Microsoft announced Wednesday that its consumer-targeted Office 365 Home Premium subscription service has reached a user base of 1 million just 3.5 months after its launch. Microsoft lauded the number as proof that its grand vision of subscription-based software is taking hold. Although first launched in June 2011, Office 365 was initially targeted to business customers who sought a way to license up-to-date versions of Office alongside syncing and Exchange capabilities. Late last year, the company announced its plans to…
Microsoft & Adobe Publicly Debate Subscription Software
Following Monday’s news that Adobe will move exclusively to cloud-based subscriptions for future Creative products, Microsoft responded publicly Tuesday by mildly criticizing Adobe for eliminating customer choice and promised to continue to offer retail copies of Microsoft Office. Like Adobe, Microsoft also offers its flagship productivity software, Microsoft Office, via a yearly or monthly subscription package called Office 365 (currently $100 per year/$10 per month for home users). Unlike Adobe, however, the company still maintains retail copies of the software…
Office for Mac 2011 14.3.4 Update Adds Office 365 Compatibility
Current or potential Mac users of Microsoft’s Office 365 program should check their local Office for Mac 2011 installation for updates. Microsoft released update 14.3.4 for the productivity suite late Tuesday, and it fixes several bugs and adds new features related to Office 365 subscriptions. Office 365 Related Changes: Enables retail users of Office 2011 to migrate their existing installation to an Office 365 subscription without uninstalling and reinstalling. Fixes an issue in which all updates during a coauthoring session…