![]() Normally going for about $80, says the blog Office Watch, the Military Appreciation edition is being offered for just $49.99 until June 30 at the U.S. This is the full Standard edition of Office, except that users can install it on as many as three PCs. There are two other ways to get Office legally for even less, provided you qualify.Ĭurrent military personnel, retirees and their dependents are all eligible (PDF document) for Microsoft's Military Appreciation Edition of Office 2007. edu e-mail address - also seems to allow alumni with an e-mail address from their old school to get the deal, readers report. In theory, only current students are eligible. The best academic deal is what Microsoft calls the "Ultimate Steal": the full Office Ultimate 2007 suite - the basic Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook apps, along with Publisher, OneNote, Groove, InfoPath, Access, and Accounting Express - for $59.95.Ī Microsoft spokeswoman said this is the second academic year Microsoft has offered the Ultimate Steal. While the practice may seem widespread, technically, it isn't permitted under Microsoft's rules. Many of the resellers don't require you to present a copy of a current student ID. A Standard edition of Office, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, costs $130 from one reseller. And buyers are technically required to be a student, teacher or a parent buying on behalf of a student.Īcademic versions can net even more savings than buying a reseller version. As with the reseller version, users are restricted to installing the software on one PC each. The second way is to buy an academic version of Office. And if you have to replace a defective motherboard, it's likely Microsoft will count that as a new PC and disable the software. ![]() Full retail versions let you install the software on two PCs, except for Home and Student versions, which allows three. The disadvantage is that you can install Office on only one PC.
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