How exactly do school discounts on software work?

[Andvari]

My local university bookstore has software at discounted prices for students only. I was interested in buying a few pieces of software like Office 2003 and Photoshop Elements. I thought I remembered hearing somewhere that school licenses are only valid for the duration that you attend school. Does that mean the license will expire when I graduate or something and then I can't use the software anymore?

I'll ask the salesclerk when I go to buy it obviously, but I won't be able to stop by there for a few days.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: Andvari
Does that mean the license will expire when I graduate

Yes, but program will continue to work

 

[WannaFly]

Also keep in mind that any educational version typically cannot be used for commerical uses

 

[Andvari]

What exactly does that mean? How will it know what I'm using it for?

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Originally posted by: Andvari
What exactly does that mean? How will it know what I'm using it for?

Using it to create stuff that you then make a profit from?

And obviously it won't know. It can't stop you from doing so; it's just against the license, and you could theoretically wind up in court over it.

 

[CTho9305]

You're all making generalizations that aren't necessarily true. I read the agreement I signed, and I'm allowed to use the software even after I graduate.

 

[stickybytes]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: Andvari
Does that mean the license will expire when I graduate

Yes, but program will continue to work

The program will coutinue to work, its not like they have a way to check, but if you want to be a good boy, then uninstall it when you graduate otherwise, just ignore them.