{"id":2149,"date":"2007-09-12T09:05:04","date_gmt":"2007-09-12T17:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=2149"},"modified":"2007-09-13T11:14:04","modified_gmt":"2007-09-13T19:14:04","slug":"ms-office-2007-for-60-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=2149","title":{"rendered":"MS Office 2007 for $60 (Students)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since Excel and Word get a lot of use among fastpitch afficionados, we thought we’d share this one with you.<\/em> <\/p>\n

Microsoft’s software can be a little pricey, but this looks to be their best deal in a long while: Office 2007 for Students for $60. You have to be an eligible college student to get this price (and show proof of enrollment and all that), but it’s a great deal if you qualify. The new version is, IMHO, a big improvement over the old, especially Word.<\/p>\n

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From Wired Magazine:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Students: Grab Office Ultimate 2007 For $60<\/strong>
\nBy Scott Gilbertson <\/em><\/p>\n

msoffice.jpgMicrosoft is running a new student promotion, dubbed The Ultimate Steal, which allows eligible college students to purchase Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 at the discounted price of $60. Office Ultimate includes Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, InfoPath, Groove, OneNote, Outlook and Publisher. Office Ultimate 2007 carries a list price of $680, though a quick Google search turned up offers as low as $240.<\/p>\n

The offer comes with a 30 day free trial (which is also available to non-students via the Office website) and the deal expires April 30 2008. The offer is available to students in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Microsoft recently ran a similar promotion (now expired) in Australia, and, judging by the way that one worked, the new deals will likely be limited to select schools and you’ll need access to your university .edu e-mail account.<\/p>\n

If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to know what all is new in Office 2007, have a look at Wired\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s review from earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Microsoft\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s offer may seem a little extreme, selling Office Ultimate at over 90% off, but given the amount of piracy among college students, this is probably a good move for the company. At least they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll potentially generate some revenue.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n


\nUpdate: <\/strong> I received a few emails about the free, OpenOffice.org MS-look-a-like software, including this one from Lukas Kamps, our resident computer whiz (Lukas is the one that tweaked our forum to match the design of the rest of the site): <\/p>\n

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I just saw the post on MS Office for students. I think you should mention that OpenOffice is also available to users at a great price! It is free and open source. There are many reviews on the web stating OpenOffice (http:\/\/www.openoffice.org<\/strong><\/a>) is very comparable to MS Office, and even better in some aspects. In fact, with the new design of Office 2007 many people are finding it difficult to use and are switching to OpenOffice!<\/p>\n

Cheers,<\/p>\n

Lukas Kamps
\nAgeus Solutions Inc
\nhttp:\/\/www.ageussolutions.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And here is the last paragraph from the Wired article that got left out of the earlier post:<\/p>\n

\nWhile Office Ultimate 2007 for $60 is a pretty good deal, we can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t help but think that OpenOffice<\/strong><\/a>, which is an even better deal at $0, would probably fill the needs of most students. OpenOffice can even handle documents saved in Office 2007\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s OOXML format, so you shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have any trouble collaborating with your classmates.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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