In one of the oddest, stupidest ideas yet, Microsoft has released it's pricing for Office 2013. A subscription plan where you pay $99 a year for Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook & One Note. You can buy the regular permanent version for $139. So why would I pay $99 a year instead of $139 once?
Microsoft would like to argue it's for 5 devices not 3 computers. Who cares? It is outrageously overpriced. Ars Technica points out that Office updates every 3 years. So you would pay $300 for Office by subscribing, rather than $140-$150 once. That's not a good selling point.
This will lead more people to Google Docs or Libre Office. Both are free open source programs with automatic conversion to Office format. Yet another mistake from Microsoft to go along with a new OS designed for tablets but forced on desktops.
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