MS 365 vs. Word, Excel and Outlook

brucemc777 · Jan 9, 2024

I have been an Office 365 subscriber for a number of years now, after buying releases starting somewhere prior to 1995 i think (OK, i admit, my memory is very VERY poor).

The only parts i still use are Outlook, Excel and Word, and i think i get Outlook through an MS Exchange server subscription through GoDaddy, though i really can no longer recall.

I want to dump the Office 365 subscription. I have no use for the other apps included, and i have no use for the security nor program "enhancements" they push, and no use for SAS in this case.

My issue is basically a fear of going off into the unknown to do this. I am going to be happy with any release of these programs since 2015, but i am afraid of doing an open search, finding and buying something off eBay or the like, and then finding that i have downloaded either corrupt or illegal software. On the other hand, i have no motivation to send MS any more of my money and i do not need the latest release by any means.

Would one of you good people out there who knows how this all works be able to give me some guidance please?

Thank you,
-Bruce

trevo · Jan 9, 2024

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brucemc777 · Jan 9, 2024

Never knew of them, just took a look, thank you!!!

trevo · Jan 9, 2024

brucemc777 said:
Never knew of them, just took a look, thank you!!!

If it were me, I would wait until you see a decent offer from checking their website, it does vary a lot.

brucemc777 · Jan 9, 2024

Well, as my 365 sub renewed a month ago, i've got time... :)

Edwin · Jan 9, 2024

trevo said:
A lot of folks on here have had success with licenses from Stack social

2 years now, $30 bucks, can't beat that!

Dru2 · Jan 10, 2024

brucemc777 said:
Would one of you good people out there who knows how this all works be able to give me some guidance please?

One thing to be aware of is that with your 365 subscription you get 1TB of OneDrive storage; but if you cancel your subscription, that storage space drops to 5gig, and anything over that is subject to being deleted.

You will of course be notified and warned to remove said files before action is taken, but eventually the files will be deleted in not removed. Additionally, you will not be able to sync / upload files until you are below the new storage limit.

Of course, if you're not using OneDrive this wouldn't be an issue.

Just FYI.

Berton · Jan 10, 2024

Dru2 said:
One thing to be aware of is that with your 365 subscription you get 1TB of OneDrive storage; but if you cancel your subscription, that storage space drops to 5TB, and anything over that is subject to being deleted.

Isn't that the wrong direction?

I got a new HP Notebook 3 weeks ago for $175, included a year of Microsoft 365. And I don't use OneDrive, no need for it.

brucemc777 said:
I have been an Office 365 subscriber for a number of years now, after buying releases starting somewhere prior to 1995 i think (OK, i admit, my memory is very VERY poor).

Office 365 is only a few years old. I had Office 4.3 back in the late '90s which included Word 6, it wasn't until Office 2016 coordinated the apps version numbers in the suite to version 16, before that the apps had different numbers from the suite they were in.

Kees · Jan 10, 2024

Berton said:
Isn't that the wrong direction?

I thinks it should be 5 GB in stead of 5 TB.

Dru2 · Jan 10, 2024

Kees said:
I thinks it should be 5 GB in stead of 5 TB.

Yes, it's 5gig not TB. Obviously if you "read" the post where is says "drops", then we know 1 to 5TB isn't a "drop", so an error

Dru2 said:
One thing to be aware of is that with your 365 subscription you get 1TB of OneDrive storage; but if you cancel your subscription, that storage space drops to 5TB, and anything over that is subject to being deleted.

Sorry.

Dru2 · Jan 10, 2024

Berton said:
I got a new HP Notebook 3 weeks ago for $175, included a year of Microsoft 365. And I don't use OneDrive, no need for it.

Dru2 said:
Of course, if you're not using OneDrive this wouldn't be an issue.

Just FYI.

brucemc777 · Jan 10, 2024

Frankly, i am paranoid over the potential for cloud storage to be hacked; i seldom use any and over time with different ones (seemingly) downsizing or eliminating/transitioning requirements, i see them as one more source for future issue. I am fortunate as they solve no issues for me-