Nah I avoid torrents, especially after all that ACS Law crap, and viruses. Signed myself up to some ISO sites and now use JDownloader for all my booty.
Although I do not support piracy and not suggesting the op pirates these very generous £100+ Microsoft products.
2.No Student ID required for Microsoft Software*: As an Official Microsoft Partner, our offers extend beyond academic email address holders so that any family member or guardian can buy on behalf of a pupil or student.
*All licensees must be Qualified Education Users (i.e. students or their parents or guardians)
Now I'm neither a student nor the parent or guardian of one. Do Software4Students or Microsoft make any checks to see that the customer is (strictly speaking) an eligible purchaser, or is it just something they turn a blind eye to?
Now I'm neither a student nor the parent or guardian of one. Do Software4Students or Microsoft make any checks to see that the customer is (strictly speaking) an eligible purchaser, or is it just something they turn a blind eye to?
I believe you need a .edu email address, these are only given to university students etc.
So many people don't "need" it. They are led to believe they need it. We run a business with over 20 PCs running Libre and Open Office and communicate with companies all around the World with no problems at all.
They are expensive because MS Office is excellent & it is overwhelmingly dominant so can charge what they like. But some groups can get it cheaper for example members of educational institutions or the NHS.
No longer in the NHS, the home user licence scheme has been discontinued
if you consider how much use most businesses get from office it works out pretty cheap, especially considering all the apps you get with it
for home users there are free alternatives or you can use an older version for most things. if you really have to use the real thing then usually the price is worth it for what you are doing
I believe you need a .edu email address, these are only given to university students etc.
EDIT, oh I just read above.
Yes, it seems from what's said on the Software4Students site that you don't need to have an academic email address. The Microsoft scheme seems pretty casual about checking the eligibility of purchasers (though maybe it's stricter than it appears), but the Adobe one seems much more rigorous:
What do I have to do to prove I am eligible?
In order to receive a serial number, individuals must provide proof that they are an eligible user of Adobe Student and Teacher Edition software. The following is needed to provide evidence of eligibility:
Students - students must provide a photocopy of a valid, current student ID that includes the student's name, date, and a photo. If the student does not have such an ID, he or she must instead provide a photocopy of a valid photo ID and one of the following items:
Official, current non-photo student ID with name and date
Official, current school transcript indicating name of school and student
Official, current school tuition bill indicating name of school and student
Official, current report card indicating name of school and student
Other official dated proof of enrolment
Students who are younger than 18 and do not have a valid photo ID may provide an official letter from their eligible school stating their name and current enrolment status...
You think £70 is expensive? Ten years ago it was £350, more like. OpenOffice probably made most of the difference to that fall. Anyway, what these other bigmouths are telling you between the lines is that the more dependent the world is on the Microsoft version, the more it has to pay.
You think £70 is expensive? Ten years ago it was £350, more like. OpenOffice probably made most of the difference to that fall. Anyway, what these other bigmouths are telling you between the lines is that the more dependent the world is on the Microsoft version, the more it has to pay.
The full (i.e. Professional) version of Microsoft Office isn't £70 and is more like £300, though, unless you buy it from somewhere like Software4Students, in which case it's much less:
Now I'm neither a student nor the parent or guardian of one. Do Software4Students or Microsoft make any checks to see that the customer is (strictly speaking) an eligible purchaser, or is it just something they turn a blind eye to?
Just pick a school near you. They effectively don't care, 3% of orders are vetted and even then you can just resubmit your order I believe.
Why bother with a ISO, OP already has the software, just needs an activator if they choose to go down that path.
OP - Check with your work, if you work for a large organisation that uses ms office then chances are they have a home purchase scheme. It cost me less then a tenner for office 2010 pro.
Agree with Stig..... DS isn't the place to discuss how to illegally obtain software.
It should also be noted that buying from Software for students is fine if you meet the licencing criteria... those that don't aren't any more legit than those choosing to go via torrents or suchlike.
Cue the " it's better to buy Office as a student than steal it" arguements!
Why bother with a ISO, OP already has the software, just needs an activator if they choose to go down that path.
OP - Check with your work, if you work for a large organisation that uses ms office then chances are they have a home purchase scheme. It cost me less then a tenner for office 2010 pro.
isohunt went a bit beyond their original remit, they just index all torrents they can find now.
Stupid thing is there are plenty of free alternatives but idiot consumers "need" MS office. No wonder they can charge £70.
I can kind of see where your coming from but its not quite as clear cut as that.
What some people "need" is robust support channels, training options and a guarantee that the files they create will look exactly the same when it reaches its recipient.
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Nah I avoid torrents, especially after all that ACS Law crap, and viruses. Signed myself up to some ISO sites and now use JDownloader for all my booty.
Although I do not support piracy and not suggesting the op pirates these very generous £100+ Microsoft products.
http://www.software4students.co.uk/Software4Students__Am_I_Eligible-article.aspx
Now I'm neither a student nor the parent or guardian of one. Do Software4Students or Microsoft make any checks to see that the customer is (strictly speaking) an eligible purchaser, or is it just something they turn a blind eye to?
I believe you need a .edu email address, these are only given to university students etc.
EDIT, oh I just read above.
Mark
for home users there are free alternatives or you can use an older version for most things. if you really have to use the real thing then usually the price is worth it for what you are doing
http://www.software4students.co.uk/FAQ.aspx#q52
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_16?url=search-alias%3Dsoftware&field-keywords=microsoft+office+2010&sprefix=Microsoft+office
http://www.software4students.co.uk/Microsoft_Office_2010_Professional_Plus-details.aspx
Just pick a school near you. They effectively don't care, 3% of orders are vetted and even then you can just resubmit your order I believe.
Why bother with a ISO, OP already has the software, just needs an activator if they choose to go down that path.
OP - Check with your work, if you work for a large organisation that uses ms office then chances are they have a home purchase scheme. It cost me less then a tenner for office 2010 pro.
Some of the answers given here appear to be 'just steal one'.
Not acceptable.
It should also be noted that buying from Software for students is fine if you meet the licencing criteria... those that don't aren't any more legit than those choosing to go via torrents or suchlike.
Cue the " it's better to buy Office as a student than steal it" arguements!
isohunt went a bit beyond their original remit, they just index all torrents they can find now.
lol...How adorable. Next you'll be suggesting that Linux is an excellent replacement OS for desktop computing for average users.
Er....You really don't know much about the underlying technologies, do you?
What some people "need" is robust support channels, training options and a guarantee that the files they create will look exactly the same when it reaches its recipient.