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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: darkbrowneggs on September 03, 2013, 08:40:23 pm

Title: I need Microsoft Office for the new laptop....what do we think of this?
Post by: darkbrowneggs on September 03, 2013, 08:40:23 pm

http://www.download366.com/microsoft-office-2010?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=366_UK_Sistema&utm_content=Microsoft-Office-2010&utm_term=free%20microsoft%20office%20download&gclid=CN7tzJf8r7kCFcfJtAodflQA5g (http://www.download366.com/microsoft-office-2010?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=366_UK_Sistema&utm_content=Microsoft-Office-2010&utm_term=free%20microsoft%20office%20download&gclid=CN7tzJf8r7kCFcfJtAodflQA5g)


Am I at risk (or rather is my laptop) from viruses by downloading from an unknown site?


Also will it run on Windows 8?

Title: Re: I need Microsoft Office for the new laptop....what do we think of this?
Post by: gerpsych on September 03, 2013, 09:06:58 pm

Avoid all of these risks and use Libreoffice - Fully legal, fully featured and able available on more platforms.

www.libreoffice.org (http://www.libreoffice.org)

and free

Title: Re: I need Microsoft Office for the new laptop....what do we think of this?
Post by: AndynJ on September 03, 2013, 09:10:10 pm

just pay for it it's about £30, how would you feel if your chickens wandered on the roadside and someone took them home because it's perfectly legal. some things are legal others are morally correct buy it.

Title: Re: I need Microsoft Office for the new laptop....what do we think of this?
Post by: doganjo on September 03, 2013, 09:29:35 pm

Or get Open Office - does the same job and is free

Title: Re: I need Microsoft Office for the new laptop....what do we think of this?
Post by: darkbrowneggs on September 03, 2013, 10:22:13 pm

Quote from: AndynJ on September 03, 2013, 09:10:10 pm

just pay for it it's about £30, how would you feel if your chickens wandered on the roadside and someone took them home because it's perfectly legal. some things are legal others are morally correct buy it.

Where can you get it for £30?  I was looking at the Office 365 and was aghast when I realised it only lasted a year and you had to pay again


Mind you the other freebies look good, I shall do some googling

Title: Re: I need Microsoft Office for the new laptop....what do we think of this?
Post by: lachlanandmarcus on September 03, 2013, 11:13:12 pm

I use OpenOffice and its good and no virus probs to date  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: I need Microsoft Office for the new laptop....what do we think of this?
Post by: darkbrowneggs on September 03, 2013, 11:45:38 pm

Had a quick look at Open Office and it looks good - thanks  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: I need Microsoft Office for the new laptop....what do we think of this?
Post by: spandit on September 04, 2013, 08:32:28 am

Libreoffice is properly free. OpenOffice is owned by Oracle so could get discontinued at any time

Title: Re: I need Microsoft Office for the new laptop....what do we think of this?
Post by: Dan on September 04, 2013, 08:59:28 am

Quote from: spandit on September 04, 2013, 08:32:28 am

OpenOffice is owned by Oracle so could get discontinued at any time

Not since 2011, when it was gifted to the Apache Foundation. It's also properly free now.