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Originally Posted by David M
I have Office 2000 on my home computer. As I see it the old versions of Word and Excel work just as good as the new versions, plus there isn't any of the copy protection nonsense to deal with other than entering the 25 digit code.
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Not to sound like a jerk, but if the 2000 version is just as good to you, you aren't using them to their full extent. The new functions in Excel (that were introduced in the 2010 version) have made things a lot easier for me when trying to manipulate graphs & pivot tables. There were things like the "Slicer" that were introduced that completely changed how graphs can suddenly be interactive.
I can't speak to the changes in Word (I rarely ever use it), but from co-workers, I have heard really great things.
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For a workplace to be an active participant, the workplace has to have a volume license with software assurance. If you don't know what that means, ask your IT department if your workplace participates in the program.
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Microsoft does volume licensing for as little as 5 PCs, so it's not all that uncommon to see even small businesses get these deals. And if you don't know if they are involved, all you have to do is enter your email address on the HUP page, and it will tell you if you qualify for it.