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<http://www.theultimatesteal.com/store/msshus/ContentTheme/pbPage.microsoft_office_ultimate> <quote> Hey College Students Seize the deal! Get Microsoft® Office Ultimate 2007 for just $59.95. It's a total steal: save time and money with this premium offer. Office Ultimate 2007's brand new features and fresh look will help you organize and get all your work done in the blink of an eye. The Ultimate Steal is finally here and available at a special discount price for college students, so grab it now! </quote> But wait... there's more! http://www.microsoft.com/education/ultimatesteal.mspx <quote> . . . The following conditions serve to define student eligibility for the Promotion: 1. Individual must possess a valid e-mail address at a U.S. educational institution which contains the domain suffix .edu; AND 2. Individual must be a student at a U.S. educational institution and must be actively enrolled in at least 0.5 course credit and be able to provide proof of enrollment upon request. Microsoft or an appointed vendor may contact you to verify that you are a current student. If documentation is not provided indicating that you are a current student, you will be liable to reimburse Microsoft for the full retail cost of the software ($679). Program Description: Eligible students may have free access to Microsoft® Office Ultimate 2007 Trial for a limited amount of time. Each trial provides (1) 25 application launches (each launch of an individual Office Ultimate application is counted as one launch) before the software goes into reduced functionality mode (at which time your software behaves similarly to a viewer, you cannot save modifications to documents or create any new documents, and additional functionality might be reduced); and (2) the opportunity to purchase the following perpetual license for the Microsoft® Office Ultimate 2007 software: . . . </quote> Other: <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/how-to-get-microsoft-office-at-91-percent-off/index.html> but this is interesting: <quote> UPDATE: As Jude Biersdorfer pointed out, Microsoft says you have to carry at least a half-credit course load to get the deal. Microsoft’s site says you have to pay the full price if they find out you are not. </quote> That doesn't seem to be mentioned in the http://www.microsoft.com/education/ultimatesteal.mspx link & besides, would MS then take on further big brother duties of not only monitoring your OS, but also your office suite *and* your grades/student status? http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/HA101750061033.aspx I reckon that we'll start getting all sorts of queries from .edu folks after their free trial runs out. It also appears that MS are concerned about the upcoming OOo 3.0; nail down the students, staff et al at a 91% discount... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
