Starter Edition also had ‘Office to Go’ the only legal way to put Office onto a USB memory stick and run it from another computer with no installation required. Many users were more than content with the features in the Starter Edition and didn’t see any need to pay for more features they didn’t need. The Starter Edition was a limited function version of Word 2010 and Excel 2010 yet Microsoft now believes it gave away too much. At least they weren’t buying directly from Microsoft instead of a retailer where Microsoft has to share revenue. The reality is that the Starter Edition didn’t improve the conversion rates of people buying Office 2010. The Windows 8 compatibility statement is just a ruse to hide the real reason – money.
They make up a technology related excuse to hide what’s really a commercial decision. That might be plausible except that Redmond has already released a patch (see below) to allow the ‘Click to Run’ technology in the Starter Edition to run with Windows 8. The Office 2010 Starter Edition, included with some new computers, won’t be returning for Office 2013.Īccording to Microsoft the Starter Edition isn’t compatible with Windows 8 so they can’t have an Office 2013 Starter Edition.
The Office 2010 Starter edition won’t continue for Office 2013 but not for the reason Microsoft says.
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