Office 365
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@Dashrender said:
Just so we're on the same page, in the SMB packages for $5/month I get hosted Exchange, Sharepoint, ODfB, Skype for Business and the online version of Office apps.
That a limited version of Office apps though.
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@BRRABill said:
@Dashrender said:
Just so we're on the same page, in the SMB packages for $5/month I get hosted Exchange, Sharepoint, ODfB, Skype for Business and the online version of Office apps.
That a limited version of Office apps though.
Not limited, it's online. Different products. I could equally call the on premises limited because you have to install it. What matters is that they are two different things, not one being a crippled version of the other.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Not limited, it's online. Different products. I could equally call the on premises limited because you have to install it. What matters is that they are two different things, not one being a crippled version of the other.
What I mean is that I also have the $5 plan, and the online versions they give you are limited in what they can do.
For example, you can't freeze panes in Excel. You have to use desktop Excel for that.
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@Breffni-Potter said:
Yeah office online is in all of them, Exchange Online is the only one where online versions of Office are missing.
Actually the Office Pro Plus package also does not include the Online Apps either.
Which reminds me...
Why the hell does MS include the Office Pro Plus only option in their list of O365 offerings, but purely hosted Exchange for $4/m/u is not - hmm.. because they don't really want to sell it? they really want to sell the package only deals? hmmm.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@BRRABill said:
@Dashrender said:
Just so we're on the same page, in the SMB packages for $5/month I get hosted Exchange, Sharepoint, ODfB, Skype for Business and the online version of Office apps.
That a limited version of Office apps though.
Not limited, it's online. Different products. I could equally call the on premises limited because you have to install it. What matters is that they are two different things, not one being a crippled version of the other.
The set of features available to the online version, save concurrent editing, is a subset of the local install. To most, the semantics would point to the online version being a crippled version of the local install.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Or are you saying the "Office Online" they give you in the $5 is the same they give you in the higher priced package that includes desktop installs?
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@BRRABill said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Not limited, it's online. Different products. I could equally call the on premises limited because you have to install it. What matters is that they are two different things, not one being a crippled version of the other.
What I mean is that I also have the $5 plan, and the online versions they give you are limited in what they can do.
For example, you can't freeze panes in Excel. You have to use desktop Excel for that.
Well sure - but as Scott said - they are their own product. Sure they share the name Excel - but it's Online Excel, versus locally installed Excel.
and those features will come, it's just going to take time.
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@Dashrender said:
Well sure - but as Scott said - they are their own product. Sure they share the name Excel - but it's Online Excel, versus locally installed Excel.
and those features will come, it's just going to take time.
I thought they had two different versions.
A "free" version that had less features, a a version that came with the desktop-install packages that was basically the same as the desktop versions.
This is wrong?
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@BRRABill said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Or are you saying the "Office Online" they give you in the $5 is the same they give you in the higher priced package that includes desktop installs?
yep, saying that too. The online versions are the same no matter what package you buy that includes them.
There's no crippled version of the online apps.
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@Dashrender said:
yep, saying that too. The online versions are the same no matter what package you buy that includes them.
There's no crippled version of the online apps.
Ohhhhhhhhhh.
Well that's dumb.
My goal to be ML-compliant and get away from local stuff is getting harder and harder each day!
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What I like about O365 subscription is you get to license Office Apps per User rather than per device.
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@BRRABill said:
My goal to be ML-compliant and get away from local stuff is getting harder and harder each day!
I'll drink to that
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Alright - y'all are awesome, but I need a round up for all this info.
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We have users working with limited or no internet often. What version of O365 comes with local installs?
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Are there any cloud storage components I should be aware of? (our data can't leave Canada for reasons)
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If the online version does send data to hell and gone is it possible to have only a local install and block the online logins?
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Can you get a version that's local only and save money? We host our own exchange ducks to avoid incomming abuse
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@MattSpeller said:
I'll drink to that
Good thing I kept my self-encrypting drive.
(Starts another flame war. Quietly retreats.)
I kid, I kid.
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@MattSpeller said:
Alright - y'all are awesome, but I need a round up for all this info.
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We have users working with limited or no internet often. What version of O365 comes with local installs?
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Are there any cloud storage components I should be aware of? (our data can't leave Canada for reasons)
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If the online version does send data to hell and gone is it possible to have only a local install and block the online logins?
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Can you get a version that's local only and save money? We host our own exchange ducks to avoid incomming abuse
All I have on Office 365 is the Office Pro Plus plan. It only includes the Local Apps, no storage, no exchange, no sharepoint. You have to login with the O365 credentials the first install, then once every 30 days it needs internet access to verify the license
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@brianlittlejohn said:
@MattSpeller said:
Alright - y'all are awesome, but I need a round up for all this info.
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We have users working with limited or no internet often. What version of O365 comes with local installs?
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Are there any cloud storage components I should be aware of? (our data can't leave Canada for reasons)
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If the online version does send data to hell and gone is it possible to have only a local install and block the online logins?
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Can you get a version that's local only and save money? We host our own exchange ducks to avoid incomming abuse
All I have on Office 365 is the Office Pro Plus plan. It only includes the Local Apps, no storage, no exchange, no sharepoint. You have to login with the O365 credentials the first install, then once every 30 days it needs internet access to verify the license
Wicked, that's what we want.
I'm concerned about the 30 day call home to the mothership thing. I will need to consult with others about that.
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@MattSpeller said:
@brianlittlejohn said:
@MattSpeller said:
Alright - y'all are awesome, but I need a round up for all this info.
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We have users working with limited or no internet often. What version of O365 comes with local installs?
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Are there any cloud storage components I should be aware of? (our data can't leave Canada for reasons)
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If the online version does send data to hell and gone is it possible to have only a local install and block the online logins?
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Can you get a version that's local only and save money? We host our own exchange ducks to avoid incomming abuse
All I have on Office 365 is the Office Pro Plus plan. It only includes the Local Apps, no storage, no exchange, no sharepoint. You have to login with the O365 credentials the first install, then once every 30 days it needs internet access to verify the license
Wicked, that's what we want.
I'm concerned about the 30 day call home to the mothership thing. I will need to consult with others about that.
Yea, since it is a subscription service, they have to have some way to revoke the license once cancelled.
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@MattSpeller said:
Wicked, that's what we want.
I'm concerned about the 30 day call home to the mothership thing. I will need to consult with others about that.
If you want none of the online component ... why not just get a physical copy?
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@BRRABill said:
@MattSpeller said:
Wicked, that's what we want.
I'm concerned about the 30 day call home to the mothership thing. I will need to consult with others about that.
If you want none of the online component ... why not just get a physical copy?
The big benefit for me is per user licensing rather than per device.
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@BRRABill said:
@Dashrender said:
yep, saying that too. The online versions are the same no matter what package you buy that includes them.
There's no crippled version of the online apps.
Ohhhhhhhhhh.
Well that's dumb.
My goal to be ML-compliant and get away from local stuff is getting harder and harder each day!
Which is what exactly?
