M. Video became a partner of the Korean competitor Microsoft

M. Video became a partner of the Korean developer of office software (PO) HANCOM InC., which is considered the main competitor to Microsoft in Korea. This was reported by Kommersant with reference to the representative of the retail network and the director of Hankom Group for the development of business Di Kim.

The HANCOM distributor for a joint project with M. Video will be 1C-SoftKlab.

At the same time, the network noted that M. Video acts as an agent for the sale of software and receives a commission. We are talking about the Thinkfree Office Neo from Hancom. It includes the same products as in Microsoft Office: programs with texts, tables and presentations.

The price of an perpetual Thinkfree Office Neo in M.Video will amount to 2.45 thousand rubles against 4.99 thousand rubles for a similar package of Microsoft Office Home and Student.

According to Nikita Tikhvinsky, Director for the Development of Content and Digital Services of M. Video, today about 35% of Microsoft Office retail sales for PCs and 50% for laptops are on the network.

The publication notes that in Russia they are familiar with the HANCOM package. In 2014, 2.5 thousand Thinkfree Office licenses were purchased for the N.P. Ogarev Mordovian University. According to Di Kim Kim, Hancom plans to continue advancement in the education sector in Russia.

HANCOM INC. In 2015, she increased her share in the Korean office of office software from 19% to 28%.