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    Office 2010

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by Raptor1956, Sep 11, 2012.

  1. Raptor1956

    Raptor1956 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just picked up the 17.3 incher last night and finished all the Windows updates and am wondering about the MS Office options. The two apps I have to have are Word and Excel so if I plan to install Office what options and prices are there -- I don't want to start the process before knowing...

    As I recall the cheapest option used to be the Home/School plan and that's about $100 -- is that still true?

    But, Win8 is around the corner and I may upgrade ($15) to it but what does that mean as far as Office 2012/2013 versus the bundled Office 2010? That is, if I install Office 2010 now then upgrade to Win8 what are my options for the new Office?


    Brian
     
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    Thors.Hammer Notebook Enthusiast

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    Office 2013 is still in Beta testing and I don't think they've announced pricing.
     
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  3. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Office 2013 is designed to make far more use of "the cloud", which you may or may not want. Many people will be using Office 2010 for a long time to come.

    John
     
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    Raptor1956 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well I do have and use DropBox but I'm not entirely sold on cloud computing (privacy, etc). I think I could be comfortable staying at 2010...


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    Raptor1956 Notebook Enthusiast

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    OK, so I downloaded Office 2010 Home & Student for a total, with tax etc of about $116 last night.


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    Raptor1956, Sep 13, 2012
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