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moderated Office 2019 vs Office 365

Mark Arnold ABG
 

List,

 

I am considering purchasing one of the two programs.  From a JFW accessibility position, are there any pros and cons between the 2019 and 365 programs?

 

Thanks,

Mark

 
Edward Green
 

Hi Mark,
If you
buy Office
365,
you also get access to Office
2019 for as long as you
continue
to
subscribe, so it needn’t be
an either or.

Cheers,
Ed

On 21 November 2020 13:56:06 "Mark Arnold ABG" <markarnold.abg@...> wrote:

List,

 

I am considering purchasing one of the two programs.  From a JFW accessibility position, are there any pros and cons between the 2019 and 365 programs?

 

Thanks,

Mark

 
Mark Arnold ABG
 

My reason for asking was subscription versus purchasing a one time license. I would like to avoid the subscription fee for office 365. Is office 2019 available for a one time purchase price or is it a subscription as well? Thanks, Mark


On Nov 21, 2020, at 9:29 AM, Edward Green <ergreen1981@...> wrote:



Hi Mark,
If you
buy Office
365,
you also get access to Office
2019 for as long as you
continue
to
subscribe, so it needn’t be
an either or.

Cheers,
Ed

On 21 November 2020 13:56:06 "Mark Arnold ABG" <markarnold.abg@...> wrote:

List,

 

I am considering purchasing one of the two programs.  From a JFW accessibility position, are there any pros and cons between the 2019 and 365 programs?

 

Thanks,

Mark

 
Jim Weiss
 

Office 2019 is a one time purchase, but keep in mind that at some point in time Microsoft is going to stop offering updates for that when the next version comes out. With office 365 you continue to receive all the updates, so you’re currently running the most up-to-date code.


On Nov 21, 2020, at 9:48 AM, Mark Arnold ABG <markarnold.abg@...> wrote:

My reason for asking was subscription versus purchasing a one time license. I would like to avoid the subscription fee for office 365. Is office 2019 available for a one time purchase price or is it a subscription as well? Thanks, Mark


On Nov 21, 2020, at 9:29 AM, Edward Green <ergreen1981@...> wrote:



Hi Mark,
If you
buy Office
365,
you also get access to Office
2019 for as long as you
continue
to
subscribe, so it needn’t be
an either or.

Cheers,
Ed

On 21 November 2020 13:56:06 "Mark Arnold ABG" <markarnold.abg@...> wrote:

List,

 

I am considering purchasing one of the two programs.  From a JFW accessibility position, are there any pros and cons between the 2019 and 365 programs?

 

Thanks,

Mark

 
Adrian Spratt
 

My concern about the subscription model is that improvements sometimes mean compromises of accessibility. I waited to buy Office 2016 until it looked like obvious accessibility hitches had been fixed. It looks like Office 2019 is now also in good shape. I’ll be sorry when I have no choice but to migrate to 365.

 

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Jim Weiss via groups.io
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2020 9:59 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Office 2019 vs Office 365

 

Office 2019 is a one time purchase, but keep in mind that at some point in time Microsoft is going to stop offering updates for that when the next version comes out. With office 365 you continue to receive all the updates, so you’re currently running the most up-to-date code.



On Nov 21, 2020, at 9:48 AM, Mark Arnold ABG <markarnold.abg@...> wrote:

My reason for asking was subscription versus purchasing a one time license. I would like to avoid the subscription fee for office 365. Is office 2019 available for a one time purchase price or is it a subscription as well? Thanks, Mark



On Nov 21, 2020, at 9:29 AM, Edward Green <ergreen1981@...> wrote:



Hi Mark,
If you
buy Office
365,
you also get access to Office
2019 for as long as you
continue
to
subscribe, so it needn’t be
an either or.

Cheers,
Ed

On 21 November 2020 13:56:06 "Mark Arnold ABG" <markarnold.abg@...> wrote:

List,

 

I am considering purchasing one of the two programs.  From a JFW accessibility position, are there any pros and cons between the 2019 and 365 programs?

 

Thanks,

Mark

 
Brian Vogel
 

Office 2016 and 2019 are both under support until 2025.

When it comes the time when I cannot get a standalone version of Microsoft Office I'll finally make the leap to LibreOffice or SoftMaker Office Free.  I don't do subscription service (or at least not paid, as one can classify Windows 10 as being a subscription service) for things like Office or similar.
--

Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 2004, Build 19041  

The purpose of education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome it.
       ~ Lawrence Krauss
Richard Turner
 

For what it is worth, I’ve subscribed to 365 for several years and have never had any accessibility issues.

I opt to download and install the stand-alone version.

If having a downloaded version ever goes away, which I doubt, then I will look at Open Office.

 

 

 

 

Richard

"The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of flying.

There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."

--Douglas Adams, from Life, The Universe and Everything, p.59

 

Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com

 

*I’m not the card shark

 

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2020 7:20 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Office 2019 vs Office 365

 

My concern about the subscription model is that improvements sometimes mean compromises of accessibility. I waited to buy Office 2016 until it looked like obvious accessibility hitches had been fixed. It looks like Office 2019 is now also in good shape. I’ll be sorry when I have no choice but to migrate to 365.

 

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Jim Weiss via groups.io
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2020 9:59 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Office 2019 vs Office 365

 

Office 2019 is a one time purchase, but keep in mind that at some point in time Microsoft is going to stop offering updates for that when the next version comes out. With office 365 you continue to receive all the updates, so you’re currently running the most up-to-date code.

 

On Nov 21, 2020, at 9:48 AM, Mark Arnold ABG <markarnold.abg@...> wrote:

My reason for asking was subscription versus purchasing a one time license. I would like to avoid the subscription fee for office 365. Is office 2019 available for a one time purchase price or is it a subscription as well? Thanks, Mark

 

On Nov 21, 2020, at 9:29 AM, Edward Green <ergreen1981@...> wrote:



Hi Mark,
If you
buy Office
365,
you also get access to Office
2019 for as long as you
continue
to
subscribe, so it needn’t be
an either or.

Cheers,
Ed

On 21 November 2020 13:56:06 "Mark Arnold ABG" <markarnold.abg@...> wrote:

List,

 

I am considering purchasing one of the two programs.  From a JFW accessibility position, are there any pros and cons between the 2019 and 365 programs?

 

Thanks,

Mark

 
David Kingsbury
 

Hi,

 

Like one or two others who have commented, I have had 365 for several years and have not had any accessibility problems beyond the typical issues one always has from time to time. One other big advantage of 365 is that this includes 1 terabyte of storage with the One Drive cloud service. A similar amount of storage with Dropbox costs about $15 per month.  At $69 for one PC, or $99 for up to five, Office 365 strikes me as extremely reasonable. 

 

For those who say they don’t do subscriptions but are on this JAWS list, even if you do a SMA, that is just a subscription with another name after paying the initial hefty purchase price.  Good for Freedom Scientific for introducing an annual subscription alternative a few years ago.

 

David
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