• DV8@lemmy.world
      20·
      6 months ago

      I’ve mentioned it in another thread about this, bug in case you really want to understand: people sign up for much more than the desktop office applications. It’s a full on groupware package that comes with 1TB of cloud storage. Which automatically gives you access to your documents on any machine you use. If you get a new windows device you basically don’t need to put in any effort into setting things up because it’s already there. And for 80 euros you can do this for five people.

      So in short: convenience for a reasonable price. To the point where it’s hard to justify running it yourself. Especially because your family will start to ask you how they can get MS office again.

      Office alternatives have long existed and have been good enough for a long time. I remember writing my evening class project reports in them 20 ish years ago. Funnily enough on how to integrate Linux servers into a Windows domain and authenticating with domain users on that machine. But if you want to compare M365 to something, compare it to NextCloud.

    • CrimsonMishaps@lemmy.world
      17·
      6 months ago

      I get more crashes than I’d like in the Word program (whatever it’s called) so I wish it would stabilize there. But with frequent saving and auto recovery I don’t usually lose anything. Just a nuisance I’ve adapted to in the spirit of open source.

  • VictoriaEnglish
    26·
    6 months ago

    “buy at $8/month” is a contradiction in itself. you are not buying anything, you are renting it.

  • PhilipTheBucket@quokk.auEnglish
    14·
    6 months ago

    Isn’t this literally illegal?

    I know the rules are dead and nothing matters anymore, but I thought “prices clearly posted and customers charged the posted price” was one of those bedrock FTC things that even someone like Microsoft would get in trouble for flagrantly ignoring.

  • d00phy@lemmy.world
    9·
    6 months ago

    My favorite part of this is how hidden it all is. If you look at the page showing MS365 plans, “Classic” is nowhere to be found, except to purchase Office 2024. If you search “MS 365 Classic”, it takes you here, which says the only way to “downgrade” is to cancel your existing subscription. Like it’s a for-real plan they offer that they really don’t want people using.

    Coke should sue Microsoft.