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Microsoft plans to raise the price of its perpetually-licensed Office suite by 10% in October. The increases are part of a larger strategy, said Wes Miller, an analyst and licensing expert with ...
Microsoft has long enjoyed Olympian profit margins, using its monopoly power to maintain prices on its software even in tough times. But now, amid a terrible downturn and rising competition, CEO ...
Since Office and Windows are the two biggest chunks of Microsoft's revenue, it stands to reason that these new versions (and their pricing strategy) are intended to increase revenue.
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But consumers, in droves, are giving Microsoft’s Office iOS apps a shot now that they’ve been opened up more broadly. And some of the early iTunes ratings are good, too.
The upcoming release of Microsoft Office 2019 has triggered “price adjustments” across many of Microsoft’s on-premise and cloud products. The impact of these increases varies between ...
Paul DeGroot, an analyst at Directions on Microsoft Inc. in Kirkland, Washington, doesn’t expect Microsoft to change its global pricing strategy overnight, but does see some changes happening at ...
Paul DeGroot, an analyst at Directions on Microsoft in Kirkland, Wash., doesn’t expect Microsoft to change its global pricing strategy overnight, but does see some changes happening at the local ...
Germany has fined Microsoft €9 million (US$11.9 million) for illegally pressing a retailer to sell its Office productivity software for a certain price, one of the country’s competition ...
Finn said that Office 365 pricing will go up by 8% to 10%, CRM Online by 10% and Enterprise Mobility Suite by 26%. Microsoft cites currency fluctuations as cause for the price increase.
Microsoft yesterday announced that Surface Pro tablets it will start selling in Japan on June 7 will come with a fully-functional copy of Office, a bundle one analyst said hints at a change in ...