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10-06-2007, 11:27 AM
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| | | Why an Arm and a Leg?
Why does Microsoft Office cost so ridiculously much?
How can I get a fairly inexpensive version of Microsoft Word without having to be the 2007 version and the whole Office suite? |
10-06-2007, 11:29 AM
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| | | Many colleges have some special deals where they can sell MS Products for super-cheap. You should also be able to get the Academic version for < $100. |
10-06-2007, 11:34 AM
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| | Have you tried OpenOffice? It's comparable to Microsoft's products. I use it exclusively for spreadsheets. And its FREE.
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10-06-2007, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by SemperFideles  Many colleges have some special deals where they can sell MS Products for super-cheap. You should also be able to get the Academic version for < $100. | So I suppose such a product would be at the college bookstore. Hmm...ok. Thanks. |
10-06-2007, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Southern Presbyterian Have you tried OpenOffice? It's comparable to Microsoft's products. I use it exclusively for spreadsheets. And its FREE. | Yes, Sir. That's what I'm using, but I think I'm running into some technical issues with some things I'm working on. I may have found a solution, though. |
10-06-2007, 11:49 AM
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| | | College bookstore or an academic superstore online. |
10-06-2007, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by SemperFideles Many colleges have some special deals where they can sell MS Products for super-cheap. You should also be able to get the Academic version for < $100. | I think you have to be a student to get the academic discount. |
10-06-2007, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by SemperFideles Many colleges have some special deals where they can sell MS Products for super-cheap. You should also be able to get the Academic version for < $100. | I think you have to be a student to get the academic discount. | ...or faculty. Joshua is a student and I am faculty for a college. K-12 kids also qualify for some titles. |
10-06-2007, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by SemperFideles Quote:
Originally Posted by SRoper Quote:
Originally Posted by SemperFideles Many colleges have some special deals where they can sell MS Products for super-cheap. You should also be able to get the Academic version for < $100. | I think you have to be a student to get the academic discount. | ...or faculty. Joshua is a student and I am faculty for a college. K-12 kids also qualify for some titles. | What about homeschoolers? |
10-06-2007, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by SemperFideles Quote:
Originally Posted by SRoper
I think you have to be a student to get the academic discount.
| ...or faculty. Joshua is a student and I am faculty for a college. K-12 kids also qualify for some titles. | What about homeschoolers? | Yep. Some titles have different restrictions but you'll qualify as a homeschooler. Your wife should qualify as a teacher. You just need to provide them some paperwork that shows she's homeschooling. They're not very rigid - they want your business and she is a teacher according to the rules. |
10-20-2007, 01:19 PM
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| | | There is also a very good Charitable Licensing program from Microsoft that churches can use. You have to get multiple licenses (if I recall), but they are a fraction of the retail price. You can also combine products.
For example
, you need to get 5 licenses (I think) but you could get 2 Office 2007, 2 Windows Vista, 1 MS Project, etc.
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10-20-2007, 01:39 PM
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| | | I really like OpenOffice. I've been using it for a few years and will be sticking with it. It runs really well on this new Vista machine. I tried Office2007 trial version and love it but I can't justify the upgrade price ($199 on Amazon) to my wife.
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