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S.T.A.G.E. on 08 August 2013
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NightDragon83 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:


They went under entirely and Windows Live went free for a reason.

Microsoft played it smart...give them no choice and they cant fight it. Tie everything of value to the online system premium and they have  to pay you. Its how you do it right that shows how much of a bastard you really are. Luckily they didnt continue to force it upon PC gamers when they said no. You cant force something on people on an open format. 

I feel bad for people who buy Windows PC's now. Now people have to buy word instead of it being installed on their computer just as Windows. Its all under subscription or pay once. 

Actually it's the opposite today... now Windows comes with "free" versions of Word and Excel with limited features and ads (yes, ads), whereas going all the way back to the Windows XP days (and possibly earlier), Word was offered only as part of the MS Office suite, either the "Student" or "Business" editions, and depending on where you got your PC some came bundled with Office pre-installed, but most didn't, so this is the first time people actually haven't had to pay for any version of Word in well over a decade.


I have Windows 8 because I just bought a new gaming laptop and no office to be found outside of a trial edition. They now have WIndows 365 which they make you either do a yearly subscription for (like Xbox Live) or you pay a one time fee. My last PC (not laptop) came stocked with Windows Vista and MS office 2007.