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Microsoft 365 Personal | 15 Months subscription | Office apps | 1 user | PC/Mac, Tablet and Phone + McAfee Total Protection 2022 | 6 Devices | 12 months | multilingual | Download

Microsoft 365 Personal | 15 Months subscription | Office apps | 1 user | PC/Mac, Tablet and Phone + McAfee Total Protection 2022 | 6 Devices | 12 months | multilingual | Download

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AH322
4.0 out of 5 starsBe wary of this email download version of Microsoft 365
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 February 2021
I Purchased this Microsoft 365 email this morning from Amazon after being a bit wary re: some reviews being good, others not so but, it seemed a good deal 15 months instead of 12 months license.
Anyway, I thought I was in luck it accepted the product key, so far so good I thought.
However, this afternoon after attempting to raise a Word document and also Excel, it was saying I needed to re-activate my subscription, it had expired!
I've logged into my Microsoft account, it asked for the Key again then said it had already been used -durrr- after several attempts I'm now feeling rather frustrated to say the least.
Why should any of us whom pay hard earned cash have to deal with these unnecessary problems in trying to keep up to date with what are essentially these basic computer programmes. I needed and use publisher. I have not had this problem in the past with previous versions.
My computer is but a year old running Windows 10, Come on Microsoft sort it out please, you too Amazon it's BL.... annoying or is it the case you want people to setup a recurring subscription which always costs more?
Please sort or I want my money back!

Update:

After having had to contact Microsoft customer services on the same day, I am now fully up and running. The very nice lady I spoke with got things sorted.
However, there is still annoying emails from Microsoft telling me I need to re-subscribe, that my subscription has expired. I will deal with this as and when I have the time and inclination to. I dare say it's a generic automated email.
I have added a couple of stars but only for the software and not the installation process which could be improved.
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mariaÃâàmanson
1.0 out of 5 starsThe 1 star is not for the product! Be wary.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 November 2019
Purchased this tonight as its about £12 cheaper than buying direct from microsoft. I followed the instructions to install it and signed into my office account. It accepts the product key automatically but tells me that I will be charged £59.99 (the microsoft price!) after my free month ends. I scoured the website looking for why it might be saying a different price and eventually found something that said if it was bought via a third party you need to go to them for help.

I selected the chat function and after a brief explanation of the problem was asked if I wanted to cancel the order. i said no, so i was passed to another person who would be better able to help me. Second person comes along and after a slightly more detailed explanation was asked again if i wanted to cancel the order. Again I said no, that I just don't to end up paying more, or having to pay again. I was then told that these things are decided by the developers of the app! So to just stop myself getting wound up i said to cancel the order.

I'll say this, I was spoken to quickly and have been fully refunded, but I do not understand how two Behemoths like microsoft and amazon a) can't get it right, and b) would be so eager to hand back my money without even attempting to retain it. I'll just have to buy it direct like I should have done in the first place.
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mariaÃâàmanson
1.0 out of 5 stars The 1 star is not for the product! Be wary.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 November 2019
Style Name: Activation Code by emailSize: Without OfferVerified Purchase
Purchased this tonight as its about £12 cheaper than buying direct from microsoft. I followed the instructions to install it and signed into my office account. It accepts the product key automatically but tells me that I will be charged £59.99 (the microsoft price!) after my free month ends. I scoured the website looking for why it might be saying a different price and eventually found something that said if it was bought via a third party you need to go to them for help.

I selected the chat function and after a brief explanation of the problem was asked if I wanted to cancel the order. i said no, so i was passed to another person who would be better able to help me. Second person comes along and after a slightly more detailed explanation was asked again if i wanted to cancel the order. Again I said no, that I just don't to end up paying more, or having to pay again. I was then told that these things are decided by the developers of the app! So to just stop myself getting wound up i said to cancel the order.

I'll say this, I was spoken to quickly and have been fully refunded, but I do not understand how two Behemoths like microsoft and amazon a) can't get it right, and b) would be so eager to hand back my money without even attempting to retain it. I'll just have to buy it direct like I should have done in the first place.
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AH322
4.0 out of 5 stars Be wary of this email download version of Microsoft 365
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 February 2021
Style Name: Activation Code by emailSize: Offer (+3 months & Norton)Verified Purchase
I Purchased this Microsoft 365 email this morning from Amazon after being a bit wary re: some reviews being good, others not so but, it seemed a good deal 15 months instead of 12 months license.
Anyway, I thought I was in luck it accepted the product key, so far so good I thought.
However, this afternoon after attempting to raise a Word document and also Excel, it was saying I needed to re-activate my subscription, it had expired!
I've logged into my Microsoft account, it asked for the Key again then said it had already been used -durrr- after several attempts I'm now feeling rather frustrated to say the least.
Why should any of us whom pay hard earned cash have to deal with these unnecessary problems in trying to keep up to date with what are essentially these basic computer programmes. I needed and use publisher. I have not had this problem in the past with previous versions.
My computer is but a year old running Windows 10, Come on Microsoft sort it out please, you too Amazon it's BL.... annoying or is it the case you want people to setup a recurring subscription which always costs more?
Please sort or I want my money back!

Update:

After having had to contact Microsoft customer services on the same day, I am now fully up and running. The very nice lady I spoke with got things sorted.
However, there is still annoying emails from Microsoft telling me I need to re-subscribe, that my subscription has expired. I will deal with this as and when I have the time and inclination to. I dare say it's a generic automated email.
I have added a couple of stars but only for the software and not the installation process which could be improved.
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TweetieBird
5.0 out of 5 stars Good deal
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2018
Style Name: Activation Code by emailSize: Without OfferVerified Purchase
I bought this to extend my 365 account for another year and save a tenner off Microsoft’s price. For others doing the same, buy it. You then get emailed a confirmation. I logged into the software section of amazon where the purchase should be listed and it gives you the long activation code to copy/paste into your Microsoft 365 subscription renewal web page. Ignore amazons software download instructions if you’re just extending your subscription. There’s an option in the Microsoft 365 subscription workflow for using a code rather than buying off them direct.
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Dougal
1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY THIS BUNDLE
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 August 2021
Style Name: Activation Code by emailSize: Without OfferVerified Purchase
I bought the kindle fire package, which included this piece of software, in order to have a small machine I could carry with me to update my files, read books, watch films etc. I followed the instructions thinking I could use my amazon email address to install the package. I was taken to the google apps store, which I didn't want as I don't trust google. However, as there was no other way, Microsoft having apparently deleted their download page and left everything to google, I started the process of downloading the app from the app store, only to find the software had been activated and I couldn't proceed any further. This means it's a one time installation and cannot be reloaded if your kindle has to be repaired for whatever reason.
Thinking the instruction to continue manually would work I tried the app store again, only to find my kindle wasn't registered and never will be apparently, as there was no sign of how to register a kindle. So I contacted amazon. Apparently they don't know how to fix it, even though the nice lady logged onto my machine to see what the issue was. Amazon's advice is to contact Microsoft, who don't have a number to contact anymore. (Guess they just had too many complaints.)
Trouble is I'm now left with a subscription to Office 365, with no way of using the software and a kindle which isn't fit for purpose, as I've already got one I can read books and watch films on. Shame on you amazon for putting together such a shoddy deal.

UPDATE 12/08/2021
I have just got off the phone with customer services. I will have to return the whole bundle in order to receive any recompense, but it looks as if I will not get my money back on the software. This is crazy. However good the kindle is, this deal is a complete nonsense. DO NOT BUY IT.
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Mr. J. Lewis
1.0 out of 5 stars Does it Work?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 April 2021
Style Name: Activation Code by emailSize: Offer (+3 months & McAfee)Verified Purchase
I purchased a copy of this program as it appears to be good value. It was easily installed using the link supplied by the vendor. However I have been unable to access any of the applications on a regular basis. I have accessed "Word" on a very few occasions but I cannot access it easily and when it did open I do not know how I managed to open it. The other application I have tried to access is "PowerPoint" - which has NEVER opened. I have read several reviews some of which are less than complimentary. I have tried to contact the vendor with as little success as I have had in using his/her program. I hope that this will spur him/her into action. I will raise a dispute with Amazon.
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Brenda
4.0 out of 5 stars Microsoft 365 excellent- beware the antivirus
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 July 2021
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I have bought Microsoft 365 from Amazon for the last few years and this was easy to install and has an extra 3 months which was excellent.
However, the same can’t be said for the Mcafee antivirus as when I tried to install it a message came up to say it couldn’t be installed on my laptop and to ring a free phone number. I rang the number and was told a technician would ring me back, which he did within about 5 minutes. He needed to take control of my laptop and said I had a Trojan which would also be in my router and affecting everything in my house which used my broadband. When he said that he was going to speak to his billing team to find out how much it would cost me for them to repair the problem, I said I wasn’t interested and would take my laptop to a local IT company. I spent a worrying weekend as this call had taken place on a Friday evening. On the Monday morning, I rang and took my laptop to a local IT company and was informed that it didn’t have a Trojan. Buyers beware if you try to use the Mcafee activation code and web address that comes with this package.
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Woodgnome
5.0 out of 5 stars Great value for money (not just Office, but also provides 1 TB space on OneDrive)
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 December 2017
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Cheaper than getting it on automatic renewal direct from Microsoft. (It's exactly the same product as if you do that.)

Lets you put Office 365 on a PC and a tablet. In my case the tablet has a keyboard dock, and that is ok, the installer does not complain that it is effectively a 2nd PC.

What I get out of this: Outlook 2016, which to me is indispensable. Word, of course. Other stuff less important (to me). Also it ups my OneDrive to 1 B, and it is worth it for that alone, now that OneDrive (a) supports Files On Demand (after Fall Creators Update; read about it!) and (b) has recently become reliable (such that I can trust it, whereas previously i had to use Dropbox, which is excellent, but was costing me £79 a year, and does not do Files On Demand).
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WILLIAM S
4.0 out of 5 stars I thought that the best option was to download the Office package from Amazon
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 September 2014
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My previous subscription had ran out, I thought that the best option was to download the Office package from Amazon. To date I have encountered no problems and the download time was better than expected. I will probably continue to renew my annual subscription with the Amazon download as it was a cheaper option than purchasing from Microsoft direct.
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lawrence
4.0 out of 5 stars Was five stars - now four!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 November 2021
Style Name: Activation Code by emailSize: Without OfferVerified Purchase
EDIT: I used Office for the first time since renewal on 18/11 and found that whilst it said the office was renewed the apps themselves were shown as "unlicensed" products. Eventually I downloaded the "microsoft support & assistant" tool which eventually sorted it out. Good job too as, like Amazon, Google and the rest of them, they are practically impossible to actually contact directly. So if you get a problem where the account says its renewed but the apps appear as unlicensed, use the above tool and hopefully it'll work out.

Deducted a star because you shouldn't have to do this in the first place.

The original review is below

After reading the reviews, I was very cautious of downloading this software even though my subscription was due to end in two weeks. It's currently £15 cheaper than the official Microsoft store. Feeling brave, I went for it and downloaded the software. As this option is being sold directly by Amazon EU and specifically for UK market I figured there was more chance of it being a reliable source.

I got two emails from Amazon following the purchase. One was the link to Amazon's download centre whilst the other was to activate the purchase through microsoft's office.com link. I chose the latter and, following the instructions, I logged onto my Microsoft account and the subscription was renewed. I didn't have to enter any download code - not that I saw one. I chose not to click the recurring bills option for an extra month as I didn't want to tempt fate with my smooth installation.

I was slightly confused by the link to download the Office apps, as I already have them on board, so ignored that bit.

Overall, Ive saved £15 so very pleased considering it shouldn't be an annual purchase in the first place. Why Microsoft allows itself to be undercut and why it opens the door to confusion is beyond me. Anyway, it says I'm signed on for the year but I guess the acid test will be on 14/11 as that's when my original subscription ended. If you hear nothing after then, it's all good!
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Jim Bowen
5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly simple to install
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 October 2021
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This was bought to justify my buying a new Kindle Fire tablet (I was aware they weren’t the most productive use of my time without things like this installed). You’ll be e-mailed a link to follow, it’ll ask you to log into your hotmail/outlook account and tada, it’ll automatically add this subscription to to any Office/Microsoft 365 subscription you already have.

Once it’s up and running, it acts like the Microsoft Word/Excel programme we’re all used to. I’m aware Word etc. have all changed over the years, but any changes from your current model is small. In short, it’s easy to used, once installed.

One thing I would note is that if you have Office/Microsoft 365 Family, it will pro-rata this subscription.
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