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*DEAD* Free Microsoft Student 2006 CD

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I got mine a month ago after signing up at a TechFair sponsored by MS and a local vendor that we bought PCs from. I was most interested in having our Math dept. preview it due to having the only PCs in the building with DVD drives. Problem is, no one was too excited about putting in the effort required to put it through its paces only three weeks into the new school year. I'd love to respond to MS (and accept my spammy whipping) since you don't get anything free these days without some privacy tradeoffs.
My next thought was to copy the DVD content to a network drive but thats a LOT of space to chew up for what really is helpful to a small percentage of student users. The business labs would be happy, but otherwise it was wasted space. Hope you guys can get the software, but it isn't like the late '90's when freebies were arriving in the mail once a week. I know some of you wouldn't have a THING to wear without all those free T-shirts !
 
I just got an email from microsoft about this
Dear ,

Thank you for your interest in Microsoft's new software for educators and students.

We are emailing you to let you know that we are in the process of sending you a free copy of Microsoft Student 2006 (one copy per address). Your product is scheduled to ship out to you by November 15 and will arrive approximately 7-10 days later via USPS.

We had an overwhelming response to our special limited time offer to educators for a free evaluation copy of the new product. This offer was intended to provide educators with the latest technology to help aid their students in academic success.

We are excited to send you copy of Microsoft Student and invite you to share your favorite features and best homework tips with us through email at mssteach@microsoft.com. Be sure to check out the features listed below, or for more information visit the web site at http://www.microsoft.com/student.




Learning Essentials for Students
* Microsoft Office-compatible templates, tutorials, and toolbars help students create high-quality reports and presentations.

Graphing Calculator
* A customizable 3-D calculator helps students visualize and solve complex math and science problems.

Online math homework help
* Complete sets of questions and answers taken directly from popular math textbooks offer step-by-step help

Encarta Premium Encyclopedia
* A full version of Microsoft Encarta Premium provides a world of trusted information to explore.

Project starters
* Organizational guides and tools take the stress out of starting projects.

Web Companion
* Web Companion improves Internet research with editorially approved content that is presented alongside Web search results.




Sincerely,

The Microsoft Student Product Team
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So I guess it will be coming after all ........ only it will be nearly 3 months late
 
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Dear ,

Thank you for your interest in Microsoft's new software for educators and students.

We are emailing you to let you know that we are in the process of sending you a free copy of Microsoft Student 2006 (one copy per address). Your product is scheduled to ship out to you by November 15 and will arrive approximately 7-10 days later via USPS.

We had an overwhelming response to our special limited time offer to educators for a free evaluation copy of the new product. This offer was intended to provide educators with the latest technology to help aid their students in academic success.

We are excited to send you copy of Microsoft Student and invite you to share your favorite features and best homework tips with us through email at mssteach@microsoft.com. Be sure to check out the features listed below, or for more information visit the web site at http://www.microsoft.com/student.




Learning Essentials for Students
* Microsoft Office-compatible templates, tutorials, and toolbars help students create high-quality reports and presentations.

Graphing Calculator
* A customizable 3-D calculator helps students visualize and solve complex math and science problems.

Online math homework help
* Complete sets of questions and answers taken directly from popular math textbooks offer step-by-step help

Encarta Premium Encyclopedia
* A full version of Microsoft Encarta Premium provides a world of trusted information to explore.

Project starters
* Organizational guides and tools take the stress out of starting projects.

Web Companion
* Web Companion improves Internet research with editorially approved content that is presented alongside Web search results.




Sincerely,

The Microsoft Student Product Team
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Got mine in the mail yesterday 11/25. Installation was a breeze. Great tools for kids or alike. One of the best freebees from MS :thumbsup:

Edited: Mine is DVD-ROM version, not a CD-rom as the title seems to imply
 
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