Review by R.Suarez

Well things have changed. I was expecting an installation CD but what you get is actually a subscription key card, this allows you to download the applications, but not before asking you to create a Microsoft account (or link to an existing one)nnThere really isn’t much to say about Office that you don’t already know. The reason I ordered this is because my home-laptop, a Toshiba Satellite, did not include the office applications. That had not been a problem until recently when my 7 year old started needing power point and word processors for homework related purposes.

As other reviewers have stated, the SaaS model may not be the best thing for Office, but from a business perspective, it does force you to make yearly payments for continued use of a product already installed in your computer. It is important to note that once you install this, if you have any existing Office licenses, they will be replaced. This was not my case but before installing it in my computer I read too many horror stories related to installs of Office 365 ruining perfectly functioning older versions for a lot of people. If you already have an older version installed, it would be my suggestion to evaluate how much you need the new features included in Office 365, if you do not see much added value, don’t risk replacing and old license with this one, because this one will only last one year.

Office works great and there really isn’t anything bad I can say about the applications included. In all honesty, if you are not a heavy user there are plenty of options in the web to open/edit office documents.