Installing Microsoft Office?

[Joshua97]

Thank you for taking the time to read and answer this.

 

[ronintexas]

The multiple installations of Microsoft Office are for the license owner's device only - i.e. - I can install it on my computer and on my laptop....but I am not allowed to install it on a friend's computer/laptop. If you want to install it, you will have to get your own license for the program.

 

[Joshua97]

The multiple installations of Microsoft Office are for the license owner's device only - i.e. - I can install it on my computer and on my laptop....but I am not allowed to install it on a friend's computer/laptop. If you want to install it, you will have to get your own license for the program.

Hi, thanks for the reply.

So are you saying that I won't be able to install it onto my computer? How does microsoft office know that my computer isn't owned by my friend? Will I have to add his account to my computer in order to install it or buy it myself?

Thanks

 

[13thmonkey]

we don't support piracy, what you are proposing is piracy. It's acts like this that might eventually stop things like the multi-machine installations.

You need to buy it yourself.

 

[ronintexas]

I would suggest buying it yourself. If price is an issue - Libre Open Office offers an alternative to Microsoft Office....

There is a chance that you won't be caught, but according to the license agreement, you would be in violation of the agreement, and you could get in some serious trouble.... Theoretically - Microsoft could charge you twice the actual retail price of the Microsoft Office product (i.e. Microsoft Office Professional can retail for $400 - and you could be forced to pay $800 for your installation).

 

[Joshua97]

we don't support piracy, what you are proposing is piracy. It's acts like this that might eventually stop things like the multi-machine installations.

You need to buy it yourself.

But we bought it for each other, I was told that I would be able to have it, I do not understand how it is piracy. All we thought we were doing was saving costs, because it said that you were allowed to install it on to two devices.

 

[ronintexas]

Licensing for software is perhaps the most confusing part of computing. You should always assume that a license (the piece of paper with the product key and/or the jewel case that has the product key) is the "owner of the license". If you both live in the same household (i.e. mother, father, brother, sister) and you both can "touch" the license, then you can install it on both PC's.

If your friend doesn't live in your house....then you can't share it. I have the MS-Office 2013, it allows 5 devices to be installed. My wife and I share the license (3 computers, 1 laptop), but I can't give it to my daughter who doesn't live with us, even though I have one "extra" license.

 

[13thmonkey]

we don't support piracy, what you are proposing is piracy. It's acts like this that might eventually stop things like the multi-machine installations.

You need to buy it yourself.

But we bought it for each other, I was told that I would be able to have it, I do not understand how it is piracy. All we thought we were doing was saving costs, because it said that you were allowed to install it on to two devices.

^ what ronintexas said. I don't know who told you that but they are wrong. Another solution for you is office 365, as a 'rental' solution, which is possibly what Ronintexas was alluding to. http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/office365home/ There are single user options as well, you don't need to get the 5 license pack.

 

[ronintexas]

Microsoft offers 3 different price points - you can buy the full retail version - single user for #399.99 (professional edition). In contrast, they have the one year subscription (Office 365 - which is the subscription version for 2013) for $69.99 (single user) or $99.99 (5-user). The subscription requires you to renew annually, and when a new version comes out - you get the upgrade at no additional charge. The downfall - you pay either $69.99 per year or $99.99 per year, and if you cancel the subscription, you don't have access to MS-Office.

Considering they usually come out with a new version every 3-4 years, $69.99 per year X 4 years = $279.96, or $99.99 per year X 4 years = $399.96....so it is competitively priced if you keep current on the software - you save $120 on a single user, or you basically get extra licenses in your household for the same price as 1 full retail purchase.

 

[13thmonkey]

its an awesome deal and a nice way of making the cost not so mental, now if only they'd do it with windows itself, upgrade optional version to version, but no gap of more than 1 version, something like that.