The ultimate steal: Office 2007

[bball1523]

I am wondering if anybody knows how long the license is for purchasing office 2007 ultimate from the ultimate steal website? Does it last past after you graduate?

 

[Fokks]

http://www.microsoft.com/education/ultimatesteal.mspx

Eligible students may have free access to Microsoft® Office Ultimate 2007 Trial for a limited amount of time. Each trial provides (1) 25 application launches (each launch of an individual Office Ultimate application is counted as one launch) before the software goes into reduced functionality mode (at which time your software behaves similarly to a viewer, you cannot save modifications to documents or create any new documents, and additional functionality might be reduced); and (2) the opportunity to purchase the following perpetual license for the Microsoft® Office Ultimate 2007 software: 1. Microsoft® Office Ultimate 2007 (USD$59.95): Perpetual license

Trial Conversion: Eligible students can convert their Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 Trial to the perpetual license by returning to Promotion website prior to the Promotion deadline and purchasing the relevant product key.

http://www.answers.com/perpetual

perpetual adjective 1. Enduring for all time

Versus the Office Ultimate suggested retail price: $679.95

Looks like a good deal 🙂

 

[bball1523]

hmm, I hope this is true. I emailed microsoft just in case. This sounds like a good deal.

 

[harobikes333]

Agreed. Lemme know what Microsoft says. I'm thinking about buying...

 

[bruceb]

For that cost, the perpetual license is an excellent buy.
However, if you check out Free Stuff section, MS has
some events scheduled this year where you can get
Office 2007 Professional as a freebie, just by attending.
And it's license is Not limited. Full version.

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2163294&enterthread=y

 

[dderolph]

I'm skeptical about this being a legitimate offer. http://www.microsoft.com/education/ultimatesteal.mspx says, "Individual must be a student at a U.S. educational institution and must be actively enrolled in at least 0.5 course credit and be able to provide proof of enrollment upon request."

What does "at least 0.5 course credit" mean? Does it mean a student must be at least carrying a half-time student load, based on, say, 12 credit hours being a full load? Does it mean only 0.5 credit hours? At what school can you take 0.5 credit hours? It doesn't make sense.

And, why would they be offering Office Ultimate at such a low price when about the best academic price for Office 2007 Pro at college and university bookstores is $99? So, I think I'd steer clear of this. Sounds to me like pirated software, in spite of the legitimate looking Microsoft site.

 

[jcmuse]

why are you guys reading into it so much. it is $60 ms office for students. majority of students can't afford $99 for a piece of software that can be easily pirated or replaced by something like google docs or open office. Not to mention most students probably already have an older version of office so there is really no reason to drop $99 for 07. also, by getting students on the 07 format, they can force others to upgrade as more and more docs become 07-only (docx).

 

[sactoking]

This is legit. I bought using this. I now have 3 installs of Office 2007 Ultimate. I've used 2 so far (desktop and laptop). The license never expires.

They ask for a .edu email, and that is where they send the Activation Key. They reserve the right to ask for proof (they did not ask for proof of enrollment from me). If you are asked for proof of enrollment, you must show you are enrolled in at least 1/2 credit hour at an accredited school.

This was about $20 cheaper than my grad school bookstore was selling it for. All in all, a wonderful deal!

 

[bball1523]

Originally posted by: dderolph
I'm skeptical about this being a legitimate offer. http://www.microsoft.com/education/ultimatesteal.mspx says, "Individual must be a student at a U.S. educational institution and must be actively enrolled in at least 0.5 course credit and be able to provide proof of enrollment upon request."

What does "at least 0.5 course credit" mean? Does it mean a student must be at least carrying a half-time student load, based on, say, 12 credit hours being a full load? Does it mean only 0.5 credit hours? At what school can you take 0.5 credit hours? It doesn't make sense.

And, why would they be offering Office Ultimate at such a low price when about the best academic price for Office 2007 Pro at college and university bookstores is $99? So, I think I'd steer clear of this. Sounds to me like pirated software, in spite of the legitimate looking Microsoft site.

If you go to a community college, they have classes that are 0.5 units. I took a gym class for 0.5 units a few times.

Also it is a legit offer because if Microsoft has a section on their website that discusses it.

http://www.microsoft.com/education/ultimatesteal.mspx

 

[Gooberlx2]

Awww man. I have a .edu email address (work), but I'm not enrolled in any classes.

 

[Wuzup101]

Damn... I may have to buy a copy of this before the deal is over at the end of the month (thanks for the heads up). Now... someone find me a cheap copy of vista 64bit (ultimate would be preferred!).

 

[PhlashFoto]

If anyone is interest in ordering the physicall CD, here's the actual link.

http://gc.digitalriver.com/ser...age&productID=81594400

 

[EQTitan]

This is bull my community college does not offer email. =(

 

[harobikes333]

I just bought it.....

i think i just got ripped though as far as the "back up dvd" goes

it says you can just burn the install program you download to a DVD so you can have a back up..://

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: bball1523
If you go to a community college, they have classes that are 0.5 units. I took a gym class for 0.5 units a few times.

Also it is a legit offer because if Microsoft has a section on their website that discusses it.

http://www.microsoft.com/education/ultimatesteal.mspx

Has nothing to do with just community colleges. Any college can offer a 1/2 credit course/lecture/function.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: jcmuse
why are you guys reading into it so much. it is $60 ms office for students. majority of students can't afford $99 for a piece of software that can be easily pirated or replaced by something like google docs or open office. Not to mention most students probably already have an older version of office so there is really no reason to drop $99 for 07. also, by getting students on the 07 format, they can force others to upgrade as more and more docs become 07-only (docx).

I downloaded MS's own "Office 2007" compatibility packs. If you try and open a 2007 docx with Word 2003, it just converts it for you.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: EQTitan
This is bull my community college does not offer email. =(

My CC just started offering a .edu email address to students last semester. I already have Office 2007 Professional from their Roll-out event last spring or I'd jump on this offer. $59.95 is a GREAT price for these programs.

Also, look at the MS Launch Events site to see if there's one near you:
http://www.microsoft.com/click...crmlaunch/default.html

 

[RapidSnail]

I have a .edu email address, but I haven't attended orientation for my freshman year. I'm not sure what "be actively enrolled with at least 0.5 course load" means. Am I out of luck because I haven't gotten my class schedule yet (earliest orientation ceremony is May 22-23)? I'd really like to jump on this deal since office/productivity software is going to be very important for my college years.