MS Delays Office Subscription
Looks like Microsoft is shelving one of their ideas to make even more money, Office subscription. Besides selling Office XP (due May 31), Microsoft was also going to offer a subscription plan. They are still going ahead with the plans in some selected countries, but not the US. Who wants to pay a yearly fee anyway?
Thanks theo.The Microsoft spokeswoman emphasized that the company remains "committed to the subscription model and definitely plan(s) to continue with plans to deliver subscription offerings worldwide. She described Microsoft's new strategy as a "more metered approach," with the company "rolling out subscription offerings on a country-by-country basis."
Interestingly, this might have as much to do with fighting software piracy as anything else. Already, in advance of the official Office XP launch, pirated copies are selling on the streets of Singapore for as little as $2.60.
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