Microsoft's "Work & Play Bundle" Already Discounted To $149

Well, that didn’t take long. In early November, Microsoft rolled out its new “Work & Play Bundle” that combines a year’s worth of Office 365 Home, Xbox Live Gold, Xbox Music Pass, and Skype Unlimited World + WiFi. Microsoft priced the bundle at $199, which at the time seemed like a sweet deal. Today, however, Microsoft is making the deal even sweeter thanks to a $50 price cut to $149 for the holidays.

Purchased separately, here’s the breakdown of the costs for each service:

Xbox Live Gold: $59.99
Office 365 Home: $99.99
Xbox Music Pass: $119.88
Skype Unlimited World + WiFi: $167.88 

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So Microsoft is giving users roughly $450 worth of online subscription services for $149. At $199, you had my curiosity. Now you have my attention. 

If you’re already well entrenched into the Microsoft ecosystem and use the above-mentioned services, you’d be foolish to pass up this current offer.

Brandon Hill

Brandon Hill

Brandon received his first PC, an IBM Aptiva 310, in 1994 and hasn’t looked back since. He cut his teeth on computer building/repair working at a mom and pop computer shop as a plucky teen in the mid 90s and went on to join AnandTech as the Senior News Editor in 1999. Brandon would later help to form DailyTech where he served as Editor-in-Chief from 2008 until 2014. Brandon is a tech geek at heart, and family members always know where to turn when they need free tech support. When he isn’t writing about the tech hardware or studying up on the latest in mobile gadgets, you’ll find him browsing forums that cater to his long-running passion: automobiles.

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