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Cheapest place for Microsoft Word?
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Lotta_Littlies
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Need to buy this in a hurry (and it does have to be Word - OpenOffice no good) but need it as cheap as possible, any ideas please?
Thanks,
Lotta
Thanks,
Lotta
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Try looking on Kelkoo
Also, you can get big discounts if your a student (or teacher). I got Office 2003 free \o/0 -
Thanks. I'm neither a student not a teacher as such but do home educate my daughter though I don't think that qualifies. Thanks anyway.
Lotta"One hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, how big my house was, or what kind of car I drove. But the world may be a little better, because I was important in the life of a child."0 -
What you want is the Microsoft Works Suite; it includes Word, and is a great deal cheaper than Microsoft Office. In fact, it's less expensive than Microsoft Word all by itself!
For the full-fat boxed package, you should expect to pay £60-£70, but you could instead look around for an OEM copy for around £25 less.0 -
Works Suite here (OEM) for £7.52+VAT & Del
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=74681
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Word 2000 (OEM) for £11.99+ VAT & Del
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=942960 -
996ducati wrote:Works Suite here (OEM) for £7.52+VAT & Del
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=74681
I think that's Works (not Works suite) and therefore doesn't include Word. This is the link for Works suite but it's more expensive, £41.96 plus p&p, so the edition of Word 2000 is cheaper.This site has saved me a fortune :money: ...it's also cost me a fortune! :doh:
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Darksun wrote:Try looking on Kelkoo
Also, you can get big discounts if your a student (or teacher). I got Office 2003 free \o/
Mind me asking how?0 -
In reality M$ isn't selling you its software it's selling you a licence to use it (i.e. the CD key). Normally as a home user you pay an extortionate price for a single user licence.
However large organisations have a commercial arrangement with M$ for multi-user licences which are considerably cheaper. As an extension of this volume licensing arrangement, if your organisation requires you to occasionally work from home they can set-up what M$ calls the 'Home User Program.' It is an extension of the organisation's volume licence and allows you to receive a free CD key. All you pay for is the cost of the software CD and p + p. I got a full copy of Office 2003 Professional for £17 compared with the over £300 retail for a single user.
Organisations that I know participate are:
NHS
Ministry of Defence
Education Authorities
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