Want Windows Live OneCare with a Side of Office? Get Equipt!
Posted 07/03/08 at 07:57:06 AM by Mark Edward Soper
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CNet reports that the Microsoft Office subscription service previously code-named "Albany" will be sold at Circuit City as Microsoft Equipt.
Equipt Makes Home Users Well-Equipped
As we reported back in April, Equipt includes a subscription to Windows Live OneCare antivirus, Microsoft Office Student and Teacher edition (includes Word 2007, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007 and OneNote 2007), Office Live Workspace, as well as Windows Live Suite (Live Messenger, Live Mail, Live Photo Gallery, Live Writer, and Live Toolbar).
How Much? Not Much!
A one-year subscription to Equipt will cost $69.99, which is only $20 more than a one-year subscription to Windows Live OneCare - and, up to three home PC users are covered by a single subscription.
Although Circuit City is the first vendor that will offer Equipt, you might see it other places over time.
For more details, see the press release and fact sheet (.doc format).
Interested in trying Equipt? Share your thoughts!
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After a year..then what?
Submitted by ajuhawk on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:09am
So you subscribe for a year...then decide you don't want to resubscribe...does the software just stop working? SO now you have all of these documents you can no longer open without either buying or resubscribing - think I'll stick with the boxed version that I can use for 10 years if I want to!
I think...
Submitted by jwalch.hawk on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 10:26am
Eh, the subscription model is definitely Microsoft's way of getting continuous income from a single product. But on the other hand, look how much the same version of Office costs in the retail "boxed version." According to Microsoft's website, it's a few cents shy of $150. I think the Windows Live Suite (everything but the Live One Care) is all basically free crap (someone correct if I'm way wrong there). But then the Live One Care, like Mark (oh fearless author) said, is basically $50 (that's a 3 PC license as well, according to MS). So, let's do some math. Let's assume that you have a computer and you want to run Live One Care and Office 2007 on them for 7 years.
Option A: Buy retail box of Office 2007, renew Live One Care each year = one-time payment of $149.95 + 7 years * $49.95 = $499.60
Option B: Equipt for 7 years = 7 years * $69.99 = $489.93 = Winner
For the 8th year and beyond, Option A turns out to be more economical (well, this is all ignoring the whole future/present value garbage with the payments being spread out over different intervals...). But aren't you going to be getting a new software by then?
Personally, I'm thinking about getting this. I actually knew about a couple weeks ago because a buddy with Circuit City leaked it to me, and I was pretty impressed by the deal. Still am.
Submitted by UnlnvlslblE on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 5:43am
Megaman? Anyone? I lol'd!
Submitted by pellier on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 5:16am
priceis good. EXcept tha I just bought home and student. I s their antivirus any better than norton or is it worse?
Windows Live OneCare versus Norton
Submitted by Marcus_Soperus on Fri, 07/04/2008 - 10:34am
The current versions of Windows Live OneCare and Norton 360 (the most comparable product to Windows Live OneCare) both get good reviews: http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/wloc2.asp (Windows Live OneCare v2.0); http://reviews.cnet.com/internet-security-and-firewall/norton-360-2-0/4505-3667_7-32878997.html (Norton 360 v2.0).
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find a head to head review of both products. If you're running Windows XP, it looks as if Windows Live OneCare will be easier to get running.
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