Comments on: Microsoft Equipt to offer $70/yr "Office Consumer Value Pack" http://www.vladville.com/2008/07/microsoft-equipt-to-offer-70yr-office-consumer-value-pack.html Vlad Mazek on IT, Business and Technology Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:49:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Yan Herndon http://www.vladville.com/2008/07/microsoft-equipt-to-offer-70yr-office-consumer-value-pack.html/comment-page-1#comment-34450 Yan Herndon Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:32:21 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2008/07/microsoft-equipt-to-offer-70yr-office-consumer-value-pack.html#comment-34450 So how do I sell it? Bah another licensing "thing" to learn. Off to the partner portal for some research. So how do I sell it? Bah another licensing “thing” to learn. Off to the partner portal for some research.

]]> By: vlad http://www.vladville.com/2008/07/microsoft-equipt-to-offer-70yr-office-consumer-value-pack.html/comment-page-1#comment-34442 vlad Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:20:13 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2008/07/microsoft-equipt-to-offer-70yr-office-consumer-value-pack.html#comment-34442 Sarah, I agree, it is cool. I am not suggesting at all Microsoft is doing anything wrong or directionless (Mesh) here, this move actually is a breath of fresh air and to be honest just makes plain sense. I do think they are going to face some scrutany over the bundling, given their track record, but it's nice to see Microsoft back on the ball and it's nice to see that they are making software subscriptions actually work in a way that produces a guaranteed benefit for everyone, unlike SA which is largely seen as the "upgrade to next release for free" program. -Vlad Sarah,

I agree, it is cool. I am not suggesting at all Microsoft is doing anything wrong or directionless (Mesh) here, this move actually is a breath of fresh air and to be honest just makes plain sense.

I do think they are going to face some scrutany over the bundling, given their track record, but it’s nice to see Microsoft back on the ball and it’s nice to see that they are making software subscriptions actually work in a way that produces a guaranteed benefit for everyone, unlike SA which is largely seen as the “upgrade to next release for free” program.

-Vlad

]]> By: Sarah http://www.vladville.com/2008/07/microsoft-equipt-to-offer-70yr-office-consumer-value-pack.html/comment-page-1#comment-34428 Sarah Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:49:58 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2008/07/microsoft-equipt-to-offer-70yr-office-consumer-value-pack.html#comment-34428 Oh, c'mon - this is cool. I was having coffee with a friend today when I read this news. She's not tech-stupid (married to a programmer), but not a techie geek herself either. I told her about Equipt and she thought it sounded great. Esp. the part where you always have the latest software - that was the key selling point for her. I then asked her if she had ever heard of or used Google Docs and she said "that sounds familiar, I but haven't used it." I told her it was an online office suite and she kind of just gave me this blank look, then shrugged. ha. Oh, c’mon – this is cool. I was having coffee with a friend today when I read this news. She’s not tech-stupid (married to a programmer), but not a techie geek herself either. I told her about Equipt and she thought it sounded great. Esp. the part where you always have the latest software – that was the key selling point for her. I then asked her if she had ever heard of or used Google Docs and she said “that sounds familiar, I but haven’t used it.” I told her it was an online office suite and she kind of just gave me this blank look, then shrugged. ha.

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