Microsoft Office Academic VErsion differences???

[lokodezine]

Are there any limits or differences between the Microsoft Office Academic Pro Edition 2003 from the regular version?

[faulkner132]

No difference in the software. The only difference is the license. You can only use the academic version if you are a student or a professor and you cannot use the software for any commercial work.

[lokodezine]

Ok I am a student. SO the software is fully opened, no hinderences?

How can they limit you from using the software for commercial works? Is there like a watermark on it or anything?

[alfie2]

there is no watermark; you can actually use it do commerical work, no probs.
the only limit on academic version is that one has to a student or teacher to buy it (but I saw non-academics buying it in COSTCO, err, maybe he is a teacher, but the cashier didnot ask for id, so I guess anyone can buy a copy...wink wink) and there is no UPGRADE PATH for it, meaning you cant upgrade to a new version....but who cares, right?

[faulkner132]

Originally Posted by alfie2 there is no watermark; you can actually use it do commerical work, no probs.

This is a violation of the License Agreement. Use it for commerical purposes if you want, but it is illegal to do so. Will they ever find out/care? Probably not, but it is your choice.