{"id":1623,"date":"2015-01-10T17:08:26","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T16:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cloud-client.info\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2015-01-11T11:24:21","modified_gmt":"2015-01-11T10:24:21","slug":"how-to-office-365-deal-with-multiple-oem-licenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cloud-client.info\/?p=1623","title":{"rendered":"How do Office 365 deal with multiple OEM Licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"f1b57b4156f3c43e8a7d72dffc4b2e52\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5449811010861855\";\r\n\/* blog.cloud-client.info 2 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"6689524735\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hi Folks,<\/p>\n<p>a lot of low priced Windows 8.1 devices are coming up at the moment and mostly these devices include a Office 365 1-Year Subscription. But what happens if you got a second device coming with a second OEM subscription?<\/p>\n<p>Story behind this question is quite simple, i got a Emdoor Surf 7 Tab before christmas and i enabled the Office 365 subscription. In January i got also a Archos Cesium 80 Windows 8.1 tablet coming with the same Office 365 subscription.. Both devices come with Windows 8.1 with Bing and a 1 Year Office 365 Personal License (1 Tablet and 1 PC) Now a big question came up&#8230; Will the activation create a second Office 365 subscription, expand the existing one or create a error? Before i start the Archos tablet the first time i tried to find some information&#8217;s in the TechNet and also other sources about the license handling but mostly i found nothing or complete nonsense&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>So i tried it and here is the result&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>If you got a second Windows 8.1 with Bing device incl. Office 365 and you have a subscription in place it will expand the subscription for one year. When i started the Surf 7 Tab it got a Office 365 running until 16th of December 2015 after i started the Archos Cesium 80 and installed Office 365 home the subscription was increased until 16 of December 2016. No second subcription&#8230; No error&#8230; Just working.<\/p>\n<p>You should be aware about a few things:<\/p>\n<p>1) The subscription type must be similar between the devices..<br \/>\n2) The trouble will start if the device amount will be larger than the license amount&#8230; As example.. I have now two Windows 8.1 Tablet&#8217;s\u00a0coming with and using\u00a0the Office 365 Personal\u00a0subscription. This license cover two devices, \u00a0what will happen if a 3rd device will raise up? Subscription until 2017 but i have to decide which tablet&#8217;s should use the subscription?<\/p>\n<p>I believe Microsoft has done a great job with Windows 8.1 with Bing and Office 365 but there are still a few things that needs to be improved or better explained?<\/p>\n<p>1) OEM license handling for Office 365 need to be better explained in general.<br \/>\n2) App installation to SD-Card\/Office 365 target path selection&#8230; Office 365 will always install to c:\/program files and this is a poor selection for typical Windows 8.1 with Bing devices and a 16GB e-MMC\/HDD.<br \/>\n3) What is the deal if a company provides these devices to employees? Who owns the subscription? Office 365 Personal and Home is by default not a license for companies and the use in commercial environments is forbidden thru EULA.<\/p>\n<p>From the price point&#8230; You pay something between 50 US$ &#8211; 80 US$ for a seperate one year Office 365 Personal subscription incl. 1TB OneDrive and 1h Skype World calls, if you pay 100 US$ or less for a Windows 8.1 Tablet incl. the subscription extension.. How much is the tablet? \ud83d\ude09 Can Android or IOS provide a similar deal?<\/p>\n<p>Iam not sure how Microsoft will earn money in this way but for customers and the Windows 8.1 market share it&#8217;s really a great deal at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Want to get a better deal?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve done a last test&#8230; You think this is already a great deal? But this deal can be done even better.<\/p>\n<p>1) Install\/Activate Office 365 Personal \u00a0with the first device coming with Windows 8.1 + Bing and the Office 365 1-Year subscription, you receive the first 12 months.<br \/>\n2) Install\/Activate Office 365 Personal with the second device coming with Windows 8.1 + Bing and the Office 365 1&#8211;Year subscription.<\/p>\n<p>Now you have two Years Office 365 Personal for two devices (one User) incl. 1TB OneDrive and 1h Skype World Calls.. You agree? Now make it better&#8230; You need a paid Office 365 Home Premium Retail code for this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>3) Open your Office 365 Account and select &#8220;Enter a Office Key&#8221;. Now enter the more valuable Home Premium Retail Key.. What do you believe will happen? Yes&#8230; You&#8217;re right, it&#8217;s now 36 Months Office 365 Home Premium for 5 Users\/Devices incl. 1TB OneDrive per User and 1h Skype World calls for the subscription owner. What did you pay? 2 Tablets and 1 Office Home Premium Retail Pack. Deal? This will make the most out of a low budget Windows 8.1 with Bing device.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers<\/p>\n<p>Michael<\/p>\n<p>P.S.: It might be that Microsoft will change this in the future&#8230; But today this is how it works.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Folks, a lot of low priced Windows 8.1 devices are coming up at the moment and mostly these devices include a Office 365 1-Year Subscription. But what happens if you got a second device coming with a second OEM subscription? 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