MS Office 2010 Professional for £43.99 (normally £429.99) Edited

bugeyed

EDIT 20th MAY 2010 (due to new info for slightly lower price)
To purchase Office 2010 for the amazing price of £43.99
http://www.software4students.co.uk/Microsoft_Office_Standard_2007-details.aspx
This includes of a £5 digital download fee + Buying Office 2007 Standard from them at £38.99
You can still purchase Office 2007 Standard which qualifies for a free upgrade to Office 2010 Professional via Software4students
They are offering to upgrade from 2007 Standard to 2010 Professional (for the upgrade they do charge £5 fee for the download or £8 for a disk)
This does involve installing 2007 first then upgrading to 2010
Alternatively if you prefer the easy path - buy 2010 direct from them as below at £47.34

This will be time limited until stocks of 2007 run out though the direct purchase of 2010 below will remain afterwards
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EDIT 5th MAY 2010 >>>
Office 2010 is now available for direct purchase (VIA DIGITAL DOWNLOAD)
They have raised the price to £47.34 (from £46.99)
But still a bargain
LINK TO BUY >> http://www.software4students.co.uk/Microsoft_Office_2010_Professional_Plus-details.aspx

This was an unexpected move as it wasn't due until June earliest

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Microsoft is due to release its new version of office soon.
The top home version is professional and is priced at £429.99 Microsoft store

Here is how to get the top home version for £46.99
(or the standard version for £38.99)

Anybody buying office 2007 between now and Sept 30 2010 will qualify for a free upgrade to Office 2010
(free if you download the upgrade - a small charge for a DVD delivery) see here Upgrade Offer from microsoft

The terms are here offer terms

Now, to buy the product from an authorised retailer at £46.99
Link to buy Office 2007 purchase link
This offer is for a TWO user or pc license. It is the full retail version
Not Home and Student
Microsoft Office 2007 Pro is £349.99 in PC World for 1 user
For Office 2007 Ultimate it's a shocking £549.99 pc world
So on it's own this is a stunning offer

It is allowed by microsoft to buy from this retailer. see FAQ and Microsoft link

So that's it - get Office 2007 pro now, then download the upgrade when it comes available (via 1st link you can sign for an email when upgrade is available)

Office 2007 Professional and Ultimate both qualify for the same upgrade as Microsoft is not producing an Ultimate 2010 version.

The rule is simple - This software is only available to students and parents
You have to give a students name and the school/college/uni they attend
YOU DO NOT NEED A SPECIAL EMAIL ADDRESS such as '.edu'
You do not have to prove the student attends the school nor that you are the parent.
They trust you to be honest okay :A

So all you need to do is work out which version you want at Microsoft store
Then pay Software4students
£38.99 for the standard 2007 free upgrade to Office home and business 2010
or
£46.99 for Professional 2007 free upgrade to Office Professional 2010

dmg24

Could you edit your title to reflect that this is for students only please?

bugeyed

It isn't just for students. Parents are eligible and anybody can be a parent.
This is how anybody can purchase the full version not the student edition
The student requirement is a 'technicality' and proof is not required.
Though of course I wouldn't recommend anybody to claim to be a parent when they aren't just to save a few hundred pounds on this software.
After all that wouldn't be ethical would it :A

I am a grandfather and legally purchased Office 2007 enterprise for my 'grandchildren' to use when they visit
This is permissible under the license agreement between Microsoft and Software for students

Rajeev

Or you can go for MS Office 2007 Ultimate with Office 2010 free upgrade from MS for £38.95 if you have a University/College Email Address

Access 2007Outlook 2007Excel 2007PowerPoint 2007Groove 2007Publisher 2007InfoPath 2007Word 2007OneNote 2007
http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-uk/default.aspx

saxonrosecliff

Its not just students and parents this is for. I'm an auntie and I have purchased from software4students for my nephew who I look after on a Saturday. I queried it with them first explaining that he does his homework at my house (he does!) but I didn't have any office software on my laptop and they let me buy from them.

bugeyed

Rajeev wrote: »

Or you can go for MS Office 2007 Ultimate with Office 2010 free upgrade from MS for £38.95 if you have a University/College Email Address

Yes. All students can access the office 2007 student edition offer IF they have a student email address typically ending with '.edu'

The above offer is for the full retail edition with no requirement of a '.edu' address
AND is available to ALL students including those at primary school who typically don't have a student email address.

The student edition via the 'steal' link is for a downloadable version, you pay extra for the actual DVD (a nominal fee)

bugeyed

Those students wishing to take up the post by Rajeev please note

Microsoft® – THE ULTIMATE STEAL Promotion

This promotion is subject to the following terms and conditions and all participants acknowledge and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

Program Description:
All eligible university students and staff are entitled to make a purchase from the promotion site as described further below.

Promotion Duration:
This offer commences at 12:00PM GMT on September 1, 2009 and all purchases must be made via the Promotion web site by 11:59PM GMT on June 15, 2010 at which time the offer ends.

Microsoft reserves the right to extend or terminate this promotion at anytime.

So you have til June 15th for the student version he mentioned.
They also charge £9 for a physical DVD

Helix

bugeyed wrote: »

Yes. All students can access the office 2007 student edition offer IF they have a student email address typically ending with '.edu'

Its an email address ending in .ac.uk for the UK Ultimate Steal. .edu are US Uni addresses.

bugeyed

Helix wrote: »

Its an email address ending in .ac.uk for the UK Ultimate Steal. .edu are US Uni addresses.

You are right. Thanks

bugeyed

Software for Students now confirm on the sales page that this item WILL be eligible for the FREE upgrade to Office 2010. For anyone wondering whether they can really purchase this bargain without having a child at school, try entering the details (name and school) of a child in your family in the registration for access to software for students. The main eligibility factor is that the student must use the PC this is put on at least once. Which of course is impossible to prove that they don't. So literally anybody can purchase this FULL version. It is a glitch in Microsoft rules and they are aware of it. It seems they realise that it is better to sell copies this way than people to use pirated software, so accept that a glitch is necessary for those not willing to pay hundreds of pounds.
As stated above, my grand-daughter makes me eligible to buy. You can be a cousin, auntie, uncle or any other family member and the child makes you eligible.

eliselady

Great deal! I am on a Mac though - assume that there isnt a mac version at this price?