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scooby52
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Hello,
Looking for some help.
I don't understand how the purchasing of Office 365 works. Hypothetically (for college work) I need Office for 12 laptops for sales agents as well as one on pc at head office.
Do I buy 12 separate copies? Or do I buy 1 copy and pay monthly for 12 licenses or do I buy 3 copies that each do 5 machines?
Sorry if this all sounds like a stupid question but I've been on goggle for days and still none the wiser.
In my defence, I am only three weeks into my course at college and I am trying. Thank you in advance
Looking for some help.
I don't understand how the purchasing of Office 365 works. Hypothetically (for college work) I need Office for 12 laptops for sales agents as well as one on pc at head office.
Do I buy 12 separate copies? Or do I buy 1 copy and pay monthly for 12 licenses or do I buy 3 copies that each do 5 machines?
Sorry if this all sounds like a stupid question but I've been on goggle for days and still none the wiser.
In my defence, I am only three weeks into my course at college and I am trying. Thank you in advance
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You get 'per user' licences, so assuming that the one at head office is a different person to the 12 sales agents, you would need 13. So either 13 monthly or annual subscriptions, the cost of which will depend on what features you want.0
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Thank you for that. When someone else says it, it makes so much more sense. Appreciate your help.0
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Also worth noting that some versions of Office 365 aren't licensed for Business use. See here for instance - some versions are only valid for Home use.
https://products.office.com/en-gb/buy/compare-microsoft-office-products
More Business options are here:
https://products.office.com/en-gb/business/compare-office-365-for-business-plans0 -
Thank you JiveSinger. That is the very page I have now found. Good to know I'm on the right track. Thank you for your help.0
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