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DrTeeth This is not a free offer, it is just a long trial. Pass!

Sep 14 2013 at 6:15pm Copy Link

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Robert Chan I agree with DrTeeth. But the one thing I like about this program is that it opens fast! And I think that maybe after one year I can switch back to OpenOffice.

Sep 15 2013 at 12:21am Copy Link

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eb235 I had a look at Kingsoft's website : they do sell a one-year licence to their suite. So it **is** a gift.

What I was looking for on the website is whether the programs stop working after one year of use or revert to the free version of the suite (BTW the pro version adds VBA macro capabilities and saving to the Microsoft Office 2007 formats : docx, xlsx, etc.)
I couldn't find an answer to that (and no mention either on what happens to the programs at the end of the 30 day trial).

I'm not sure I'm ready for a one year suspense !

Sep 15 2013 at 4:10am Copy Link

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WPS Office Hi eb235, After one year, the software will turn into a viewer. And of course, you can choose to switch to the Free version, which could be downloaded on the official website. http://www.ksosoft.com/pr...ffice-free The same situation to the 30 day trial.

WPS Office - Sep 15 2013 at 8:45pm Copy Link

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Jackie Boy, I don't know about everybody else, but this site sure freezes up on IE8. I have to wait real long for it to move. But, it's better on Firefox. Least they know what they are doing. Microsoft is slow.

Sep 15 2013 at 9:17pm Copy Link

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WPS Office Hi Jackie, normally our website doesn't have problem on IE8, I'll try it on my side. and sorry for the inconvience brought. Yes, Kingsoft Office takes less system occupancy, and run faster. Actually the Kingsoft file format is smaller than Microsoft Office format. I mean, the same content, if you save it as .wps format, other than .doc format, the file size will be smaller.

WPS Office - Sep 15 2013 at 10:22pm Copy Link

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WPS Office Dear DrTeeth, the one year license cost $29.95 USD on our website, and many of our users would like to buy the one year license first and if they're satisfied with our product at the end, they will only need to pay the differences to get the life-term license. And the one year license is to reduce their risk. This time we giveaway the one-year license for free, in order to let more users try our product. And if you don't want to buy the license at the end, you can switch to our free version conveniently.

WPS Office - Sep 15 2013 at 10:41pm Copy Link

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Stephen B Sherry, how would it cost to upgrade to a full license after one year?

Sep 16 2013 at 5:41am Copy Link

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Tim Hade How does this paid (pro) version compare to Open Office, which offers a great
many features and is also free?

Sep 16 2013 at 12:31pm Copy Link

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WPS Office Hi Stephen, normally, users who bought the one-year license, if they want to upgrade to the full license, they need to pay the differences that would be $40. But this time, we integrate the giveaway promotion with the 50% discount promotion. That means if you would like to buy the full license now, you only need to pay $35.

WPS Office - Sep 16 2013 at 6:28pm Copy Link

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WPS Office Hi Tim, different products have different advantages, so when you choose a product, what value most will help you make the decision; Compared to Openoffice, Kingsoft Office is much similar to Microsoft Office, from interface to functions. In order to let more users know Kingsoft Office more, there's a list Kingsoft Office Free 2013 vs Open Office 4.0:http://www.ksosoft.com/of...jewjGWkKM4 and Kingsoft Office Pro 2013 vs Microsoft Office Pro 2013: http://www.ksosoft.com/of...je6C2WkKM4

WPS Office - Sep 16 2013 at 7:12pm Copy Link

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Bernhard The Fine Print here says "Kingsoft Office Suite Professional 2013 (One Year) is licensed per computer, and not per user." but there is no information on how many computers and if an activation can be moved to some other machine.

There also is no information if an activation with hardware footprint is required.

On http://www.ksosoft.com/of...je6C2WkKM4 there is stated that a license is valid for 3 PCs. Does this apply to this offer?

Last question: Can Kingsoft Office be used on an USB stick?

Sep 17 2013 at 12:34am Copy Link

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Stephen B Sherry, thank you for your reply. The pro deal at 50% is rather tempting, however your locations based prices are also very off-putting. After discount I get $42 which is today £26.40 or starting with the pound £29.40 which is today $46.80. Download protection removed! There's not much price movement between £ and $ at the moment, nor will there be in the near future.

So where are those $35 that you mentioned in your reply?

I'm not happy with discriminatory pricing, fortunately there are not too many developers that do that, unfortunately you are one of them.

Sep 17 2013 at 1:13am Copy Link

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WPS Office Hi Bernhard, for licenses, one license could be activated on 3pcs. And for this offer, we embedded the license code in the software, that means the only thing you have to do is to keep the installation package on your computer. Once you uninstall accidently, you have to use the package to install again. This package has no computer number limit.

And Kingsoft Office could not be used on an USB stick right now. We'll keep this requirement in mind.

WPS Office - Sep 17 2013 at 1:14am Copy Link

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Roberto Is this translated to spanish? there are licenses for schools? thanks.

Sep 17 2013 at 2:56am Copy Link

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WPS Office Hi Stephen, sorry I should express the price to you in euros instead of usd dollar, which will make this much easier. Please check the first paragraph of this page, There's a 50% discount coupon, you can use it to get the software in half price.

If you have any questions about this, please feel free to let me know.

WPS Office - Sep 17 2013 at 3:02am Copy Link

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WPS Office Hi Roberto, currently we don't have the Spanish version. We'll consider developing the multi-language version in the future. We have great price policy for students. Please contact wangjun

kingsoft.com for student licenses.

WPS Office - Sep 17 2013 at 3:05am Copy Link

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Stephen B Sheery, it shows Euro 34.80, that's still £29.26 or $46.50 ;)

Sep 17 2013 at 3:23am Copy Link

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WPS Office Hi Stephen, the half price is 29.00 EUR, when you input the coupon code on the buy page, you'll see : )

WPS Office - Sep 17 2013 at 3:27am Copy Link

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Stephen B Sherry, I'm in the UK and it shows EUR34.80, unfortunately it sometimes happens that we have to pay more just for the privilege to be British ;)

Sep 17 2013 at 3:46am Copy Link

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Dylan Does the paid (Pro) version come with free upgrades, or just updates until a new version is released?

Sep 17 2013 at 4:07am Copy Link

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_*_ Are there plans to support docx files? How about EPUB format?

Very elegant tables, thanks.

Overall looks nice. How long will the 50% off coupon last, since I would like to give the software a go before making a decision?

I presently use SoftMaker SoftOffice 2012 and want to compare them.

Have Office 2010 installed but only use it for the Thesaurus.

Sep 17 2013 at 4:43am Copy Link

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_*_ By-the-way, I cannot locate a Thesaurus in your program. Is there one here?

Sep 17 2013 at 4:46am Copy Link

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Jann Martin I have used the Standard version for my kids computers for years on WinXP, Win7 but not on Win8. I love the program because it installs clean and quickly and works like a charm. It is so much like Microsoft Office and saves to the same formats as Microsoft Office. The standard version differs in that it uses the old pre-2007 file formats to save, and the standard version does not have the newer Ribbon interface of the 2007/2010/2013 office versions either. Having said that, I refuse to purchase any program that only lasts for a year (which is why I only have used the standard version in the past). A yearly license is preposterous. I refuse to "rent" Microsoft Office for $9,99 a month as well, even if it does come with 5 licenses. I like the idea of owning a product and upgrading when I'm good and darned ready. Having said that, I will NOT download or install this program either with a license that ends in a year. I understand it doesn't work on Windows 8 very well anyway. I will stick to their completely FREE STANDARD VERSION.

Sep 17 2013 at 5:43am Copy Link

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Alan W Hi Sherry,

I am still unclear about the pro version. If I purchase the pro version using the awesome discount do I have to activate it online? I will no longer purchase software that requires online activation. I have been burned a few times in the past. I like your Office 2013 and would like to purchase it. I own SoftMaker Office 2010 but have not upgraded to the newer version because it now requires online activation. I will change to your product if it does not require online activation.

Thanks,
Alan

Sep 17 2013 at 6:54am Copy Link

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Robert Burke Facebook crashed when I reload it says I've already purchased yet I never got the download???

Sep 17 2013 at 7:52am Copy Link

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Julian Locke I have the same problem as Robert. The receipt led me to a download link, but it downloaded only an HTML document. When I opened the document, I found another link, but when I selected it, it opened a page with a message saying I'd already downloaded the software. Where ware?

Sep 17 2013 at 8:21am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea @Robert Burke and @Julian Locke - I've identified your purchases so I've just sent you an email.

BitsDuJour Admin - Sep 17 2013 at 10:03am Copy Link

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_*_ How does the full purchase work in regard to future upgrades?

Is it permanent use at purchased whole version number?

What is the typical upgrade pricing/discount?

Sep 17 2013 at 10:13am Copy Link

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Nelson Carvalho Problem to download. The receipt led me to a download link, but it downloaded only an HTML document. When I opened the document, it opened a page with a message saying:
"This promotion has been downloaded too many times from this link (...).
You can download . . ."

It is not working.

Sep 17 2013 at 10:45am Copy Link

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vitor sequeira Hi,

please, can someone confirm to me that the Kingsoft Writer version of this giveaway is 9.1.0.4088

Thank You

Sep 17 2013 at 11:56am Copy Link

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Howard R The program is definitely good and not bulky. However I would definitely prefer to have an integrated grammar checker with the program, especially when perusing large documents...

Sep 17 2013 at 12:06pm Copy Link

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Constantin Florea @Nelson Carvalho - I've identified your purchases so I've just sent you an email.

BitsDuJour Admin - Sep 17 2013 at 2:39pm Copy Link

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Cary Adams For those of you who are shunning this one year offer, check out the "free" Kingsoft Office Suite on their web page. For most of us, the "Pro" features won't be greatly missed.

FWIW, I use this alongside Libre Office, and Softmaker's office suite, as docx compatibility varies from one document to another, depending on structure and format. Each program has their unique areas of strength.

For Powerpoint equivalence, Kingsoft has some powerful features, and many templates.

As I said, compare this offer with their "free" download.

Sep 17 2013 at 3:31pm Copy Link

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_*_ Well, I went ahead and bought the program for $35 as that is rather a low cost office that looks nice and does about 80% or so of MS.

Between this and SoftMaker Office it should be all I need.

Sep 17 2013 at 4:12pm Copy Link

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Bertrand Trepanier This program looked good. But I will continue to use open office which did a great job and more, it is free and multilingual so I can install it in french. I have the right to update and I can make a donation to show my satidfaction.

Sep 17 2013 at 5:33pm Copy Link

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WPS Office Hi Stephen, sorry for the late reply. I know what the problem is. Please remove the "Download Protection" item provided by Mycommerce. Then the price will be good.

WPS Office - Sep 17 2013 at 6:35pm Copy Link

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WPS Office Hi Dylan, I can't guarantee all of the upgrades are free during your usage, because we may release some advanced features in the future, and we're not sure they will be free or not. However, I can promise that most of upgrades are free.

WPS Office - Sep 17 2013 at 6:42pm Copy Link

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WPS Office Hi Bandit, currently we don't support Thesaurus in our software, this feature is one of the most needed features of our users, so it's under development by our R&D team, hope it will be available soon in our next updates. In order to help you better understand the features we have or we don't have compared to Microsoft Office please check this list: http://www.ksosoft.com/of...jkG12WkKM4

WPS Office - Sep 17 2013 at 6:51pm Copy Link

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WPS Office Hi Bandit, for your first question, this coupon will be expired at the end of next month. So, I think you got enough time to try our software out, until you make the final decision:)

WPS Office - Sep 17 2013 at 6:53pm Copy Link

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WPS Office Hi Alan, please allow me to explain. when you enter the license code following the install wizard, you'll need to make sure your computer connected to the internet. That's how we bundle the license with your computer IP, so that next time you don't need to enter the code again. For my experience, most of the shareware need to be activated online. And for our software, you only need to do this once. If this is still a problem, you can change to our free version, which do not need activate. Here's a compare list between our paid and free version, make help you:http://www.ksosoft.com/product/compare

WPS Office - Sep 17 2013 at 7:06pm Copy Link

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WPS Office Hi Robert, sorry for the inconvenience brought. When there're many people visiting facebook, it will crash sometime, a little bit annoy:( You can email me directly, I you want, I'll send you the package, my email is wangjun

kingsoft.com

WPS Office - Sep 17 2013 at 7:10pm Copy Link

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WPS Office Julian and Robert, I've send you the package directly to your email (which you use in Bitsdujour). Please check.

WPS Office - Sep 17 2013 at 7:20pm Copy Link

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Mike S Tried to download the program repeatedly today. Routinely get a "network error" message at 5% or 10% or even 50% done of the download (and it's not an issue on my side--my computer works and is working just fine.) The BitsDuJour download system just is buggy. Is there a direct link I can use, BitsDuJour--would you please email it to me? (Oh, and the system now tells me that there have been two many download attempts with the link sent to me, besides ...)

Sep 17 2013 at 7:24pm Copy Link

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WPS Office Hi Howard, we know the the grammar checker is very important, and it's also under development. Hope it will be available soon in our next updates.

WPS Office - Sep 17 2013 at 7:25pm Copy Link

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WPS Office Hi Mike, already email to you, please check.

WPS Office - Sep 17 2013 at 7:27pm Copy Link

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Mike S @Sherry Wang: Many thanks, received your email and finally was able to download the software. Look forward to trying it out--thanks, again! :)

Sep 18 2013 at 8:17am Copy Link

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Daniel Gaudet I have another question. I just installed the free one year version and it doesn't look like it has the same features as the pro version listed here: http://www.ksosoft.com/pr...e-pro.html. Specifically, I can't find a way to save a document to DOCX. The strange thing is that I can save spreadsheets as XLSX.

It seems to be a slightly different version than the latest pro version. It shows up as version 9.1.0.4088 while the latest version is 9.1.0.4256 (as shown from the link I mentioned in the previous paragraph).

Is it possible to get the latest version (9.1.0.4256) instead of the older version I downloaded as part of the e-mail receipt?

Thanks!

Sep 18 2013 at 8:19am Copy Link

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G Kab How does one sign up for the Lifetime special??

Sep 18 2013 at 8:20am Copy Link

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G Kab - Click "Get It For Free" and there's a link in the popup for the LifeTime Special at 50% Off!

BitsDuJour Admin - Sep 18 2013 at 8:20am Copy Link

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Rajesh Kanna I have the same problem as Daniel. The link provided downloads a version that does not support DOCX format. It shows up as 9.1.0.4088. Can I get the version that supports DOCX (ie., 9.1.0.4256).

Thanks

Sep 18 2013 at 10:02am Copy Link

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Alexander Deliyannis I have a small concern after reading the following comment by Sherry: "when you enter the license code following the install wizard, you'll need to make sure your computer connected to the internet. That's how we bundle the license with your computer IP, so that next time you don't need to enter the code again."

For most of the computers I use, their IP isn't permanent. Both at home and work the connection has dynamic IP and I often work with my laptop via third party connections. So how will the software recognise my computer in order for the activation to remain?

Sep 18 2013 at 10:22am Copy Link

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William Gorman I couldn't even get Kingsoft Office to open a spreadsheet. I have Windows 7 Professional 64 bit. Perhaps the 64 bit is a problem for me.

Sep 18 2013 at 10:22am Copy Link

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kat brooks same as mike s

Tried to download the program repeatedly today.
only get 5% or 10% or even 50% done of the download (and it's not an issue on my side--my computer works and is working just fine.) The BitsDuJour download system just is buggy. Is there a direct link I can use, BitsDuJour--would you please email it to me?

Sep 18 2013 at 10:37am Copy Link

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Daniel Gaudet I have a question regarding upgrades. If/when Kingsoft Office Suite Professional 2014 comes out, will we get a free upgrade if we buy the one that does not expire (currently on sale for 50% off with coupon code KING-SGOP-XHNL)?

How about the currently free 1 year version? Will we get access to a new version when if it comes out within the year or if new updates come out within the year?

Thanks!

Sep 18 2013 at 10:37am Copy Link

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tony saint One hour in, trying to get a response to clicking "get it for free" and I'm despairing of anything happening. Trying from 2 tablets, and used 2 ISPs. Sherry, if you're listening, the offer lasts for another 18.5 hours and I fear time will run out before I get through. I want licences for my 2 computers - can you assist?. Thanks
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Sep 18 2013 at 10:38am Copy Link

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Al Chirico I, too, did not get a version that saves in DOCX format.

Version 9.1.0.4088.

No of much value over the non-Pro version.

Sep 18 2013 at 10:39am Copy Link

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William Gorman First download didn't work. They only allow one download per person on this offer so I guess Kingsoft Office is not for me!

Sep 18 2013 at 10:39am Copy Link

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Al Chirico Any chance of getting an answer to getting the DOCX version instead of the older DOC version of Word?

I'd like an answer since you chose not to post my previous post on this issue.

Sep 18 2013 at 10:39am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea @tony saint - you should try to participate in the offer from a desktop machine or laptop.

BitsDuJour Admin - Sep 18 2013 at 10:53am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea @William Gorman and @kat brooks - I have just sent you an email regarding the issue.

BitsDuJour Admin - Sep 18 2013 at 12:13pm Copy Link

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Daniel Gaudet I wanted to let you know that I was able to answer one of my questions. In the fine print, it does state that there would be no updates to the particular offer. I really wanted to get the ability to save in DOCX format, so I went ahead and purchased the professional version at 50% off.

To repeat one of my other questions, you mentioned that you can't guarantee that every update will be free, if a new 2014 version comes out in the next 4-5 months, will that be a free upgrade, or will it just be bug fixes in the 2013 release?

Thanks!

Sep 18 2013 at 12:14pm Copy Link

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Reggie George Paid the 35 for lifetime license but didn't get a download link. How do I get it??

Sep 18 2013 at 12:14pm Copy Link

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Constantin Florea @Reggie George - We have just contacted the vendor and let him know about your issue.

BitsDuJour Admin - Sep 18 2013 at 12:20pm Copy Link

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Brayton Harris Well, I bought the license and installed the program. Features seem familiar . . . but I can't find any tool for creating an index . . . a vital tool for folks like me, who write books.

Please advise, and thanks!

Sep 18 2013 at 3:58pm Copy Link

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tony saint @Constantin... my tablet is a win8 64 bit i5... that's not good enough?

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Bertrand Trepanier Bitsdujour offers excellent products that are useful, it is different from other sites that offering software that all looking the same and sometimes useless. I tried this office suite, it seems helpful and user friendly, but it was not in my language of work and study. I made a comment that I think was judicious, explaining that it would be good and helpful to offer multilingual softwares and my message has been erased from the list of comments. As a teacher, I talk to my pupils, my colleagues and friends of this Website, and I have a big disappoitment to see that my comment was considered unnecessary. If it was an error, I will understand, if it was intended I will not post comments anymore.

Sep 18 2013 at 3:59pm Copy Link

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Joanne Cohen I have been trying since yesterday to get this program. It says I have it, I can not find the e-mail anywhere???

Sep 19 2013 at 12:41am Copy Link

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Al Chirico WOW! Still no answer to the missing DOCX functionality that was supposed to be an integral part of this free "Pro" version. I guess we have our answer. Uninstalling...

Sep 19 2013 at 12:42am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea @tony saint - we do not fully support tablets and smart phones yet.

BitsDuJour Admin - Sep 19 2013 at 12:44am Copy Link

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Alan Chan Sorry might have missed something. How does it become 1 year trial?
Seems to be 30 day trial.

The EULA says this "END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT OF KINGSOFT

Special Note
The KINGSOFT OFFICE PROFESSIONAL 2013 EDITION [“Product”] under this Agreement is a charged product. But before you pay the license fee for the “Product”, there is a one-off 30-day free of charge trial period (from the initial date when you install the “Product” on the unique computer of which you have the ownership, hereinafter referred to as the “Trial Period”) for each unique computer ID."

Sep 19 2013 at 9:58am Copy Link

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WPS Office @Alexander, sorry I didn't make myself clear before. "Computer IP" I mean the mac address of your computer, which is unique for each computer. That means although your internet IP is changing all the time, your computer ip wouldn't change. And the reason why have have to use the internet, is because, we have to record your computer ip together with your license code you used to activate. So that we know this license has been activated in 1 pc.

Please let me know, if you have any questions:)

WPS Office - Sep 19 2013 at 8:37pm Copy Link

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WPS Office @William Gorman, sorry for the inconvenience brought. our software is good compatible with both 32bits and 64bits. Do you mind send us an sample to officesupport@kingsoft.com? So that our support team will test and help you better solve the problem:)

WPS Office - Sep 19 2013 at 8:39pm Copy Link

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WPS Office @kat brooks Already send you the download link, which you can download directly. Please check:)

WPS Office - Sep 19 2013 at 8:41pm Copy Link

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WPS Office @Alan Chan, you don't have to worry about the EULA, we've embedded the one-year license in our software, so please feel free to use.

WPS Office - Sep 19 2013 at 8:51pm Copy Link

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WPS Office @Daniel Gaudet, that's a very good question. For most of the time, the upgrades to 2014 or higher version is free, except that there're some really advanced features. That means, if you got the license, for most of the time you can upgrade for free. For the one-year license giveaway package, for we've embedded the license in the software, which users could not to see, so when the 2014 version released, and you want to use the new version, there's only 30 days free trial.

WPS Office - Sep 19 2013 at 8:57pm Copy Link

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WPS Office @tony saint, don't worry, I'll send you the package by email:)

WPS Office - Sep 19 2013 at 9:00pm Copy Link

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WPS Office @Ali, I've send you an email about this issue.

WPS Office - Sep 19 2013 at 9:09pm Copy Link

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Alex Zor 1. Hi. Is any of the version Kingsoft office suite free for commercial use? (it might be any older version than 2013)? We wanted to unify office software, but few of our workers have never heard what macro is - so basic functions will be ok for them so free version is enough.
2. And few will need that advanced functionality. License for one office suite (for 3pcs) means that having one license I might install that software on 3 computers?

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WPS Office @Alex Zor, sorry the free version could only be used for personal use. For commercial use, you have to buy the Office Pro 2013 version. Macro is a feature you could use for complicated data analysis. And it's not the only feature the paid version have compared to the free version. You can check it out here: http://www.ksosoft.com/product/compare
2. Yes, one license could be used on 3 computers.

WPS Office - Sep 22 2013 at 6:46pm Copy Link

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Alex Zor Thanks!
Are You planning Polish language? (I realized that there is no polish interface.. : / )

Sep 23 2013 at 1:08am Copy Link

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WPS Office @Alex Zor, currently we don't have the Polish version, we mainly focus our energy on the English version. But we will consider developing the multi-language version in the future.

WPS Office - Sep 23 2013 at 1:23am Copy Link

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Eddie Chenoweth Why doesn't this version allow the use of .DOCX format.Is this a real Pro version of Kingsoft Writer? Because it doesn't have the advertised features.

Sep 26 2013 at 11:20am Copy Link

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WPS Office @Eddie Chenoweth, I've wrote an email to you about this issue, please check.

WPS Office - Sep 26 2013 at 8:34pm Copy Link

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Mohamed Rashid thanks

Feb 11 2014 at 1:08am Copy Link

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nikrusty 1 year from purchase or 1 year from activation? I think activation no?

Feb 11 2014 at 1:09am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea We're Sorry, but there is currently a problem with this deal which means that we cannot bring you the reduced price! We're working on getting this fixed. Please check back soon.

BitsDuJour Admin - Feb 11 2014 at 1:10am Copy Link

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David Wilson Great software.all you need for doing what Microsoft can do for a lot less money. Compatible with Microsoft documents.

Feb 11 2014 at 1:46am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea The issue has been fixed and now the deal is active again. You can now click on the Get It For Free button to participate in the promotion.

BitsDuJour Admin - Feb 11 2014 at 1:50am Copy Link

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Joe Kerr Why was the 50% discount on Pro version suddenly replaced with only 29% discount 20 minutes ago?

Feb 11 2014 at 3:16am Copy Link

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Tom I am a bit confused - can the program be used indefinitely as stated above or is the license valid for 1 year as stated in the fine print?
Also, why do you need to install during the promotion period?

Feb 11 2014 at 3:26am Copy Link

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Kit Kagaya How long does it take to get the email for this one? Still nothing after about half an hour... (yes, I checked the junk mail folder)

Feb 11 2014 at 3:28am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea @Tom Michael - The 1 year license which we offer for free can be used only for 1 year. The paid version which has life time upgrades can be used indefinitely.

BitsDuJour Admin - Feb 11 2014 at 3:39am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea @Kit Kagaya - I've just resent you the receipt email.

BitsDuJour Admin - Feb 11 2014 at 3:40am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea @Joe Kerr - I am sorry about the confusion regarding the discounted price for the paid version. The 50% discount for the paid version was indeed available during the last time when we ran the giveaway however for this promotion we were only able to bring you a 29% discount.

BitsDuJour Admin - Feb 11 2014 at 3:45am Copy Link

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TESS273 "The paid version which has life time upgrades can be used indefinitely."
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Is it true? I think you confuse life time upgrades and life time use indefinitely.

Thanks.

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SamT Constantin Florea @Tom Michael - The 1 year license which we offer for free can be used only for 1 year. The paid version which has life time upgrades can be used indefinitely.

Is it true that with the paid version future upgrades won't have additional cost?

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Constantin Florea @TESS273 and @SamT - I am sorry for the confusion. I have just asked the vendor to make sure.

BitsDuJour Admin - Feb 11 2014 at 10:52am Copy Link

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VLM Constantin - I think the confusion may lie here, at least in part.

Sometimes, "one year" means that free upgrades cease after one year. Other times, "one year" means that the software itself falls over.

Sometimes, "lifetime upgrades" means "lifetime within this major version/release", though it "shouldn't" mean that. Other times, "lifetime upgrades" means "upgrades for a lifetime", which is what is "should" mean.

I wish BDJ would, as matter of routine, set forth such language a bit more clearly in all its promotions. There are just way too many "unnecessary" questions about such things in the conversations; many of these could be avoided if there were greater clarity up front.

Just my 2 cents. :)

Feb 11 2014 at 12:51pm Copy Link

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Rich OBrien I'm looking forward to being able to customize Kingsoft Writer so I can add a Lower Toolbar with my own choice of editing tools as I've enjoyed in Microsoft Word for 20 years. The Font List will be better when ALL of the fonts are shown as they actually appear. But other than this, Kingsoft Writer is surprisingly close to perfect. I was ready to buy today, but didn't. If free today is $29.95 off the price, how can $49.95 be the special price after taking 29% off?
Everywhere I look, Kingsoft Office is offered all over the Internet for free. I believe that if we want choices we should pay for software. $29.95 is the right price. $49.95 is a price that reminds me I don't make enough money.

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John H The last version of MS Office I used was Office '97. I am more concerned with compatibility with Open Office and *.ODT documents. Am getting tired of OO being so slow and bulky.

What are the common multi platform formats for Word and Spreadsheet documents these days? Does Kinsoft support those?

Can I decrypt OO documents with Kingsoft?

Can someone comment on the compatibility with Open Office and the ODT format?
I tried Libre Office but it seemed buggy compared to OO.

Thank You in advance.

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Kit Kagaya @Constantin - thanks for re-sending the email. Unfortunately, 11 hours later I still don't have it. :(

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Constantin Florea @Kit Kagaya - I've just sent you an email.

BitsDuJour Admin - Feb 11 2014 at 3:29pm Copy Link

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Great News! Kingsoft Office has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!

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Watcher1924 I totally agree with @VLM.

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VLM I realize that this question is a long shot, but has anyone used both SoftMaker Office Pro and Kingsoft Office Suite Pro and therefore able to compare the two? Both sound like refreshing alternatives to MS Office.

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SamT Constantin Florea @TESS273 and @SamT - I am sorry for the confusion. I have just asked the vendor to make sure.

Thank you Constantin, but that truly doesn't answer my question. Because you do apologize for the confusion, does that mean that you were wrong or right?
I can't find an update in the Fine Print too.

Please if it is still possible for you, just explain it again as if I were a real dumb person. Thank you for the trouble.

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Constantin Florea The vendor replied and wrote the following referring to the upgrade period for the paid version which we're offering at 29% off:
The upgrades are free for 3 years. If we publish a new version, the cost of upgrading to the new version will be $10.00.

So, the 1 year license which we offer for free can be used only for 1 year. The paid version which can be used indefinitely has 3 years upgrades and a $10.00 cost (after those 3 years) to upgrade to a new version.

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Kit Kagaya @Constantin - thank you, I got the link!

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VLM Constantin - Thank you! No wonder many were feeling confused. At least, now it's clear!

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Carol Macknis According to what is stated above, having a Facebook is NOT required to get this software. The link to the questionnaire is not obvious.

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Roger Thomasson @ Carol

After you click the "Get It For Free" button you should see the following text in the lower right-hand corner:

"Don't have Facebook? Take our eleven step questionnaire instead"

-r

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Rich OBrien Yes, I use TextMaker the SoftMaker Office Pro word processor nearly every day. I've completely given up using Microsoft Word. For years TextMaker has been the only program that could perfectly work with Microsoft's new docx file format. It appears that the Kingsoft Office Suite Pro word processor now has caught up. Save a doc as a docx and you'll notice the newer docx file is about half the size.
I opened a very challenging table full of formatted text and it looked perfect in in the Kingsoft word processor. I really like the Kingsoft word processor but I will continue to use TextMaker because it lets me customize its toolbars and add custom toolbars. And because its Font List previews every font exactly as it actually looks. Other than these two things, the word processors seem to be equally capable. At the top of the Kingsoft word processor's font list is a list of recently used fonts, a great feature I'd love to have in TextMaker.

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John H Upon start up of my trial, a window pops up stating that there are errors in my registry that will prevent use of some of the functions.

My choice to not use your program as default is not an error. Please respect my choice.

Open Office compatibility.
Kingsoft does not open ODT and ODF files. Or am I missing something. I never adopted the Microsoft formats all those years ago when I switched to Open Office. I need to see what the current open standard formats outside of Microsoft are.

Otherwise, this looks like a very nice program and opens lightening fast compared to OO.

Would welcome comments from the developer on Kingsoft and non Microsoft open formats.

Anyone know whee I can get a good uninstall utility to remove this program? :-)

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John H I really like Kingsoft Office after trying it.
But:
After a bit of reading on current open formats, I need to stay with my decision to stay with true Open Document formats. After a little research, it appears that Microsfts form of open documents carriers too many strings and lawyers.

My life is independent research and design work. Having total control of my data is important. It is just not good business practice to use proprietary formats.

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_*_ I purchased this the last time here for 50% off.
I also own SoftMaker Office 2012
I have both installed on my computer.

I think Kingsoft is an excellent Office substitute but it does not have everything MS Office has as part of it.

Overall though, I use SoftMaker Office more often. I never have trouble with opening any files in SoftMaker TextMaker where I have run in to problems with Kingsoft Writer.

e.g. Renaming an old WordPerfect File from abc.wpd to abc.doc causes great distress in Kingsoft Writer and will not display properly. In SoftMaker TextMaker it opens just fine as a .doc file with all formatting in place.

Anyway, both are good substitutes for MS Office if not outright replacements.
Both programs need better spell checkers, and a decent Thesaurus.

Hope this helps

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Kun Sun Sweeley What is my serial number for this product? I tried using it after installing the program from the link I received in my receipt but I get a box asking for a serial number.

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Great News! Kingsoft Office has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!

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VLM Rich OBrien and _*_ - Thank you both so much!!! I did purchase SoftMaker Office here at BDJ, and it seems great to me. I've almost completely left MS Office behind; the exceptions are components outside the "big three", such as Visio. I've not really found any good outright replacement for that ... yet. (Hope springs eternal! :)

_*_ - Would you be willing to elaborate a bit on your comment about spell checkers etc? Also, to your knowledge (or of course yours, Rich), does Kingsoft have a grammar checker?

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Alan Fawley I like both and when I hit continue it take me to their Facebook page but there is no place to get it from there.

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Constantin Florea @Alan Fawley - I am sorry about the issue. Please try the purchase flow again by pressing the Get It For Free button. It should work this time.

BitsDuJour Admin - Feb 13 2014 at 4:12am Copy Link

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Alan Fawley Yes it works now. Thank you!

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John H @VML: I've almost completely left MS Office behind; the exceptions are components outside the "big three", such as Visio.

Dia is an Open Source replacement for Viso though the developer lists it as " geared towards informal diagrams for casual use"

I like Kingsoft but will pass on Kingsoft and wait on a package that supports Open Office replacement and Open Document Formats.

Microsofts policy of "Embrace, extend, and extinguish" toward Open Source and formats needs to be understood by anyone concerned with 100 percent control of their work. Wikipedia has a good read on "Embrace, extend, and extinguish"

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Diana Price I have got it installed but it is asking me for a password?

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Constantin Florea @Diana Price - The installer which you can download using the "Download" link inside the receipt email is already unlocked. Please ensure that you have installed the application using that installer. I have also sent you an email.

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XS 11E Like all other office suites it is NOT compatible with MS Office. It cannot retain complex formatting on Word or Excel documents.

I wish they'd stop making false claims, this, OO, etc. will work just fine for simple MS Office documents but if you're in a work from home situation and you need to work on any complex MS Office documents you'll probably need to purchase MS Office.

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VLM John H - Thanks for the pointer to "Embrace, extend, and extinguish". Reading that piece, I am reminded of the days when Netscape's browser took off like a rocket, and the meetings between Microsoft and Netscape, and what followed. At least in that case, in (not well-deserved) fairness to MS, the folks at Netscape did treat them with almost unimaginable disdain and disrespect. Had I been a member of the MS team at that time, I'd probably have wanted to crush Netscape, too. But the policy extends far, far beyond Netscape, and most have not treated MS in such a way.

XS 11E - While I appreciate your point of view, I think that most users really do create relatively simple documents using the MS Office products and quasi-lookalikes such as Kingsoft. So from their point of view, the products "work fine". Also, here only from my own point of view, whenever I wish to create a complex document, I don't even consider Word or any lookalike; I'd reach for FrameMaker, or InDesign, or the like. So I would never encounter most of the "advanced" features in Word, at least. Just another perspective, yours seems quite clear and reasonable to me, though perhaps exhibiting a bit of frustration.

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ek lei I cannot get the non-Facebook questionnaire to come up. Could you please advise? Thank you.

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Constantin Florea @ek lei - Here are our suggestions in case of issues with the purchase or questionnaire pop-up:
- try another browser like IE, Chrome, Firefox or Opera
- run Firefox in Safe Mode
- run IE in Private Mode
- temporarily disable your antivirus, anti-malware, ad-blocker, pop-up blocker software you have installed
- temporarily disable all browser add-ons/extensions

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