Microsoft Office for Mac - Family Pack is going, going

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The user is currently utilizing the 2008 version of Microsoft Office for Mac OS, which remains functional on Mac OS 10.8 (Mountain Lion) due to a college institutional license. They considered upgrading to the Office 2011 Family Pack, priced around $120, but discovered that Microsoft has discontinued this option in favor of the subscription-based Office 365, which costs $100 annually and allows use on five devices. Despite Amazon no longer selling the family pack directly, third-party sellers still offer it, prompting the user to purchase one while hoping for compatibility. The user expresses reluctance to upgrade again unless necessary, noting that older versions of Office, such as 2003 and Office XP, along with WordPerfect 8 from 1997, remain adequate for their needs.
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I'm still using the 2008 version of Microsoft Office for Mac OS, because I got it for free through my college's institutional license, and it still works under Mac OS 10.8 (Mountain Lion). I kept my eye on the Office 2011 Family Pack (1 user / 3 installs) because it was fairly cheap (~$120 at Amazon) and I have three machines to deal with (office, home desktop and home MacBook).

I just found out that Microsoft has discontinued this pack in favor of their new cloud-based system, Office 365, which you have to subscribe to at $100 per year (but you can use it on five machines, whee!).

Sure enough, Amazon itself doesn't sell the family pack any more, but some of its third-party sellers still have it at about $120. So I just ordered one, and am keeping my fingers crossed that Micro$oft will actually let me use it.

Of course, I don't plan to upgrade again unless I absolutely have to.
 
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New versions of Office are rarely worth it. You can still easily get by on 2003.
 
Office XP still works for me. Also use WordPerfect 8, vintage 1997.
 
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