Office 2013 - Worth it?

Sudden · 15 Sep 2013 at 15:35

Just did a new build so installing things one at a time. Office I will need sooner or later. I have a copy of Office 2007, but can get a copy of 2013 for £9 through work. Kind of tempted, solely because the amount is so low, but was wondering if it is even worth it? I don't use it much at home - mainly for Word and occasionally for viewing powerpoints (occasionally = once or twice in 3 months). Excel sometimes, but rarely.

Nymins · 15 Sep 2013 at 15:38

Yes for £9

malachi · 15 Sep 2013 at 16:31

For that price I would.

theone8181 · 15 Sep 2013 at 19:45

get it over the new version of office as the latest (office 365 i belive) has a yearly sub on it.

Gammawolf · 15 Sep 2013 at 20:14

theone8181 said:
get it over the new version of office as the latest (office 365 i belive) has a yearly sub on it.

Office 365 is a subscription service of Office 2013, so they are the same thing

coolsurfer · 15 Sep 2013 at 22:20

Buy it and sell it to me for twice as much.

bells · 15 Sep 2013 at 22:32

Yes for that price or use open office for free

opethdisciple · 15 Sep 2013 at 23:50

Libre office for the win!

lsg1r · 16 Sep 2013 at 00:25

As said, for £9 you can't really say no

Sudden · 16 Sep 2013 at 07:37

Cheers guys. Wasn't sure if it was even worth the £9 given the limited use it gets, but if there is no glaring reason that 2007 is still better, why not.

In case it makes a difference to any recommendations - it is a limited use licence. Valid only as long as I'm in my current job. I'm here at least for 18 months, but might be longer anyway.

Cool surfer - make it 10 times as much, and I'llconsider it

marc2003 · 16 Sep 2013 at 07:56

lsg1r said:
As said, for £9 you can't really say no

i could.

ok it's a paltry amount but i still think it's a waste given the OP's light usage and the fact he already has 2007.

Sudden · 16 Sep 2013 at 10:27

marc2003 said:
i could.

ok it's a paltry amount but i still think it's a waste given the OP's light usage and the fact he already has 2007.

And this is precisely what I was trying to figure out - is it worth it? The amount isn't much, but is still a waste if I don't use any of the features. Does it have anything over 2007 that's super awesome?

Hellsmk2 · 16 Sep 2013 at 13:24

It's worth it just for the redefined UI. It's a far superior user experience to 2007.

Meekal · 16 Sep 2013 at 15:56

It's well worth it! Mine was £9 from work also

has to be activated against the Works KMS Server though.

Sudden · 16 Sep 2013 at 18:17

Meekal said:
It's well worth it! Mine was £9 from work also has to be activated against the Works KMS Server though.

How does that work? And does that mean it might stop working after I leave?

Antar Bolaeisk · 16 Sep 2013 at 19:03

Hellsmk2 said:
It's worth it just for the redefined UI. It's a far superior user experience to 2007.

I've found it's crashing a lot more working with the same documents as I would have been in 2010. Maybe it's the fancy animation engine screwing up whenever it has to update thousands of cells.

Aod · 16 Sep 2013 at 19:06

I've not tried or had any experience with Office 2013, but if the UI's anything like the Office 2010 UI, then it's a substantial improvement over Office 2007 which had a stupendously hateful UI that looked like it had been designed in 1999 by a twelve year old in crayon

MarcLister · 16 Sep 2013 at 21:23

Any idea how I can set up the same kind of work programme as the OP is talking of? Would love to be able to offer this to my colleagues but wouldn't have a clue who to contact to arrange this or if we even qualify?

Sudden · 16 Sep 2013 at 21:45

I bought it as a part of the Microsoft Home Use Program. No idea how it's offered, but perhaps look into the program.