Custom functions for use in Excel can now be written in JavaScript.
Some Excel functions can be remoted using a style similar to JS promises. Embedded Power Query and Power Pivot into the main product.
Several accessibility fixes and new features such as configurable audio cues for features and UI theme for hard of seeing. Ability to understand SVG with filters, better SVG rendering. That's not to say any or all of these things justify the price or that this is everything, it's just a list of features I found interesting.Īdd the ability to use LaTeX notation to do mathematical equations. That said, I figure I'd point out a few new things for this release. That isn't to say there will never be an offline version, but I feel that the days where Microsoft sells Office to John and Jane Doe are starting to sunset. Microsoft had indicated that 365 was the future, and if I was a betting person, this 2019 may be the last "retail" version we see. But the features aside, let's take a moment to remember that no one knew for sure up to a point if Office 2019 was actually going to be a thing or not. I'm sure everyone can argue the merits of the new Office, hell LibreOffice does everything I need it to, so that's what I use. I mean, really, office 2010 is still perfect software for 95% of everyone out there. Now then if you are a home user, a student, or a business that can skip a few upgrade cycles, then the stand along version is a better choice. So it clear that if you are in a business that needs to keep your software updated it is better to go with a office 365 subscription. The other perks that M$ tosses in, like the 1 TB of cloud storage and being able to put it on my tablet, and phone are just gravy.
So if you are someone that likes to keep their software up to date, and some of us we have to do so because of business reasons, its cheaper to go with office 365. Taking into account a 3 year upgrade cycle, 2016-2019, my cost over those 3 years is $207. I pay $69 a year for my office 365 subscription. The version of 2016 listed on amazon is $359. I'm looking at a quote from amazon for office 2016 pro, which is the version I have in my office 365 subscription. Lets look at this 'software-as-a-service' for a moment. That's the new Miscreant-o-sodomite business model: Make everyone pay for everything, forever.įuck this whole 'software-as-a-service' bullshit, fuck it sideways with a rusty chainsaw, I say.
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