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Microsoft's New Office App for Windows 10 is Coming To All Office Users For Free (zdnet.com)

Posted by msmash on from the expanding-offerings dept.

Microsoft has been looking for ways to simplify the way users log into Office and find their documents via its Office.com portal. On December 19, the company is taking another step in this area by introducing something it's calling simply the Office app for Windows 10. ZDNet: This new Office app is the successor to the existing "My Office" app that's already available to Windows users. Starting today, Windows Insider testers in the Fast ring can download this new app to test it and it will roll out to all Windows 10 users "soon," officials said. My Office allows users to find and install all their Office 356 subscription-related components from a single place. It allows users to view and edit their recent documents, find tips, see their subscription benefits and more. The coming free Office for Windows 10 app can be used in conjunction with any Office variant -- Office 365 Commercial, Office 365 Consumer, a perpetual version of Office (like Office 2016 and 2019) or the web-based Office Online.

7 of 68 comments (clear)

  1. What the F by 110010001000 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What the F is this crap?

  2. Not free by DarkRookie2 · · Score: 4, Informative

    It is not free. It requires the Store and a MS account.

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    1. Re:Not free by Ashthon · · Score: 2

      The app comes bundled with Windows 10, so it doesn't require the Store to download or an MS account. However, if you don't have a subscription to Office 365 or a copy of Office, then the app merely acts as an advertisement for Office and does nothing at all of value. It's just another piece of adware to go with the many other trial apps and promotions that are installed by default in Windows 10.

  3. Free? by Sooner+Boomer · · Score: 2

    Great! I'm running XP and Office 95. Send me my CD!

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  4. I just want an Office light. by jellomizer · · Score: 2

    Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
    No Web Integration, or collaborative services.
    If someone emails me a document I can open it up, edit it, or create a new document and save it. I just want the feature that came in office 2007 (Office 95 actually but I want to open the new file format)

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    1. Re:I just want an Office light. by Gravis+Zero · · Score: 3, Informative

      Sure sounds like you want LibreOffice.

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  5. Re:Free? by smooth+wombat · · Score: 2

    At least you're running something stable and quick. Having to wait for software to open on my W10 work machine is downright annoying. *double-click* Wait. Wait. Wait. Processing... Wait. Wait. Wait. Open. Wait. Now we're ready to go.

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