Office joins the Genuine Advantage program
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I don't know, how about half or 2/3 the price of Windows? Personally, that I'd be more willing to pay. Wouldn't you?
Well, in my case not even that because I don't see much in Office that is compelling beyond what was in Office 2000 or even Office 97! (I currently have Office 2000 at home.) However, I would expect Office to be more expensive than Windows, just as, e.g., VS Pro is. There is no "right" price though. What some think is too high, others will think is a bargain. Many say VS Pro is expensive. However, the prices of MS dev tools are comparable or cheaper than other commercial dev tools. Perhaps if the price of Office were somewhere near the price of say WordPerfect Office that would be reasonable. But some would deem that too expensive too. I don't know how old you are but I remember that at the time Office first emerged, the prices of the single programs, Lotus 123 and WordPerfect, were higher than today's entire MS Office even in nominal terms. In real terms they were much higher. Plus MS introduced concept of the competitive upgrade, which meant you could pay an upgrade price to the full MS Office if you owned a copy of Lotus 123 or WordPerfect. It was one of the reasons Office came to dominate the market. Another reason was that they were first to offer an Office bundle in itself, and that was compelling.
Kevin
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Well, in my case not even that because I don't see much in Office that is compelling beyond what was in Office 2000 or even Office 97! (I currently have Office 2000 at home.) However, I would expect Office to be more expensive than Windows, just as, e.g., VS Pro is. There is no "right" price though. What some think is too high, others will think is a bargain. Many say VS Pro is expensive. However, the prices of MS dev tools are comparable or cheaper than other commercial dev tools. Perhaps if the price of Office were somewhere near the price of say WordPerfect Office that would be reasonable. But some would deem that too expensive too. I don't know how old you are but I remember that at the time Office first emerged, the prices of the single programs, Lotus 123 and WordPerfect, were higher than today's entire MS Office even in nominal terms. In real terms they were much higher. Plus MS introduced concept of the competitive upgrade, which meant you could pay an upgrade price to the full MS Office if you owned a copy of Lotus 123 or WordPerfect. It was one of the reasons Office came to dominate the market. Another reason was that they were first to offer an Office bundle in itself, and that was compelling.
Kevin
Kevin McFarlane wrote:
However, I would expect Office to be more expensive than Windows, just as, e.g., VS Pro is. There is no "right" price though. What some think is too high, others will think is a bargain. Many say VS Pro is expensive. However, the prices of MS dev tools are comparable or cheaper than other commercial dev tools.
Visual Studio is understandable; they offer a lot more options for various budgets. Visual Studio Express is freeware and sufficient for practically any purpose.
Kevin McFarlane wrote:
Perhaps if the price of Office were somewhere near the price of say WordPerfect Office that would be reasonable. But some would deem that too expensive too.
I don't get it. One moment you're saying there's no right price, next you're saying something around WordPerfect would be reasonable. Just because some would deem that too expensive doesn't mean that it's still a better price that, evidently, more people (you and I) could live with.
Kevin McFarlane wrote:
I don't know how old you are but I remember that at the time Office first emerged, the prices of the single programs, Lotus 123 and WordPerfect, were higher than today's entire MS Office even in nominal terms.
What's your point?
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Kevin McFarlane wrote:
However, I would expect Office to be more expensive than Windows, just as, e.g., VS Pro is. There is no "right" price though. What some think is too high, others will think is a bargain. Many say VS Pro is expensive. However, the prices of MS dev tools are comparable or cheaper than other commercial dev tools.
Visual Studio is understandable; they offer a lot more options for various budgets. Visual Studio Express is freeware and sufficient for practically any purpose.
Kevin McFarlane wrote:
Perhaps if the price of Office were somewhere near the price of say WordPerfect Office that would be reasonable. But some would deem that too expensive too.
I don't get it. One moment you're saying there's no right price, next you're saying something around WordPerfect would be reasonable. Just because some would deem that too expensive doesn't mean that it's still a better price that, evidently, more people (you and I) could live with.
Kevin McFarlane wrote:
I don't know how old you are but I remember that at the time Office first emerged, the prices of the single programs, Lotus 123 and WordPerfect, were higher than today's entire MS Office even in nominal terms.
What's your point?
My point is that I have my own ideas of what a reasonable price is (for me). But there's no such thing as an objectively right price.
Kevin
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My point is that I have my own ideas of what a reasonable price is (for me). But there's no such thing as an objectively right price.
Kevin
And a reasonable price isn't a "right" price? You yourself established that WordPerfect Office's price would be reasonable. ...Wow :wtf:
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And a reasonable price isn't a "right" price? You yourself established that WordPerfect Office's price would be reasonable. ...Wow :wtf:
I was expressing my subjective opinions. Look, we're not really getting anywhere with this are we? You think MS Office is too expensive? Fine, don't buy it.
Kevin
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I was expressing my subjective opinions. Look, we're not really getting anywhere with this are we? You think MS Office is too expensive? Fine, don't buy it.
Kevin
:laugh: Gotta love the "I have my opinion you have yours" ending.