So MS are putting up my Office subscription by 40% no doubt because of the AI features I don’t even want? Awesome! - ThreadSky

rachaelking70.bsky.social • 69 days ago

So MS are putting up my Office subscription by 40% no doubt because of the AI features I don’t even want? Awesome!

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mspippy.bsky.social•69 days ago

It’s a very big jump. Do you think if we promised not to use AI they’d give us a discount?

rachaelking70.bsky.social•69 days ago

Yes! See other replies to my post.

apocalypseelf.bsky.social•69 days ago

Are they not making enough profit or something? (eyeroll)

adzebill.bsky.social•69 days ago

They’re spending $80 billion on data centres to power AI this year alone, which might explain it. I ditched Office over a decade ago and surprisingly haven’t missed it.

rachaelking70.bsky.social•69 days ago

In publishing everyone edits using MS word so I don’t have much choice

jonathanking.bsky.social•69 days ago

Apple Pages can open Word files – and export them back out – pretty seamlessly …

rachaelking70.bsky.social•69 days ago

Editing is all done with track changes though!

jonathanking.bsky.social•69 days ago

It works and carries over!

eey0re.bsky.social•69 days ago

It's a con and you don't have to pay it:
https://www.consumer.org.nz/articles/you-don-t-have-to-pay-the-microsoft-365-price-increase

anziehenonme.bsky.social•69 days ago

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rachaelking70.bsky.social•69 days ago

What does the pin icon do? I’m seeing it a lot!

anziehenonme.bsky.social•69 days ago

If you subscribe to the pin feed, everytime you post the pin emoji, it effectively bookmarks the post and puts it in a personal feed for you. Easier to find for later reference 🙂. https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:q6gjnaw2blty4crticxkmujt/feed/my-pins

pumpkinspicenz.bsky.social•69 days ago

Awesome, thanks!

rachaelking70.bsky.social•69 days ago

Oh cool thanks!

jeaneesaisquoi.bsky.social•59 days ago

Now I need a way to get around Adobe Illustrator membership

mjfgates.bsky.social•69 days ago

Ooh, scumbags! We love scumbags.

maddiequestions.bsky.social•69 days ago

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exmemoriam.bsky.social•69 days ago

Been using https://Libreoffice.org for decade, I think.

moosic.bsky.social•66 days ago

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tehmud.bsky.social•69 days ago

Ever since Microsoft and Adobe changed to this subscription nonsense I've been using alternatives like this. :D

isabel121.bsky.social•68 days ago

Same!! F them and their corporate greed!!

badgertricia.bsky.social•68 days ago

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alirowe.bsky.social•69 days ago

Done, thanks 😊

fitkiwi.bsky.social•69 days ago

Thank you!

transarchivist.bsky.social•68 days ago

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berfield.com•69 days ago

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rachaelking70.bsky.social•69 days ago

Thank you! Done.

abakare09.bsky.social•60 days ago

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tcparker.bsky.social•69 days ago

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auntiejoan.bsky.social•69 days ago

I’ve spent ages trying every hack and piece of advice online to get around this, to no avail

Every time I see that friggin copilot logo lurking in my doc I want to throw my laptop out the window

kelsy.bsky.nz•69 days ago

It's all a scam! Well. It's really Microsoft. But they're just being scammy AI bros about it

auntiejoan.bsky.social•69 days ago

It totally is. The enshittification of AI in practice

rachaelking70.bsky.social•69 days ago

I just successfully switched though I will still have co-pilot until my sub renews then it’s gone-burger!

auntiejoan.bsky.social•69 days ago

You managed to switch back to the Classic subscription? I couldn’t find that option when I tried and even Personal still appeared to have copilot

rachaelking70.bsky.social•69 days ago

Yes I followed the instructions in the article everyone shared with me but essentially you have to click cancel and then it offers you the choice to switch. I’m stuck with co-pilot until the sub renews is all.

rachaelking70.bsky.social•69 days ago

Got it! Thanks.