Cheapest (or free) Microsoft office?

truescot

I really need to find the cheapest best way of having lifelong access to Microsoft Office. We had 12 months subscription with a new laptop which has now expired but need word, ppt, publisher etc for files for my new business. I'm sure I can get it cheaper than the £79.99 I'm being asked to pay?

Tried Open Office free software but the formatting isn't always the same so that's too much hassle.

Advice needed...thanks!

Moss5

https://www.xboxliveshop.co.uk/microsoft/office/microsoft-office-professional-plus-2019.html?p=1682022658&pi=shopping-4955

JustAnotherSaver

Moss5 wrote: »

https://www.xboxliveshop.co.uk/microsoft/office/microsoft-office-professional-plus-2019.html?p=1682022658&pi=shopping-4955

£18.25? Sounds way too good to be true, no?

If that’s all legit then why is anyone paying the high prices for Office instead of just paying this low price? What’s the catch that I must be missing?

dipsomaniac

Even cheaper on ebay

wongataa

truescot wrote: »

I really need to find the cheapest best way of having lifelong access to Microsoft Office. We had 12 months subscription with a new laptop which has now expired but need word, ppt, publisher etc for files for my new business. I'm sure I can get it cheaper than the £79.99 I'm being asked to pay?

Tried Open Office free software but the formatting isn't always the same so that's too much hassle.

Advice needed...thanks!

You can buy a year's subscription cheaper from Amazon. You can take a punt on a cheap code from eBay and hope it works.

roytom

What about the free MS Office online edition? You need a Microsoft online account, that’s free, and the online edition is fully functional, for the most part. I think the MS online account gives you 5gb of online storage too.

Or Google Docs?

bengalknights

Argos £39.99 with free mcafee too

ballyblack

bengalknights wrote: »

Argos £39.99 with free mcafee too

good price but i will gladly miss out on the bundled McAfee 'crapware'

bengalknights

ballyblack wrote: »

good price but i will gladly miss out on the bundled McAfee 'crapware'

The idea is you flog it on fleabay

poppellerant

Surely your business can afford the £79.99? Surely this is a miniscule payment for any business, particularly one that seems dependant on it.

You could also explore free alternatives, such as LibreOffice.

Undervalued

poppellerant wrote: »

Surely your business can afford the £79.99? Surely this is a miniscule payment for any business, particularly one that seems dependant on it.

You could also explore free alternatives, such as LibreOffice.

The OP has said.....

Tried Open Office free software but the formatting isn't always the same so that's too much hassle.

And I totally agree with him. (Libra / Open Office etc are all variations on an open source theme). Borderline OK for you own non demanding use but hopeless in a corporate / academic environment if you need to interact with others using the real thing.