Is Office 2013 a wise choice to buy in an office with minimal Internet connectivity?
I am about to deliver 1 dozen laptops to a hospital in Tanzania. In Tanzania, Internet connectivity is expensive and often non-existent.
Should I buy Office 2013, to be used in an environment with minimal Internet connectivity? My other options are to stick with Office 2003 for now (which would save me a lot of money), or to buy standalone versions of Office 2010. Thanks.
Should I buy Office 2013, to be used in an environment with minimal Internet connectivity? My other options are to stick with Office 2003 for now (which would save me a lot of money), or to buy standalone versions of Office 2010. Thanks.
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What do you mean "only one person at a time may use the software?" Are you talking about remote access somehow, with two people working together on one machine?
I read at http://www.zdnet.com/what-cios-need-to-know-about-office-365-home-premium-7000010491/ :
"Although you need an Internet connection to install the Office programs, you don't have to be online to use them."
So I think it is reasonable to assume that if I were to purchase a one-year subscription and pay for the year (i.e. not pay by the month), then each of my 5 machines could happily operate offline for a year without connecting online.
Our reason for deciding not to go with the subscription in Tanzania is, these machines often get filled with viruses and need to be re-installed or re-imaged. In the case of re-installation, then we would have to connect to the Internet for another licensing renewal and a 380-MB patches download. I myself would have been comfortable that the re-imaging scenario (rather than re-installation) could have avoided most of that hassle. But my colleagues decided that in this case it's easier to go with Office 2003, which is actually all that is needed for most of these users.
I read at http://www.zdnet.com/what-cios-need-to-know-about-office-365-home-premium-7000010491/ :
"Although you need an Internet connection to install the Office programs, you don't have to be online to use them."
So I think it is reasonable to assume that if I were to purchase a one-year subscription and pay for the year (i.e. not pay by the month), then each of my 5 machines could happily operate offline for a year without connecting online.
Our reason for deciding not to go with the subscription in Tanzania is, these machines often get filled with viruses and need to be re-installed or re-imaged. In the case of re-installation, then we would have to connect to the Internet for another licensing renewal and a 380-MB patches download. I myself would have been comfortable that the re-imaging scenario (rather than re-installation) could have avoided most of that hassle. But my colleagues decided that in this case it's easier to go with Office 2003, which is actually all that is needed for most of these users.
The service/software may not be used for commercial, non-profit, or revenue-generating activities. This is the part that I found possibly problematic. Glad you have a solution though.
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I guess when software is installed on a server, it can be used by more than person at a time when they connect to that machine.
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I have concluded not to buy Office 365 for the computers in a remote part of Tanzania, but I'm still curious with regard to how often a machine needs to "check in" with Microsoft in order to remain licensed, assuming that a yearly subscription has been purchased.
Only one person at a time may use the software on each licensed computer or licensed device. The service/software may not be used for commercial, non-profit, or revenue-generating activities.
http://www.zdnet.com/what-cios-need-to-know-about-office-365-home-premium-7000010491/