You do not need to use Office 2013?

Microsoft has officially launched Office 2013 version (also known as Office 365) although they have appeared a few months earlier in the market. This new office software package has been enhanced with many features, but there are not really many breakthroughs.

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It should also be added that the Office software package is currently available on most business PC systems worldwide. But that does not mean you have to use this package, but you can choose many other useful alternatives, and it is important that you do not have to pay for such alternatives as you have to do. with Office.

1. It takes time to get used to the new interface

Once again, Microsoft dramatically changed the look of the Office tool package, such as the Ribbon, but most notably some of the ways in which this package works. Fairly speaking, these changes are not scraps because Microsoft has tried to streamline some operations and enhance the ability to interact more conveniently with Office.

However, if you are a business, you will have to spend more time and money to train your employees to use this new toolkit.

2. Improved upgrade

According to Microsoft's announcement, the license to upgrade to Office 2013 includes both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. However, you will have trouble upgrading from Office 2010 to the latest Office version.

In other words, you can only upgrade from 32-bit versions of Office 2010 to the same version of Office 2013, and cannot upgrade from 32-bit versions to 64-bit, or 64-bit versions (Office 2010) to 32 bit (Office 2013). The reason for this is unclear, but it seems that Microsoft does not want 32-bit (lower-security) users to benefit from 64-bit versioning (higher security).

3. There is no version for Android and iOS

Although Office 2013 supports both mobile devices, it only applies to devices running on the Windows platform. That means you can't run Word, Excel . on your Android tablet or iPad.

Although this may consider the motivation for mobile operators to upgrade to mobile devices using Office 2013, but currently Microsoft has not noticed many benefits of this service, it must be in the future to the software package. The new office is still only for Windows devices.

4. There are other cheaper and or free alternatives

The only reason people have to ' freak out' about Office 2013 is the price. Although the price of this package is not too high, there are many other alternatives that users can consider, and importantly those options are either much cheaper or free.

There are no fewer than dozens of cheaper replacement software packages for Office 2013. These software also have similar features that can meet up to 90% or even 100% of users' needs. These include Google Docs and Zoho Docs (both free).

Kareem Winters

Update 25 May 2019

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