

Wow. This is not going to win over many consumers. Guess I'll be sticking with Office 2007.

[DanLaRu]

Well that's it for Microsoft. I'll use one of the free Office Suites. I'm sure many other people will too. Bye Bye Microsoft.

[stanleighco]

So now they are saying that the licensing of the application is transferable? I can now market the fact that I am selling Office with the PC.

[dg27]

Boy, I always knew M$ was greedy, but I never thought they were stupid.

I have 3 licenses for Office 2010: Guess I'll be sticking with those for a very long time to come.

[RNR19952]

WTF a little greedy there M$

[sharpasatac]

I truly believe in the "supply and demand" theory....and this is proof. Microsoft has came to the conclusion that if they have a product that is purchased by millions, and each customer installs it on at least two PCs that's in the same house, then Microsoft feels that they are loosing money. The true solution would be for Microsoft to tone down those over inflated prices that only high end organizations, such as hospitals or law firms can afford. I'm not anywhere close of being associated with the middle class. I live from paycheck to paycheck like most hard working people do. If there were other options out there on the market, then Microsoft would be crazy to have a strategy like this one implemented, but the sad truth is, that unless someone steps up and creates a whole new Office that out performs Microsoft's version, then we as customers who have been forced to play along with these tactics, are slaves of supply and demand.

[JohnJRC]

Quote

Well that's it for Microsoft. I'll use one of the free Office Suites. I'm sure many other people will too. Bye Bye Microsoft.

Or...if you have an older version of Office, just stick with it and don't upgrade to 2013? No one is forcing you to upgrade.

This post has been edited by coastie65: 19 February 2013 - 04:33 PM

[sharpasatac]

True.... we are not being forced to purchase this product, however, like windows XP, when it was the latest and greatest, caused a chain reaction on programs that was outdated and needed to be purchased with updated programs, which in turn causes the consumer more spending. Now that we rely on our computer to keep tract of our life, Microsoft might figure out a way to charge for that.

[JohnUSA]

Microsoft is angering and alienating their Office customers just like they did with their horrible and irritating Windows 8.
The difference is that Windows 8 is plain horrible and very poorly designed, while with the new Office 2013 Microsoft is just hurting their customers with unfair and selfish new licensing schemes.
I activated my new Office Pro 2013 without giving unscrupulous Microsoft a single penny, but not everyone is as adapt like me. But I will still not use this new suite as it is poorly designed and just like Windows 8 is very irritating to use. I will stick with the 2007 and 2010 versions.
Microsoft is going down hill fast as there are now excellent and FREE replacements to Office.
CEO Ballmer must get fired ASAP, and Microsoft needs to come up with a new fair and friendlier Office licensing policy otherwise they are doomed.

[dntsaycant]

Quote

Well that's it for Microsoft. I'll use one of the free Office Suites. I'm sure many other people will too. Bye Bye Microsoft. Or...if you have an older version of Office, just stick with it and don't upgrade to 2013? No one is forcing you to upgrade, so stop whining.

Dan is very far from whining; it's a question of fairness. When MS changed its EULA without notifying the end-user and some third-party catches and publishes the change to the attention of everyone, that is not the way to run a reputable business in a responsible way. It's borderline deceitful. For you to name-call, JohnJRC, you must have funds so as not to be worried about the cost inherent in such restrictions. And, good for you. The rest of us home users with multiple PCs, who don't want to be saddled with monthly fees for 365, have a legitimate concern; and, DanLaRu was expressing such.

[sandkicker]

I am going to have to agree with a few other poster, I too will not bother upgrading my MS Office packages.

PC's today are not built nor designed to last as they used to be. If I have to purchase a full blown Office when a PC goes to the the grave yard I will have to move to Open source.

I admit, I have been a MS fanboy since about 1995 when using Windows 3.1 and have a few Office Professional (different versions) software packages. But will rethink my purchases future purchases. MS will be definitely off my list.

[lawsonka]

It appears that Microsoft is doomed to eliminate me as a customer. I have been involved with Microsoft licensing for many, many years and I find this - well just totally BS. I will NOT subscribe to Office 365 under any circumstance and there are only rare occasions that I find SkyDrive beneficial. The time bomb is ticking when I totally switch to other solutions...

I purchased a new PC and had a failure within the first 15 days. You think I would pay dollars for another version of Office 2013 - no way!!!

Another issue appears to be that Microsoft is circumventing their upgrade offer from Office 2010. I purchased within the appropriate timeframe but when I attempt to obtain Office 2013, Microsoft states that the key I have entered is outside the timeframe for the offer. Strike No 2. Microsoft just remember that 3 strikes and you are OUT!!!!

[ronin7752]

!!! *B*st*rds! Pirates!*

[sharpasatac]

What happened to linux or redhat? I know it's a different operating system which means that the end user would have to learn it all over again. However, you still have the programs issue and there's just not enough supporters out there........yet.

[ronin7752]

I can never recommend Office to any customers again. I will keep closer tabs on the Open Source suites and recommend them over MSO '13.

M$ has gone completely "IT Psychotic"...! If you own any, *sell your stock!*

[lithium451]

Quote

Wow. This is not going to win over many consumers. Guess I'll be sticking with Office 2007.

Office 2003 for me!

[JamesEvens]

Just another reason to stick with OpenOffice or LibreOffice. A retail version should be able to be used on any legitimate computer. As long as the key does not appear an any other computer, the software should be able to be moved.
The same should be true for true retail versions, non-upgrade, of an operating system. As long as the operating system is removed from one hard drive it should be allowed to be set up on another. Motherboards fail; hard drives fail.

[JohnUSA]

Greed and stupidity will drive Microsoft to bankruptcy.

[dbose]

If you work for a government agency or a large company that has a volume license, you MAY be able to get Office 2013 under the Home Use Program for about a $10 download ($16 or so for a DVD).