The first queston to ask yourself is: Do you really need features that
are unique to Outlook?. There are some very good email client
alternatives to Outlook, some completely free (e.g.,Thunderbird).
I have always preferred the desktop-only versions of Office to the
forced integration with MS cloud storage that comes with Office365, and
I especially dislike annual subscription licenses for PC software. If
you just need a more recent version of Outlook, you can probably find
Office 2021, and even Office 2024 with Outlook, at reduced prices.
Depending on why you need MS Office, you may also want to check out
completely-free LibreOffice, which has much of the same functional
capability and a high, but not 100%, read/write compatibility with
native MS Office file formats. Because of different internal design
choices, a few features don't migrate well between MS Office and
LibreOffice; but this is mostly seen in formatting differences, not
content. MS Office is probably a little more solid product, but in some
cases I find the functionality of LibreOffice superior to MS Office.
There is no conflict in using both on the same PC.
JC Ewing
On 3/26/25 1:51 PM, Steve Beaver wrote:
I am going to have to bite the bullet and Upgrade from MS Office 2010 to
Office 365 mostly for Outlook on 2 PC, My Desktop and a Laptop. I have my
own Domain.
Any suggestions ?
TIA
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