Microsoft Office Professional 2007 goes Prepaid in India

Microsoft_Office_2007_Professional_Edition Microsoft India has introduced the prepaid version of Office Professional 2007 productivity suite for home and small business users. Customers can buy 6 months subscription of Office Professional 2007 for Rs. 1499 (approx $38). Once the subscription expires, customers can renew their subscription through a 3 month renew card which costs Rs. 1299 (approx $33).

To be honest, India is a place where it’s uncommon to find users buying genuine copies of software. They usually get softwares through illegal file sharing networks. Pay as you go scheme for software should work well in India.

Business users want a way to test the software with their work force before making any capital investment, so this should work well with business users as well. In a nutshell, prepaid subscription model adds both flexibility and affordability for Indian customers. Let’s wait and see if this model goes well for Microsoft India.

BTW, Rs. 1499 for 6 months, and Rs. 1299 for 3 months? Tried doing some math, but couldn’t figure it out.Thinking

[Via: Economic Times]

This post was published by on November 15, 2007

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  • http://perpendicularthought.blogspot.com shadows

    >>>> Customers can buy 6 months subscription of Office Professional 2007 for Rs. 1499 (approx $38). Once the subscription expires, customers can renew their subscription through a 3 month renew card which costs Rs. 1299 (approx $33).
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    I would rather uninstall the program and reinstall it for 6 months !! If it cannot be uninstalled, I have 3 old hard disks lying, which I can format and use..

  • http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2 Harishankar

    @shadows :
    The monthly subscription would be online, users might have to go online and register their software with some username or id. come on…

  • http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2 Harishankar

    Probably this should be the best way now which will interest an Indian to buy software.

  • http://techroach.com/ Tech Roach

    How about I give you a better offer ? Lifetime subscription for FREE !!

    Yeah, all you have to do is go to Openoffice.org and its all yours. LoL ;)

  • http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2 Harishankar

    Probably this should be the best way now which will interest an Indian to buy software.