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Office 2007 Ultimate for $59.99 (if you're a student)
Darwin:
Hmm... just noticed this article in PCMag online that confirms that this is a download only offer and that it was "piloted" in Australia. Those anitpodeans are a progressive lot, arent' they? This line struck me:
Although Microsoft didn't specify, the Web address – "the ultimate steal" – may be a reference to illegal piracy.
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Grorgy:
Yeah, I was vaguely tempted by the offer when it was available here, but I have 2003 pro which I can use on my desk pc and on my laptop, and the offer licence only allowed 1 pc to have it installed. And I saw no compelling reason to upgrade.
steeladept:
For those in the US Military, go to https://ascp.monmouth.army.mil/scp/software/hup.jsp and login with your AKO account. Full details are there. You can get Office 2003/2007 and other associated office apps for $20 each (Visio, Project, etc).
-Josh (September 15, 2007, 02:32 PM)
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Sorry, no go Josh. It is apparently only Army. Air Force and Navy/Marine component members are apparently out of luck on this one. Please prove me wrong, but I haven't seen the equivalent anywhere except at some universities. I would love to upgrade from 2000 to 2003/7 on my machines. OpenOffice is nice, but compatibility (with work) forces me to stay with M$ and their "wonderful" new formats. I have been putting off the upgrade at home trying to get the company to buy it for me, but so far that has not worked out. OO has worked fine otherwise.
Carol Haynes:
According to the UK site it is £38.95 which at current rates equates to $78 - why can't MS do sums?
Actually if you start the order process it does say you can buy a DVD-ROM for a nominal charge if you don't want to rely on downloads.
OK you can only install it on one machine but at that price you can buy a couple of copies if you need to (assuming they let you buy more than one license at that price).
Personally I can see no compelling reason to move on from Office 2003 (esp. as Outlook 2007 is notoriously bad and will probably need a couple of service packs to get it working properly) - however if I were still using Office 200 or XP I would probably upgrade.
For anyone interested note that you get full copies of:
* Word 2007
* Excel 2007
* PowerPoint 2007
* Publisher 2007
* Access 2007
* Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager
* OneNote 2007
* InfoPath 2007
* Groove 2007
and so it is almost worth it just for OneNote 2007.
I suppose I am slightly tempted - does anyone know if you can install Office 2007 without Outlook and retain Outlook 2003 ? The beats allowed that because the PST file format changes and can't be easily reverted to XP/2003 format but I don't know if you can do this in the full release version.
Buy the way - the academic check is done by the use of academic email addresses (at least in the UK) but they may also contact you to provide further documentary proof (student card or other written confirmation).
There is also a minimum requirement that your course enrolment must be at least 50% full time equivalent.
Also you can only purchase one copy - here are the relevant bits:
Eligibility: Entry into this promotion may only be made by students who are enrolled at, and possess an email address with the suffix ‘ac.uk’ at an educational institution geographically located in the United Kingdom. This offer is non-transferable. This offer cannot be combined with any other Microsoft offers or rebates.
Microsoft or an appointed vendor may contact you to verify that you are a current student. If documentation is not provided indicating that you are a current student, you will be liable to reimburse Microsoft for the full retail cost of the software (£599.99)
Promtion Limits: Only one trial download and one purchase per eligible student will be accepted. Entry constitutes full and unconditional acceptance of these terms and conditions. Microsoft reserve the right to exclude any individual who is in breach of these terms and conditions. This offer is subject to availability.
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Given that you can only purchase a single copy and it can't be installed on more than one computer that makes the decision clear for me - especially as it may not install again if you upgrade your computer with memory or a larger hard disc (at least that was suggested for the Windows Vista activation system and so presumably similar provisions apply to Office 2007 - haven't checked tho')
Armando:
I suppose I am slightly tempted -
-Carol Haynes (September 17, 2007, 04:16 AM)
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I am VERY tempted. I'm just affraid I'll be loosing time trying to make everything work the way they should, etc. I already know that some of my DOCs aren't read properly in Word 2007. A real shame.
Office 2007 is also slower (of course), more resource hungry, etc. etc.
anyone know if you can install Office 2007 without Outlook and retain Outlook 2003
-Carol Haynes (September 17, 2007, 04:16 AM)
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Normally, you can. Haven't tried it though.
But here's a reference (among many others):
To keep Outlook 2003, click the Installation Options tab and set Microsoft Office Outlook to Not Available. To install Outlook 2007 in place of Outlook 2003, select Remove only the following applications and then check just the Microsoft Office Outlook box.
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http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/ht/BE8538DD8B759F5FCC2572EA001C1EA6
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