You can change which five they are at any time. First, you can download and run the Office programs on up to five computers, including Macs and PCs. Microsoft argues that this subscription offers all kinds of benefits. Nobody ever accused Microsoft of clarity in naming.) (That’s right: the programs known for a year as Office 15 are sold as Office 2013, and available through Office 365. Way 2: buy an annual subscription to these programs for $100 (Rs 5,441) a year. Way 1: buy the Office suite as you always have, for $140 or Rs 7,618 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote) to $400 or Rs 21,766 (those programs plus Outlook, Access and Publisher). This year, the biggest news isn’t the software, but how you pay for it. Reorganising them into a Ribbon toolbar to make them easier to find, for example, or brightening the background for a cleaner look. What on earth is left to add?įor the last few versions, Microsoft has mostly just shuffled around the existing features. But how do you do that? Microsoft Word is already a word processor, a Web design program, a database and a floor wax. New features that people will pay for, but that won’t turn Microsoft’s cash cow into a bloated, sloshing mess. Year after year, you’re given the same assignment: add new features to Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
It must be tough to be on the Microsoft Office team.
