Editing StarOffice (section)

== Pricing and licensing ==
Traditionally, StarOffice [[software license|licenses]] sold for around {{USD|70}}, but in 2004, Sun planned to offer subscription-based licenses to Japanese customers for about {{yen|1,980}} ({{USD|17}}) per year (Becker, 2004). P. Ulander, a desktop products manager for Sun, acknowledged that Sun planned to expand subscription-based licenses to other countries as well. In January 2009, Sun's website offered StarOffice for {{USD|34.95}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Get StarOffice Software |publisher=[[Sun Microsystems]] |url=http://www.sun.com/software/staroffice/get.jsp |access-date=2009-01-16}}</ref>

Sun used a per-person license for StarOffice, compared to the per-device licenses used for most other [[proprietary software]]. An individual purchaser gains the right to install the software on up to five computers. For example, a small-business owner can have the software on laptop, office and home computers, or a user with a computer running [[Microsoft Windows]], and another running [[Linux]], can install StarOffice on both computers.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

In 2010, StarOffice 9 Software was no longer offered free of charge to education customers, but StarOffice 8 could still be used without charge. The free OpenOffice.org 3.0, with the same functionality as StarOffice 9, could also be used. Sun also offered free web-based training and an online tutorial for students and teachers, free support services for teachers (including educational templates for StarOffice) and significantly discounted technical support for schools.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

From August 2007<ref>{{cite press release |title=Sun Microsystems Announces StarOffice Software Suite to be Distributed Through Google Pack |publisher=[[Sun Microsystems|Sun Microsystems, Inc.]] |date=2007-08-15 |url=http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2007-08/sunflash.20070815.1.xml |access-date=2007-09-20 |archive-date=2007-10-03  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071003163935/http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2007-08/sunflash.20070815.1.xml |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Webb |first=Bill |title=Google Sneaks StarOffice 8 Into Google Pack |publisher=[[Lockergnome]] |date=2007-08-20 |url=http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2007/08/20/google-staroffice-free/ |access-date=2008-11-10 |archive-date=2008-10-10  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010225537/http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2007/08/20/google-staroffice-free/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> to November 2008, [[Google]] offered StarOffice 8 as part of its free downloadable [[Google Pack]] application.<ref name="GPmSODigitIon">{{cite web |last=Agarwal |first=Amit |title=Free StarOffice Removed from Google Pack |publisher=Digital Inspiration |date=2008-11-06 |url=http://www.labnol.org/internet/free-staroffice-removed-from-google-pack/5260/ |access-date=2008-11-10 |archive-date=2008-11-10  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081110054109/http://www.labnol.org/internet/free-staroffice-removed-from-google-pack/5260/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="GPmSOPCPro">{{cite web |last=Collins |first=Barry |title=PC Pro: News: StarOffice dropped from Google Pack |publisher=[[PC Pro]] |location=United Kingdom |date=2008-11-10 |url=http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/235332/staroffice-dropped-from-google-pack.html |access-date=2008-11-10 |archive-date=2009-07-24  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724142254/http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/235332/staroffice-dropped-from-google-pack.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="GPmSOPCAdv">{{cite web |last=Skinner |first=Carrie-Ann |title=StarOffice dumped from free Google Pack |publisher=[[PC Advisor]] |date=2008-11-10 |url=http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=106863 |access-date=2008-11-10 |archive-date=2008-12-23  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223132453/http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=106863 |url-status=dead }}</ref>