News Office 2024 is now available for purchase at $149 — Office Home & Business 2024 will set you back $249

[Admin]

Though Redmond seems to prefer that users subscribe to its Microsoft 365 offering, which includes Office apps, it has updated this perpetual licensed alternative for 2024.

Office 2024 is now available for purchase at $149 — Office Home & Business 2024 will set you back $249 : Read more

 

[Giroro]

Office 2013 still has all the same functionality/bugs, doesn't require logging into a Microsoft account, and is way easier to migrate to a new computer. I'm also pretty sure it doesn't send copies of my private copywritten content to Microsoft - So I'm good.

 

[Aaron Priest]

Might want to mention that Publisher is gone in 2024 compared to previous versions. I don't think it's in new installs of Office 365 anymore either though.

 

[007 Space Invader]

Might want to mention that Publisher is gone in 2024 compared to previous versions. I don't think it's in new installs of Office 365 anymore either though.

Confirmed.

Publisher "dies" October 2026, but we've heard 5hat sort of talk before so don't anyone hold their breath.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...ber-2026-ee6302a2-4bc7-4841-babf-8e9be3acbfd7

 

[007 Space Invader]

Please also note that Office 2024 Professional Plus LTSC is now also available.

Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 preview available for Windows, Mac

A preview of Microsoft Office LTSC 2024, a volume-licensed and perpetual version of Office for commercial customers, is now available for Windows and macOS users.

www.bleepingcomputer.com

Link for LTSC version

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ltsc/preview/update-from-ltsc-preview

 

[voyteck]

I use Word (Microsoft 365) extensively for copy editing. Different people work on a single file (in succession) with tracking changes option on. Unfortunately, the compatibility between different versions is rather sketchy so I still have to compare files for unregistered or inadvertently rejected changes or even read the whole thing again.

Besides, a few months ago Microsoft removed the option that allowed me to put comments on the left side of the screen (and keep docked panels on the right). It came back for a few days or so and disappeared again. So now I have to keep my keyboard in front of the left side of the screen and I effectively lost 100-200 pixels of screen estate, and had to switch off the central lighting (otherwise I would have to draw the curtains on all my windows). It's getting worse and worse.

When they remove traditional comments and leave so called modern comments only, as they say they will, I think I will quit my job, it will get too much unpleasant.