This a scam?

[kid4christ]

Hey I recently found this from my schools web site in the "classifieds" section. Is a deal for students only and it limited to one student account. Do you think this is a scam? It be really nice to get he software for only 60 bucks.

http://www.theultimatesteal.com/home.asp

[daboggeyman]

If it,s to good to be true then it probably is. You will need to be the judge.

[Lespaul20]

It's a promotional offer from Microsoft. So it's legit.

[TwoRails]

I didn't look... is it on MS's site?

[Lespaul20]

http://www.microsoft.com/education/ultimatesteal.mspx

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/...12092007-1.htm

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9777020-7.html

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2182577,00.asp

http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=711

[TwoRails]

Good links! You do have to provide proof of being a student. It's not clear if you have to be a "university" as it states in one area, or a student in a "educational institution" as it states in a different part.

I've seen some academic software where the restrictions are less and "home study" is included. Too bad that doesn't count here

[Lespaul20]

Yeah.

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.

[TwoRails]

It also says:

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

So do 2 year college students get the deal? I'd imagine they do. But I'd also imagine the deal(s) are in the schools book stores, too..

[Lespaul20]

I think you just need an E-mail with the .edu suffix.

My schools book store only has Standard and Professional Plus for $60 and $70 respectively.

[Jaggannath]

It's generally a deal provided by Microsoft to a company/institution that has paid for a certain number of corporate licences to the software... I suppose they figure getting the extra money is better than the students using shared resources and them getting none.

[TwoRails]

That and they build a stronger customer base, too. Have MS product now (as apposed to WordPerfect for example) and they will upgrade and or buy the same product again in the future. Personally, I'm a WordPerfect fan and bought their suite the last time I took classes and the price diff was fantastic from full retail...

[Lespaul20]

Originally Posted by TwoRails That and they build a stronger customer base, too. Have MS product now (as apposed to WordPerfect for example) and they will upgrade and or buy the same product again in the future. Personally, I'm a WordPerfect fan and bought their suite the last time I took classes and the price diff was fantastic from full retail...

I think that probably their primary objective. Openoffice has work pretty good for me.

[kid4christ]

Now here is my next question. If I get this, is there limitations to the software? Can I put this on more than one cmoputer? My familey has 4 computers all togther lol. Can you register this on more than one comp as long as its withen the familey or something like that? I can't find this info on there site.

[Lespaul20]

Originally Posted by kid4christ Now here is my next question. If I get this, is there limitations to the software? Can I put this on more than one cmoputer? My familey has 4 computers all togther lol. Can you register this on more than one comp as long as its withen the familey or something like that? I can't find this info on there site.

Unless the EULA has changed since the previous versions, you can install it only on one PC and one Laptop of the same owner.

Edit: I guess the Student Home version is different. You can install it on up to 3 devices. But the Ultimate is like I stated above.

I would guess that the Ultimate EULA applies in this situation.

[hitchface]

I am personally down with Openoffice. I saw that deal a while ago, but it drives me nuts how a lot of this stuff is US only. Can't the north and south be friends?

"Is it the North or the South side?" "No it is not!"

[kid4christ]

So basically I get two licenses? Because you said I can put one PC and one Lab top? I wanted to put one on my computer and one on the family computer so my brother can use it for work. Is there a web page I can go to to view the license for MS Ultimate?

[sdkfz]

Originally Posted by kid4christ Is there a web page I can go to to view the license for MS Ultimate?

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/pr...103171033.aspx