£165/yr for Office is pretty much the most expensive way of doing it. Not everyone, or even most people, need everything in the Action Pack - I haven't been a member for several years to know what you get but I still have about 3 large folders full of discs I never used; I think I used Office, Windows and that was about it. For a fledgling business it's an incredible deal but for the typical contractor (of course some of us aren't typical) I'm less certain. Especially now VS Community Edition is so crazy-good.
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You are technically correct this is not the rock bottom, Welsh cheap way to get O365, but it's the cheapest in long term and when you factor in the bigger picture and TOC.Originally posted by d000hg View Post
VS Community and any MSDN sub can't be compared as the licenses are for development only and if you use them to host YourCo e-mail or website with them for example you are in breach of the license.Comment
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How is it cheapest in the long run to pay more every year?
If you're hosting websites and developing your own products then great - but for the typical contractor that's not the case. Hence my comment about some of us being atypical. MAPS is a very large product offering and incredibly cheap for what you get, but if you don't use it it's still expensive. A bit like me getting a really great deal on an Audi when I work from home and never drive anywhere.
This whole "I don't need to watch what I spend" attitude is also incredibly bad. It's new money foolishness, not how successful businesses work. Buy the tools you need at the best price, end of. I need Visual Studio for coding, and Word/Excel a few times a month. I don't need a full-blown SqlServer installation, Exchange Server, an Azure cloud 24/7, etc. If you do, great.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsOriginally posted by vetranComment
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