Doug Dillard
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:27:01 -0800
I was focusing on MAR requirements, which are a bit different. one of the functions of a MAR is to "...distribute PCs and provide training on an ongoing basis to students, their families, or low-income or disabled individuals...".
I found out about the unit cost per license the hard way -- I accidentally
ordered 100 Office licenses and had a total cost of $1600. Then I canceled
out and rethought. I originally thought the fee was per order; obviously
not so.
I spent a fun-filled several hours looking through requirements for both
MARs and Software Donations through the Techsoup website. Here is the scoop
- my set of options for the Board is invalid:
1) Software Donations -- cannot be distributed or sold to organizations or
individuals -- this is buried on the techsoup website. Need to rethink and
regroup here. Obviously we do not want or need 50 Office licenses we cannot
distribute -- but see below for an out. We still need to produce Office for
our current crop of adult students. I will call Angela Haas at WITS on
Monday to see if she has any ideas, and to see if she remembers the terms of
the MAR agreement from 2007.
2) MAR: We need to qualify, and unless Microsoft produces a miracle over
the holiday & fixes their website, I won't be able to register until late
Monday or Tuesday. MARs claims to distribute* Windows XP home + Office 2003
* for $5 --and that may be the best way to obtain Office 2003. Sorry, I
should have found this out earlier. The MAR rebuild has to be done on a
computer with an Windows 98, 2000, or XP sticker and an original
motherboard. And MAR has some not-too-straightforward licensing and usage
requirements -- It places some re-use restrictions on computers we donate to
students.
On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Matthew Juneau <m...@bworks.org> wrote:
> I called and spoke to TechSoup to clarify how the admin fees are assessed.
> Much to my surprise, it is per license and not per product.
>
> More importantly however, I was informed that licenses granted through
> TechSoup are for products which remain within the organization. In other
> words, they are not to be used for graduate or sale machines.
>
> Now what?
>
> m.
> :wq!
>
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 9:22 PM, Doug Dillard <doug.dill...@bworks.org>wrote:
>
>>
>> Ok -- I was about to place my first Techsoup Order for Microsoft
>> Products. Here is the list, subject to the minimum 5 seats/licenses per
>> product, and as I was ready to order from Techsoup before I cancelled my
>> order.
>>
>> Title
>>
>> #
>>
>> Unit Cost
>>
>> Office 2003 Standard English (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)
>>
>> 50
>>
>> $16.00
>>
>> Office Professional Plus 2007 - English
>>
>> 5
>>
>> $20.00
>>
>> Windows 7 Enterprise Upgrade 32-Bit *(requires /request a MAK key*)*
>>
>> 5
>>
>> $9.00
>>
>> *That amounts to $800 for Office 2003 + $100 for Office 2007 + $45 for
>> Win 7. This seems out of range to me. Should we rethink Office? -- We
>> could switch to Open Office in the future. Will Maggie be willing to write
>> me a check for nearly $1000 as her last act as treasurer?
>> *
>>
>
>
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Doug Dillard
(636) 949-6978
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