sheepdog 10 Report post Posted January 2, 2014 Is there someplace I can buy Microsoft Office without paying nearly half as much as I gave for my new lap top computer to start with? Cheapest I've found so far is $130. Sadly, I can't even read my files on my laptop I need to have with me when I go on vacation without it. My old office program is not compatible with Windows 8. I also will have to find it downloadable, since the lap top doesn't have a disk drive. And I'm wondering it you buy a download, what happens if your computer dies and you have to get a new one, do you have to buy it again? You know, I just hate spending money on non tangible stuff. I don't bat an eye on spending $600 on a dog, but you can see and pick up and hold a dog. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jlhaslip 4 Report post Posted January 4, 2014 Sheepdog, Save your money. Download and install Open Office software for free. It will open Microsoft files and is FREE. As in beer. http://www.openoffice.org/download/ Tell them I sent you... LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k_nitin_r 8 Report post Posted January 4, 2014 SheepDog, You should consider using LibreOffice. I've been using it instead of Microsoft Office lately. I do buy Microsoft Windows by buying only laptops that have Windows pre-installed, but the prices they charge for Microsoft Office is more than what I was willing to pay when I got my last laptop (I was out-of-work at the time) - I got pretty decent hardware and most of my development tools were open source. Libre Office is available at: http://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/ Microsoft Office 365 is available with a subscription model too, if you prefer. You can pay an annual fee and they also provide you with space to store your documents and emails. There's also the one-time payment option that we've had with earlier releases of Microsoft Office. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheepdog 10 Report post Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) Oh, I like saving money! I will definitely give that a try! Thanks so much. Don't know what I would do without you guys. Had a new problem today, needed to print out a copy of my 2012 taxes, and now I can't even print out anything unless I buy some stupid program on the new desktop computer, says my free trial has expired. It is called Nitro pro 7. Seems I can't win for loosing. I think I looked at that Office 365 at Wally World today, I didn't really understand what it was and I noticed that it included cloud space, which I have no use or desire for. I'll keep my files on cd's or on the computer thank you. That way I know where they are and who is looking at them. Yes, I know, I am not a trusting person. I won't be shopping at Target any time in the near future either. Of course, that can be avoided by just paying cash I suppose. Which is usually the way I do things. Oh, by the way, where do you get that free beer you were talking about!? Edited February 6, 2014 by sheepdog (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
