Software from Students

[PAH]

How is using a non-commercial student license on you Ltd hardware, used by highly-trained contractor for commercial purposes any better than having no license at all?

Because with M$ you need a licence key to activate the software in most cases.

Seen a few Software for Student deals (e.g. Windows 7 for sod all) but apparently they check if you either have a student email address or have a kid at school (by checking with the school).

Not sure if they really do check but suspect they must do otherwise people would have been smugging all over the internet about getting 'legit' software on the cheap.

[Spacecadet]

Easy, get a contract at a university then use your client co .ac.uk email address

Alternatively, become a student. I get a uni email address as I'm doing a part time masters.

[PAH]

Alternatively, become a student.

Any cheap/free open university courses that throw in a free suitable email address?

[Sysman]

I assume the Mac version is always more expensive, but seeing as the RRP is £189.99 I wasn't complaining!

The Mac version was about half price of the Winders Home/Student version the last time I looked.

Just checked again, and you get a family pack for about the same price as the Windows version.