We knew that subscription-based software solution from Microsoft was quite imminent. Microsoft finally opened-up on their new software subscription bundle called Microsoft Equipt. Every Equipt license comes with the latest version of Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 and Windows Live OneCare antivirus software. It will be launched somewhere around mid-July in over 700 Circuit City stores in US.
It will cost $69 per year, which works out to be just $5.75 per month. Sounds like a reasonable price for something which retails for $110 (Microsoft Office) + $30 (Windows Live OneCare subscription/year). Plus, you’ll always get the latest version of the software in your package.
Your single Microsoft Equipt license work good in three computers, so if you actually break it down by per-PC, it cost sounds really reasonable. I’d be happy to see Microsoft Equipt go on sale in other parts of the globe as well, but right now it seems as if Microsoft wants to try it in U.S only.
[Via: CyberNet]
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