When Simon recently stole my post idea [:-)] with his “Best/Favourite Excel version” it got me thinking what spread sheet offered the best value. I quickly came to the conclusion answering that particular question would be, well a bit rubbish really, and that nobody else would care anyway. But I still wanted to make a post that somehow allowed me to highlight Murphy’s theft(iry).
With this goal firmly establish I got to thinking about the cost of developing Office solutions, which in turn lead me to the cost of owing Office period. After a bit of research (which was much harder than I thought it was going to be), I present the following (and look forward to Simon reposting this in a few months :)))))))))))))))!
So as you can see, the cost of Office is coming down!!! Good news. Office XP (office 2002) seems to be a bit out of line. The only costs I could find for XP where in GBP, so even when I converted to $ and took of 20% they still look a bit keen.
However thats not the whole story is it! Because as you will no doubt be saying to yourselves (well done you clever thing you), a 100 quid in 97 is not the same as 100 quid today, here’s the normalised data, and the news looks even better!
So in conclusion Office is now cheaper to own than ever before and the cost difference between Standard and Professional is smaller than ever before. Oh and Simon Murphy is a massive content theft*”¦
*not really, he’s ok actually.
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ok, it’s getting cheaper; however, why pay while you can get openoffice for free?
Of course it’s getting cheaper: They took out two major features (customisable toolbars/menus and usable charting), so they had to make it cheaper.
@celiapgt:
Why? Because as a software developer I encourage myself to pay for the work that other software developers product. Supporting open source “free” stuff doesnt do anyone any good. Last I checked, my utilities and groceries cost money – money that has to be earned by selling my software. I dont quite understand this notion that everything needs to be free.
But, you probably wont agree with that response. I dont care if you do, its my opinion and you’re entitled to your own. If you want a TECHNICAL reason, then its because MS Office is the best programmable, integrated, Office system — hands down. And I am not a Microsoft fanboy by any means. Its just better. Period.
>>Of course it’s getting cheaper: They took out two major features (customisable toolbars/menus and usable charting), so they had to make it cheaper.
Rob!!!! Now we can find all the functions in seconds!, and make kewl looking charts! thats progress!!!!
I think ‘inspired by’ sounds so much nicer than steal!
Donchya feel good being inspirational?
As it happens I have wanted to do a total cost of ownership post for ages, but its too hard. Now I better not or i might get accused of nicking your ideas again.