Forum Topics Microsoft
l1l1l1
Added 2 months ago

I've just found out how to reduce the pricing. If you cancel your plan, you will be given the option to go onto "classic" family plan, at 139. This does not have any AI included with Microsoft office suite

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Bear77
Added 2 months ago

The price increases don't apply until July so we'll have to wait until then to see if they still offer any retro-plan alternatives at that time @|1|1|1. Certainly the default MS 365 renewal will increase but I'm sure there will be other options such as student versions etc. The customers who they lose will likely be more than offset by the extra money they bring in from the price increases for the majority who will stay. I have too many files that were created in Excel, Word, Powerpoint, etc. to be swiching over to a non-Microsoft alternative now.

This is, as other have rightly said, a great example of the pricing power a company has when they dominate a space like this and switching costs in terms of time and effort involved is considerable. There is also the likelihood of a loss of some functions or features if you do switch to a cheaper (or free) alternative, plus issues with the compatibility of all of your existing files. Some years ago I did try to switch to "OpenOffice" but most of my spreadsheets didn't work properly and/or needed a lot of reformatting to make them look and work like they had done in Excel. I returned to MS Office, now MS 365, and I'm likely to always stick with them in the future as I now consider it essential and worth paying for.

I'm on holidays in WA now, and have limited online time this week, so won't be posting much here until next week. Then I'm off to Tasssie up until Australia Day, so it'll be a quiet January in terms of my own contributions here. I'm still checking in and reading content every day or two, but only for about 10 mins.

As is usually the case, when I'm not at home, some of the companies I hold have some good moves, and in this case it has been Catalyst (CYL), and especially Meeka (MEK) which has gone vertical. I'll have to do this more often!

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Scoonie
Added 2 months ago

I get this in my inbox this morning, a 28.8% price increase. I suppose this is Microsoft's way of celebrating the New Year.

I would guess cancellations due to the subscription price increase would not be a fraction of 1%. 

“Thank you for choosing Microsoft”  - what choice does anyone have. What a business.

And it sells on a forward consensus PE of about 33.

Upcoming price change for your Microsoft 365 subscription

 

Thank you for being a valued Microsoft 365 subscriber. Today, we're sharing an upcoming change to your subscription. To continue evolving the benefits included with your subscription and ensure Microsoft customers are among the first to access powerful AI features in our apps, we're adjusting our subscription prices.

Starting on 06/07/2025, the price for your Microsoft 365 Family subscription will change from AUD 139.00/year to AUD 179.00/year. You will be charged the new price unless you cancel or turn off recurring billing at least two days before your next billing date by visiting your Microsoft account. By continuing your subscription, you’ll maintain access to your secure cloud storage, advanced security for your data and devices, AI-powered features, along with all your other subscription benefits.

Thank you for choosing Microsoft.

Learn more about how to manage your subscription, including how to cancel.

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mikebrisy
Added 2 months ago

@Scoonie me too! It got me thinking, at what price would I cancel?

Haven’t decided on a number yet. Now that’s pricing power.

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Scot1963
Added 2 months ago

It might help if there was a competitive offering that could be considered....

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Scoonie
Added 2 months ago

I get this in my inbox this morning, a 28.8% price increase. I suppose this is Microsoft's way of celebrating the New Year.

I would guess cancellations due to the subscription price increase would not be a fraction of 1%. 

“Thank you for choosing Microsoft”  - what choice does anyone have. What a business.

And it sells on a forward consensus PE of about 33.

Upcoming price change for your Microsoft 365 subscription

 

Thank you for being a valued Microsoft 365 subscriber. Today, we're sharing an upcoming change to your subscription. To continue evolving the benefits included with your subscription and ensure Microsoft customers are among the first to access powerful AI features in our apps, we're adjusting our subscription prices.

Starting on 06/07/2025, the price for your Microsoft 365 Family subscription will change from AUD 139.00/year to AUD 179.00/year. You will be charged the new price unless you cancel or turn off recurring billing at least two days before your next billing date by visiting your Microsoft account. By continuing your subscription, you’ll maintain access to your secure cloud storage, advanced security for your data and devices, AI-powered features, along with all your other subscription benefits.

Thank you for choosing Microsoft.

Learn more about how to manage your subscription, including how to cancel.

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Solvetheriddle
Added 2 months ago

@Scoonie same here, at least they have given a reasonable time to assess. maybe for the first time, i will see what the Google Workspace actually does and what it costs. $179/pa tax deductible is still a question of is it worth my time to investigate it? MSFT is spending a fortune on NVDA chips and needs to show a return on that spend. hold both MSFT GOOGL--the manglers. will be listening to both quarterlies.

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