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Cheapest place to quickly download genuine MS Office 2016?

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itm2
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I want to purchase, download and install MS Office 2016 Home & Business Edition. It's £249 on the Microsoft site. There are alot of other sites advertising it for alot less, but it's hard to tell which are legitimate.
Can anyone recommend a legitimate reseller which has good pricing and also makes the software and product key available immediately - i.e. no hanging around for hours waiting for an email to arrive?
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  • John_Gray
    John_Gray Posts: 5,844 Forumite
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    Why don't you want the more up-to-date Office 2019?
  • itm2
    itm2 Posts: 1,451 Forumite
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    John_Gray wrote: »
    Why don't you want the more up-to-date Office 2019?

    I'd have no problem with Office 2019 if I could find a decent deal on it ;0)
  • abssorb
    abssorb Posts: 131 Forumite
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    softwaregeeks.co.uk

    They resell bulk licencing. The install is a big convoluted, but the licences I bought were legit and checked with Microsoft
  • Jon_01
    Jon_01 Posts: 5,918 Forumite
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    I bought an Office 2016 key from Amazon for around 8 quid a few months back, it's worked fine. I even had to call MS support about a problem with Word and they confirmed it was genuine.
  • itm2
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    abssorb wrote: »
    softwaregeeks.co.uk

    They resell bulk licencing. The install is a big convoluted, but the licences I bought were legit and checked with Microsoft

    They have Office Professional Plus 2016 for £49.99, which is a pretty remarkable price. Do you happen to remember if the software download and product key are available immediately after purchase (i.e. no waiting around for an email for hours)?

    The £8 Amazon prices seems unfeasibly low. How can that be legitimate? Do you remember which reseller it was, and whether the software and key was immediately accessible after purchasing?
  • A.Penny.Saved
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    The office iso's can be downloaded from Microsoft servers, it's a valid license key which is needed. I do not see any point in paying a premium for fancy retail packaging and high prices when it's a valid key that matters most of all.
  • abssorb
    abssorb Posts: 131 Forumite
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    I don't remember any delay.

    I had a few doubts before ordering and i contacted them on chat. It was worth the effort as they covered all my questions. Maybe they can advise?
  • itm2
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    abssorb wrote: »
    I don't remember any delay.

    I had a few doubts before ordering and i contacted them on chat. It was worth the effort as they covered all my questions. Maybe they can advise?

    What sort of convolutions were involved in the installation process? You mean not the sort of thing you would expect in a "normal" MS Office installation?
  • abssorb
    abssorb Posts: 131 Forumite
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    Mine was windows not office. Might be different. It's all on the site
  • that
    that Posts: 1,532 Forumite
    OFFICE-2019-PROFESSIONAL-PLUS-32-amp-64-BIT-ACTIVATION-CODE-LICENSE-KEY

    £19.99 and allegedly 30 second delivery time
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OFFICE-2019-PROFESSIONAL-PLUS-32-64-BIT-ACTIVATION-CODE-LICENSE-KEY/302913874553?

    Unsure where you would get the software from :D
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