It’s always worth checking for a better deal and that’s certainly possible with Office 365, no matter how Microsoft makes it seem otherwise. Companies take advantage of customers by renewing at the highest price they think they can get away with. Microsoft does the same thing as many other companies with regular payments (magazine or online subscriptions, insurance etc.). Most likely that will be the monthly rate which is higher than the official annual price (and anyone can get it even cheaper than the official price). The company pushes the auto-renewal option hard and for good reason it’s an extra money maker for Microsoft.Īuto renewal will be at the highest price possible. Microsoft offers automatic renewals for Office 365 but it’s the worst option for customers. Office 2016: the real startup guide has a chapter devoted to cheaper options for buying Office 365 including cheap renewals. Instead buy an Office 365 licence at the best price you can and use the Product Key provided to extend your Office 365 use.
You don’t have to automatically renew with Microsoft. This applies to everyone, military and civilians.
That will give you another Office 365 Product Key that you can apply to your account for get another years usage. To continue on the Military Appreciation discount you have to buy another license through the PX.
After that you’ll be automatically renewed (more on that in a moment) at the full price. I thought the discount was good for each month not just a one time thing?”įirstly, the offer is for a single year’s Office 365 only. “I got the veterans discount of 10% and then when I was looking at my Office 365 payment for this month there was no discount.
These days, the offer is for Office 365 Home annual ‘subscription’ (that’s the 5 licence pack) which can be bought through the ‘PX’ for US$69.99 a saving of about $10-15 on the regular street price (more if you compare with Microsoft’s higher official price).īut that saving is just for the first year, as reader Roger C. It doesn’t get a lot of attention but has done its best to keep our readers informed. If you’re not careful, Military and Veterans can pay more than they need to Office 365.įor many years, Microsoft has offered a ‘ Military Appreciation‘ discount to qualifying members of the US and Canadian armed forces.
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