Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 - £39.80

student88

Hi all,
This is technically an offer for students and parents of students only BUT.....
I'm a student and I've just bought a copy of Microsoft Office Plus 2010 for £39.80 including P&P from this site:

rm.com

It was a website I found on the main MSE site and it says that you will need to provide evidence of being a student....but I didn't need to do anything apart from put my institution name in!

I bought one for my old laptop a few years ago and I needed to put my institution email address but this site just asked me for any email address.

If anyone finds any probs with this/catches then let me know but it looks like a bargain that can be grabbed by all to me!

p.s. sorry if this is already on the board, I did have a quick look but didn't see anything. :j

John_Gray

From their FAQ:
1. Who can buy items from the basement?
Products bought from the Basement can only be used by student or pupil in full-time education in the UK. If the student is unable to place the order themselves, their parent or guardian may do so on their behalf.

student88

Like I say it it 'technically' for students but how do they find out who is a student and who is not?

WelshPaul

Got mine from http://www.software4students.co.uk/

John_Gray

student88 wrote: »

Like I say it it 'technically' for students but how do they find out who is a student and who is not?

No, not 'technically' - actually.

DCFC79

been around for years students can get software cheaper

custardy

student88 wrote: »

Like I say it it 'technically' for students but how do they find out who is a student and who is not?

its for students.
if you dont meet the licensing criteria then you may as well pull it off a torrent site
same thing

prowla

Is it for students or students and their families?
Also, the software4students one is a licence for 2 installs.

PhylPho

I guess one of the reasons I like Open Office is that I don't have to pretend to any kind of edukashun at all.

Then again though, choosing Open Office over Microsoft's expensive and preposterous bloatware is perhaps a more educated decision than I'd thought.;)

BackOnTrack

PhylPho wrote: »

Then again though, choosing Open Office over Microsoft's expensive and preposterous bloatware is perhaps a more educated decision than I'd thought.;)

Nothing to do with an educated decision more a question of what your needs are. I use libreoffice at home and it meets my needs but I wouldn't even want to think about having to use it at work.

If your needs are basic open office etc. is fine if you need more advanced features MS office is probably a better decision.

prowla

You can be sure that Oracle are doing their level best to figure out how to charge for OpenOffice.