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

jammin_2

Google Docs is free.

bugeyed

jammin wrote: »

Google Docs is free.

Absolutely. Google Docs and Open Office are both free.But there is little to beat the power and functions of MS Office.
Also students need to be able to present projects that look and feel right on MS Office as that's what will be used by examiners.
Google and Open Docs,etc both work well enough for the average home user who require a simple word processor for letter writing or who wish to create simple data bases for home inventories, but unfortunately for students these free applications are not widely used by the academic establishments. Also, most people working on PC's at their firms are used to MS Office and therefore will feel more comfortable using a product they know.
At nearly £500 for the top versions of MS Office, the difference was just too much, but with this bargain they will be able to afford to use what is questionably the no.1 office product.
Ultimately, for the moneysavers out there, both google docs and open office are something they should explore because as stated they are free.
Google docs http://documents.google.com/?hl=en
Open Office http://www.openoffice.org/

watchitm80

Just a reminder that if you are an NHS employee in England you can download Office Enterprise 2007 now for £8.95 or wait till June for the 2010 edition.

http://www.microsoft.com/uk/nhs/pages/nhs_licensing_home_user_programme.aspx

bugeyed

watchitm80 wrote: »

Just a reminder that if you are an NHS employee in England you can download Office Enterprise 2007 now for £8.95 or wait till June for the 2010 edition.

http://www.microsoft.com/uk/nhs/pages/nhs_licensing_home_user_programme.aspx

Nice point. Many people working for the largest employers should check with the IT department there to see if they are in the MSDN subscriber scheme which enables employees to obtain either ridiculously cheap or even free Microsoft products. Thanks for the reminder watchitm80

Rajeev

More info on MS Home Use Program that allow you to get Office for £8.95 if you workplace has Software Assurance
The Home Use Program is a Software Assurance benefit, available as part of Microsoft’s Volume Licensing programs. Through this offering, you can provide licensed employees access to a copy of Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 and other applications to install and use on a home computer during the term of your Software Assurance coverage.
New: Home Use Program software is now available in many countries* as a download! Employees can purchase, install and use the Microsoft Office software the same day.
The Home Use Program is designed to maximize return on your Microsoft software investment by helping to boost employee productivity, training, and satisfaction, while reducing your IT support costs.

The Home Use Program can:

• Increase employee efficiency. Employees can use the same Microsoft Office system software at home and at work. Increased familiarity with the programs helps employees be more productive on the job.
• Reduce your IT burden. Home Use Program customers have found that employees make fewer helpdesk calls when they have the opportunity to improve their software skills at home. Employees also become familiar with new software versions, which can help lower the cost of training.
• Enable flexible work solutions for employees. The Home Use Program supports flexible work and telecommuting options while also providing employees with significant savings on software.

Offering the Home Use Program benefit to your employees is easy. Follow the instructions outlined on the Activate tab and then provide the program code to eligible employees so they can order directly from the Home Use Program Web site.
Customer Success Stories

See what customers are saying about the Home Use Program benefit.
"Almost daily I hear from staff members wanting to try Office 2007 at home." Dermot Delaney, Software Assurance Program Administrator, HOK | Read full story
"By taking the new [Microsoft Office] version home and learning about all the productivity enhancements...employees are now better prepared to use the new version at work. And we save money on training." Matthew Doyle, Chief Operating Officer, McGrathNicol | Read full story
"I receive e-mail almost daily from employees wanting to take part in the program, and those who do so get used to the user interface that much faster." Drew Lancaster, IT Support Manager, PerkinElmer | Read full story
*Available in North America, Mexico, Western Europe, Australia, Japan, Korea, Russia and Turkey June 1, 2009; in Brazil on July 16, 2009; China, Singapore and Taiwan on August 19, 2009; and all remaining countries on September 14, 2009.

For each Office Application License covered by Software Assurance, the user of the licensed software is entitled to one copy of the corresponding program for use at home during the term of your Software Assurance coverage.

The following Volume Licensing programs are eligible for this benefit:

• Open License
• Open Value
• Open Value Subscription
• Select License
• Select Plus
• Select License Software Assurance Membership
• Select Plus Software Assurance Membership
• Enterprise Agreement
• Enterprise Subscription Agreement
• Campus Agreement
• School Agreement

The following table shows the Microsoft Office system desktop products that qualify your organization for participation in the Home Use Program.
Microsoft Office system desktop products that qualify your organization for participation in the Home Use ProgramQualifying Desktop Application

Corresponding Home Use Program (HUP) License

Office Standard 2007
Office Professional 2007
Office Enterprise 2007
Office Small Business Edition 2007
Office for Mac 2008
Office Enterprise 2007 HUP and
Office Language Packs 2007*

OR

Office for Mac 2008
Access 2007
Excel 2007
Groove 2007
InfoPath 2007
OneNote 2007
PowerPoint 2007
Publisher 2007
Word 2007
Office Enterprise 2007 HUP and
Office Language Packs 2007*

OR

Office for Mac 2008
Visio Standard 2007
Visio Professional 2007
Visio Professional 2007 HUP
Project Standard 2007
Project Professional 2007
Project Standard 2007 HUP

PJB

I purchased the Ultimate Steal Office Ultimate 2007, last year.

Can anyone please help with whether it would it be cheaper to just buy it again to qualify for the free upgrade or can i pay seperately for the upgrade and how much?

Thanks

bugeyed

PJB wrote: »

I purchased the Ultimate Steal Office Ultimate 2007, last year.

Can anyone please help with whether it would it be cheaper to just buy it again to qualify for the free upgrade or can i pay seperately for the upgrade and how much?

Thanks

Hi. There is currently no facility to upgrade Microsoft Office products.
The Ultimate steal offer is now including the upgrade offer. [FONT=&quot]Microsoft.com student discounts[/FONT]
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sheloveshimsomuch

Hi, I am a student with a college email address- which link should I follow to get the cheapest option? I use word more than anything else.
Any help would be appreciated.

bugeyed

sheloveshimsomuch wrote: »

Hi, I am a student with a college email address- which link should I follow to get the cheapest option? I use word more than anything else.
Any help would be appreciated.

Specifically for UK students with a .ac.uk or other .ac email address

Use http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-uk/default.aspx

£38.95 for Office 2007 Ultimate and to bottom of page it states

Buy Office 2007 Today, Download Office 2010 when available.
Terms and conditions apply.
Visit www.office.com/techg for more information.

This is the FREE upgrade offer - click the link below terms and conditions to read all the facts

sheloveshimsomuch

Thank you so much- absolute bargain!