Why Microsoft’s new Office 2013 license may send users to Google Docs

Don't want these emails? Unsubscribe here. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Top stories: Feb 15 - Feb 22 Law & Disorder Germans can’t see meteorite YouTube videos due to copyright dispute by Cyrus Farivar Last week, when the world was watching crazy Russian meteorite videos on YouTube, Germans weren't. Read More Law & Disorder The Pirate Bay: We will sue copycat site for copyright infringement by Cyrus Farivar Enlarge Piraattilahti A Finnish anti-piracy group has copied—down to the CSS file—the design and layout of The Pirate Bay's classic pirate ship-themed design. In a statement to TorrentFreak, The Pirate Bay was nonplussed. Read More Technology Lab Why Microsoft’s new Office 2013 license may send users to Google Docs by Peter Bright If you buy a perpetual retail license for Office 2013, it will be locked to the computer you first install it on, forever. Buy a new PC and you won't be allowed to install your existing copy of Office on it, even if you wipe the disk of the old PC. You'll have to splurge for a new one. Read More Forward this message to a friend More hot stories Understanding extreme weather in an era of climate change Reports: Microsoft planning to unveil Xbox successor at April event Google Glass to cost only slightly more than a Chromebook Pixel HTC “failed to employ reasonable security” on Android, says FTC Unpacking the Pixel: A first look at Google’s expensive new Chromebook Nokia’s continuing strategy: Push deep into the cheap World Wildlife Federation turns to drones in bid to tackle poaching Future of mobile CPUs, part 2: What’s ahead for the major players? Jimmy Fallon plays the PS4 before practically anyone else Google Maps API keys now open all iOS developers Email Admin Center This newsletter is a service of Ars Technica. Should you no longer wish to receive these messages, unsubscribe. To ensure delivery of this newsletter to your inbox and to enable images to load in future mailings, please add civis@arstechnica.com to your e-mail address book or safe senders list. You are receiving this email at garn14.tech@blogger.com. Condé Nast Digital 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10036, attn: Ars Technica Email Coordinator To view our Privacy Policy click here.