Microsoft Office: do I have to pay for it?

Bu
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I have a new laptop and the operating system is Microsoft 10 Home.

I wonder how it works with the licenses. Can I continue to use Word, PowerPoint and Co. If I do not buy the licenses? Or do I have to buy this office package to be able to use it?

Ni

Can only be used permanently with the purchased key. Libre Office is free and compatible.

Ha

Well, think about it. If others are buying this, why shouldn't you have to buy it? Microsoft Office is not available for free, because otherwise the company would be pretty stupid and couldn't pay the salaries of its hundred and sixty-eight thousand employees. Of course you can use Word, Excel and PowerPoint for free if you create a Microsoft account and then create and update your office documents in the browser.

If the trial period is over 8-30 days, then you have to buy a license or buy a subscription if you want to continue using it.

Or you can use LibreOffice or ApacheOpenOffice or Softmaker FreeOffice for free. Or the Google Docs, tables and presentations in the Google Account.

He

Hi
You have licensed Win 10 for your laptop, fits.
The office is normal, only a test phase of 60 days, then it's over.

I have openOffice, it's like Microsoft Office 10 years ago, it's simple.
Is related to Libreoffice.
https://www.openoffice.org/de/download/
The formats / documents etc. Can be any of these 3 programs.
You can always save openOffice files as Windord documents.

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You can buy a legal key here for a one-time fee of 20.00. Update, etc. Anything goes. No annual fee, restriction or anything.
I did it myself, but I prefer openOffice, it's easier.

https://breutehaus.de/collections/schreibprogramme-microsoft-office

Bu

Well, of course that makes sense.

Sp

Microsoft Office isn't free.

You have two options to acquire it.

On the one hand, you can purchase an Office 2019 license once. So you can use it permanently on a PC. You will only receive updates for a limited time. There will be seldom new features.

On the other hand, Microsoft offers the Microsoft 365 subscription (previously Office 365). As the name suggests, it is a recurring payment. With the subscription you can use Office on multiple devices. This also includes Android / iOS tablets. You also get access to other Office apps and also get 1TB OneDrive storage.