Is this site legit?

[Leros]

I need to make a flowchart so I googled "free visio program" to see if I could find an open source alternative.

I found this site with a 60 day free trial. TryMicrosoftOffice.com

Now, I was able to link back to what appears to be a Microsoft webpage with a link to this free trial. Microsoft.com

Does this all look legit?

 

[lxskllr]

Sure. MS has had free trials of Office for awhile now.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: lxskllr
Sure. MS has had free trials of Office for awhile now.

Yay!

 

[SonnyDaze]

Hmmm....it has links to Microsoft on the page and also:

© 2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

on the bottom of the page.

I'd think it's legit. 😕

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
Hmmm....it has links to Microsoft on the page and also:

© 2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

on the bottom of the page.

I'd think it's legit. 😕

Heh, that doesn't mean anything.



This post is property of: © 2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Microsoft Corporation

 

[lxskllr]

If you really wanted to be sure, you could run a whois on the address.

 

[mugs]

If you don't trust the site, just go to Microsoft.com and look for a free trial of Office.

Edit: Oh, I see you already found it on Microsoft.com. WTF is the problem here? 😕

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: mugs
If you don't trust the site, just go to Microsoft.com and look for a free trial of Office.

Too late, I've already installed the trial and I have been assimilated into the bot net.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: mugs
If you don't trust the site, just go to Microsoft.com and look for a free trial of Office.

Edit: Oh, I see you already found it on Microsoft.com. WTF is the problem here? 😕

I've heard of people being sent to fake sites that had legit looking URLs.

 

[BoomerD]

You COULD always get a student to use his school email address to get you the Ultimate Steal for $59...never gonna find a legal copy of Office Ultimate any cheaper. (hell, a single office program usually costs more)

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
You COULD always get a student to use his school email address to get you the Ultimate Steal for $59...never gonna find a legal copy of Office Ultimate any cheaper. (hell, a single office program usually costs more)

I am a student. We have some corporate version of Office and it only includes visio viewer.

 

[thescreensavers]

OR or you could just use Open Office for free 🙂

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
OR or you could just use Open Office for free 🙂

Does Open Office have a program comparable to Visio?

 

[thescreensavers]

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
OR or you could just use Open Office for free 🙂

Does Open Office have a program comparable to Visio?

yes its called OpenOffice Draw