thomasmnile wrote:
fj12ryder wrote:
I'm wondering if Windows 11 will be closer to the rental rather than "owning" the OS.
Like how they turned MS Office, sorry, Microsoft 365, into a subscription software "service"?
Actually MS does offer Office 2019 as a one time perpetual license buy.
Office 365 IS the same thing as Office 2019 but is a "subscription" based version (Must renew license (pay) annually).
Direct from Microsoft..
HEREQ: " How Can I Purchase Office 2019 With Outlook
I do not want to purchase an annual subscription to Office 365 and only want Office 2019, but need Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Based on the information on Microsoft's website I cannot get Outlook with Office 2019. Is this correct?
If so, what are my options to get Outlook without paying for Office 365?"
A: "Also to clarify, Office 2019 refers to a one-time perpetual license whereas Office 365 is a subscription model where everything is constantly updated.
Whether Office 2019 (one-time perpetual license) or Office 365 (subscription) is the best choice for you is something only you can determine in terms of functionality and price points. "
One of the major distinctions between the two is Outlook 365 is always being changed, updated (or downgraded when MS decides they are no longer supporting a feature) and Outlook 2019 is not being modified, altered, new features or downgraded (features removed).
The option for perpetual license IS still available.
Very confusing on MS's part and most folks think Office 365 is the only game in town but yet it really is the same as Office 2019..
The downside to buying the perpetual Office 2019 is you will most likely not get any free upgrades to the next major Office releases but in reality you can still use the older versions of Office for many, many yrs.
I suspect Office 2021 is the same way as Office 2019, you have to dig around to find this info as MS intentionally wants everyone to buy a subscription instead of a one time buy..
As far as Win 11 goes, not going to move there myself yet, there are ways to get around the hardware checks and run "unsupported". Not a fan of the stuff on the task bar being centered.. Why is that even a thing?
