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Microsoft Office 365 virsus LibreOffice

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Microsoft 365 – What do you get?

  • Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Outlook
  • Teams
  • Plus, a lot more of what Microsoft describe as “premium versions of apps”.
  • If you pay by subscription, you get 1 tb of cloud storage.

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Microsoft 365 – What does it cost?

  • Home Editions
  • Family - £79.99 per year.
  • Individual - £59.99 per year.
  • One time purchase £119.99.

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LibreOffice (Free) – What do you get?

  • Writer – word processor
  • Calc – spreadsheet
  • Impress – presentations
  • Draw – diagrams
  • Base – database
  • Math – formula editor
  • Charts

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LibreOffice – Why is it free?

  • LibreOffice is free primarily because it's open-source software, developed and maintained by a global community of contributors who believe in the principle of free and accessible software.
  • Basically, volunteers develop the software.
  • The organisation has some corporate sponsors.

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Microsoft Office 365 or LibreOffice

  • Microsoft Office 365 is relatively cheap per person if you pay for the Family version.
  • If you only want to use a word processor occasionally it is probably not worth paying for Office 365.
  • LibreOffice is developed by volunteers and will not have the support or features of the professionally developed Office 365.