Microsoft Office

They fine folks over at GottaBeMoble posted Microsoft’s offer for Students getting Office Ultimate 2007! I took advantage of this last year when I was taking a graduate level statistics course. Microsoft is offering Office Ultimate to students for the unreal price of $59.95. All you need is to have a .edu email address and be registered for at least 0.5 credit hours in case MS decides to come asking for proof of your enrollment for whatever reason. Office Ultimate retails for $679, so this is a very significant savings. The beauty of Office Ultimate is that it offers the complete Office suite of software allowing for integrating files between different programs. For example, a OneNote page can be turned into an Outlook appointment. Similarly, an Outlook email can be sent into OneNote for editing.

Microsoft® – The Ultimate Steal Promotion

This promotion is subject to the following terms and conditions and all participants acknowledge and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

Program Description:
All eligible university students are entitled to make a purchase from the promotion site as described further below.

Promotion Duration:
This offer commences at 12:00PM Pacific Daylight Savings Time on July 1, 2008 and all purchases must be made via the Promotion web site by 11:59PM Pacific Standard Time on December 31, 2010 at which time the offer ends.

Microsoft reserves the right to extend or terminate this promotion at anytime.

Promotion Eligibility:
This offer is good only to eligible students who attend an educational institution geographically located in the United States. This offer is non-transferable. One of each product may be purchased per eligible student (but not required).

The following conditions serve to define student eligibility for the promotion:

1. .edu: Individual must possess a valid e-mail address at a U.S. educational institution which contains the domain suffix .edu; OR

Pre-Approved School List: Enrolled in a U.S. educational institution included on the pre-approved school list; OR

Submission of school enrollment: Submit verifiable school enrollment via the validation process; 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 difference between what you paid and the estimated retail price of the software.

Microsoft, in their sole discretion, may accept other forms of validation to determine eligibility in lieu of a valid e-mail address when one is not available.

Program Description:
Eligible students are allowed to purchase up to one license from each of the four sections below:
1. Microsoft® Office Ultimate 2007 (USD$59.95): Perpetual license, which includes the following applications:
Access® 2007
Accounting Express 2008 *(see Obtaining Software below)
Excel® 2007
InfoPath® 2007
Groove® 2007
OneNote® 2007
Outlook® 2007 with Business Contact Manager *(see Obtaining Software below)
PowerPoint® 2007
Publisher 2007
Word 2007
2. Available September 8 - Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007 (USD$55.95): Perpetual license, which includes the following application:
Visio® Professional 2007
3. Available September 8 - Microsoft Office Language Pack 2007 (USD$9.95): Perpetual license for a single language pack, which includes the following application:
Office Language Pack 2007 (click here for available languages)
4. Available September 8 - Windows Vista® Ultimate Upgrade (USD$64.95): Perpetual license, which includes the following application:
Windows Vista® Ultimate Upgrade*

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