

In our family (myself, my wife, and six children in school) it's WELL worth the cost. It will either be worthwhile for you, or it won't. You'll be seeing new features rolling out more quickly (like Google does with Google Drive).Īs with everything you need to evaluate how you plan on using the software. I also expect that Microsoft will ramp up iterative development and you're going to start seeing a much shorter release cycle for subscription software. You essentially get Office Professional 2013 x 5 ($399.99 * 5 = $1999.95) and the ability to edit documents on tablets (no stand alone pricing equivalent). But for what you get, it's *extremely* beneficial pricing. If you don't need all of that and you're only using it for tablets then it's quite likely significant overkill. If you only installed the standalone version on a single PC every four years you'd be at a break-even point of $100 bucks per year. The standalone version is Office Professional 2013 at $399.99. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher, and Access Just so everyone is on the same page, here are the apps you get with the subscription:
