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    Office 2010 Home & Student Retail - 99$ (amazon.com)

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by starfall87, Sep 27, 2010.

  1. starfall87

    starfall87 Notebook Enthusiast

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    starfall87, Sep 27, 2010
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    is it 3 keys? can the end user use 2 and sell the remaining one?
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Sep 27, 2010
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    I get Office Pro 2010 for £8.99 at work. Bargain!!!!
     
    ShaggyRS6, Sep 27, 2010
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  4. fuzzish

    fuzzish Notebook Geek

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    ^ I get it for free from college, tehehehe. But it's only 2007. Ah well.
     
    fuzzish, Sep 27, 2010
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  5. starfall87

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    It is one key that you are allowed three concurrent activations of. You cannot sell the remaining ones and to sell the software you must remove all installations of it.

    Nice! Check your EULA though as you might technically be only limited to using it for work related things, like that stops most people.

    Nice! My college charges 78$ for a copy for students (1 license) :( I thought the fact that I can use it on up to 3 pcs made up for the small price difference. Plus it is retail meaning I can uninstall it and move it to a different pc, which you can't do with OEMs such as academic licenses.
     
    starfall87, Sep 27, 2010
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    Ok, I'm not a student so what does this mean? Is there a difference between this and a normal version?

    Thanks

    George
     
    guiri_too, Sep 30, 2010
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    The deal is back!
     
    The Fire Snake, Oct 4, 2010
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    This is HOME and student, I think you just aren't allowed to use this in a 'work' setting.
     
    mattmcss, Oct 4, 2010
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    Or if you need to buy Office and maybe Windows 7 consider getting the TechNet Standard subscription for $199, and can usually find 10-20% off coupons. It gives you access to all Microsoft software, including Office and Windows, with ten keys for each version of the software (i.e. Home Premium, Professional, Ultra, etc) and ten activations for each key.

    Buy, Renew or Upgrade Your TechNet Subscription

    edit: MS recently changed the number of keys with the "standard" package to two with ten activations each.
     
    HTWingNut, Oct 4, 2010
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  10. envy

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    that is a good deal, but I already got mines through school which was the professional edition for about $7
     
    envy, Oct 5, 2010
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  11. The Fire Snake

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    The deal is over again :(
     
    The Fire Snake, Oct 5, 2010
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