Microsoft will release a new perpetually licensed Office in 2021
techcommunity.microsoft.comOutstanding! I hope that this is available via my Home Use Program; the change to a discounted subscription wasn't very welcome so I never updated past 2016.
I'm trying to leave Office, but for one of my primary roles it's absolutely necessary, and being able to use it on my personal devices is a huge time saver. HUP lets me leverage that case without spending a ridiculous amount of money (I use Project and Visio often).
FYI, Project and Visio in particular aren't part of the subscription model. They aren't actually available as part of any of the consumer Office subscriptions, so they're offered as one-time purchases of the Project/Visio 2019 software, same as the old HUP model.
That said, they're also not available by default. The FAQ[1] page mentions your HUP/IT Admin needs to explicitly set up your HUP to enable these product discounts.
[1] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/home-use-program/frequently-...
> Project and Visio
As a former IT Exec these were the two products that caused me the most significant end-user software budget headaches (in a 1K+ seat banking org)!! Clients who needed the odd flowchart or gantt chart HAD TO HAVE project or visio or else IT was denying them the ability to do their job!! It took quite some effort to get the culture shifted towards open-source alternatives that were good-enough and didn't line Microsoft's already golden pockets.
Just for accuracy, Project is available as a subscription.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/project/compar...
Home Use Program was great for so long I got used to it. There is no way I'd switch to a subscription, esp as no useful functionality is ever added.
I wish Libre Office could gain popularity. It should at least be used in university and government settings
Incredible. I hope the costs are reasonable. Would love a perpetually licensed version.
Just like the dumb terminal days, where you paid per use. Now with a monthly subscription, but the concept is the same except for the concept that your "terminal" runs the code locally.
Why are they being applauded for this? Having a perpetual license available for purchase at any time should be standard practice, not exceptional behaviour.
Ought != is. They should be applauded for this.
Nice! I wish I still had bizspark so I could get a free license.
But will it work on Linux?