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Review: Microsoft Office pricey, but good value<

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This image provided bu Microsoft shows the company's new version of its Office software. The software became available Tuesday to consumers as an online subscription service for the first time in an attempt to extend one of the companyís key franchises beyond personal computers.

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This image provided bu Microsoft shows the company's new version of its Office software. The software became available Tuesday to consumers as an online subscription service for the first time in an attempt to extend one of the companyís key franchises beyond personal computers.

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As much as I like Google Docs for word processing and spreadsheets, I find the online software clunky at times. So I was skeptical when I heard Microsoft is trying to sell its new version of Office as an online subscription. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the subscription gets you the same software you'd get buying it at a retail store.