Microsoft Office is an integral part of the private and commercial sector for many users. With the new business model, the Redmond Company has encountered criticism. Now Microsoft is working to make its software more attractive and offers Office 365 as rental software for private users in a domestic and personal edition with a different license.
For many people, Microsoft Office is synonymous with text processing and calculation sheets. The office suite is installed on millions of computers all over the world. The installation is no longer a prerequisite for the use of Office. Microsoft has decided to redesign the business model. Office 365 is a cloud solution and works as an application on the Internet. For this product, users must pay an annual contribution.
The cloud solution deletes the complicated license model
Until recently, Microsoft Office was a software package made up of individual programs for different purposes. Depending on the package, the software costs several hundred euros per license. It was not easy for companies to see through the complicated license regulations. This was particularly true for cases where the programs were to be installed on a new system. It became problematic for users when they could no longer start with Windows 10 Office 2010.
The Redmonders put the end of the problem when they started their rental offer under the Office 365 label in 2012. Microsoft has an office for two groups on offer: users and private companies.
For private users, the offer with Microsoft Office 365, composed of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Access and Onnote as follows:
| Office 365 personnel | Office 365 Home[1] |
| 1 user | From 1 to 6 users |
| Including Office 2016 for PC and Mac | Including Office 2016 for PC and Mac |
| Possible installation on a PC or Mac, as well as a tablet and a smartphone | Installation on a maximum of five PCs or Macs, as well as tablet and smartphone possible |
| 1 TB OneDrive-Cloudspeicher | 1 TB OneDrive Cloud Memory for user (maximum six) |
| Always updated through updates | Always updated through updates |
| Technical support included | Technical support included |
| 7 EUR/month or 69 EUR/year | 10 EUR/month or 99 euros/year |
1. The home 365 house can be tested for free (credit card requested)
Students still have the opportunity to buy a software license for Office Home & Student 2016 for 149 euros. The license applies only to a user.
Save the commissions for Microsoft Office 365
In the article ABO commissions by Microsoft Office 365, we reported to save on the Office-365 subscription. Basically, if you order directly from Microsoft, in most cases you pay the whole price. The annual keys are cheaper in other suppliers such as mysoftware.de.

The license keys are not only suitable for registration with Office 365. Consumers can extend their existing account with the key. In the Microsoft account area, consumers can see how long the current subscription works. Theoretically, it is possible to extend the subscription with a maximum of five years in advance. So it is worth using special economic offers.
For those who are useful the office 365
Office 365 is clearly aimed at people who work regularly with the office suite. In light of a growing population that uses more than one computer, Office 365 meets the need for this target group of working carefree on different devices. Private users can write a word document on the tablet in the morning and call it on your smartphone a few minutes later. In the evening, check the spelling on the home PC before sending the document.

This flexibility is possible only with the new Office-365 plans. Families in particular benefit from the online solution, since up to five members have access to the various programs. If you don’t want to use Excel, Word and Co. Online, you can download the Office-2016 Suite and install it on your system as usual.

A great advantage is the fact that Office 365 is updated at any time. Microsoft automatically updates applications, in order to contain the most recent services and functions at any time.
The great memory of Terabyte (TB) for the OneDrive Cloud service from Microsoft must not be despised. Each family member receives up to 1 TB Memory. Here he can upload photos, videos, music and documents, share with other family members and modify at any time. The mobile final devices in particular benefit from the online archive, where there is rarely room for large files.

ATTENTION: Keep in mind that an internet connection is needed to access moving files. If you do not have a flat -rate rate on the internet, costs may arise.
New mobile functions through the update in February
Microsoft has recognized that mobile devices can no longer be ignored. For this reason, a current update is aimed at people with mobile devices. In the future, the owners of Windows Tablet, for example Microsoft Surface, can integrate documents with freehand comments or drawings. This function is already possible on iPad.
Microsoft is currently limited to these functions to members of the Insider Office program, as can be read in the official post of the blog for the ad.
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