Software from Students

[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.

[PAH]

Alternatively, become a student.

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

[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]

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.

[Paddy]

Is this right this sofware for students website that you can buy the software, the word, windows and others at cut prices even if you are not a real scholar but bogus student?

Sounds too good to be true.

Your Ltd Co does training...

[SimonMac]

That's gone up. I got Office 2010 last winter direct from Micro$oft for £8.95.

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

[Doggy Styles]

Yes, you need a .ac.uk email address though, I got Office 2011 for £37 bargain!

That's gone up. I got Office 2010 last winter direct from Micro$oft for £8.95.

[FiveTimes]

Yes, you need a .ac.uk email address though, I got Office 2011 for £37 bargain!

Not strictly true, I've ordered Office for Mac 2011 with a standard email address ~ £39.

[SimonMac]

Yes, you need a .ac.uk email address though, I got Office 2011 for £37 bargain!

[yasockie]

It's even cheaper from the torrents and usenet.
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?
In almost all of the cases, there are inferior free, or cheap alternatives - LibreOffice, Pixelmator/GIMP, if you can't live with the limitiation, just pay the full price and put it thru expenses...

[wobbegong]

Come on sas, the last one was funny, but this is just rubbish.

2/10 Must try harder!

[Hill Station Murthy]

you can buy the student versio of microsoft office from PC world, even if your not a dirty student

I am bogus.

[Support Monkey]

you can buy the student versio of microsoft office from PC world, even if your not a dirty student

[Hill Station Murthy]

Is this right this sofware for students website that you can buy the software, the word, windows and others at cut prices even if you are not a real scholar but bogus student?

Sounds too good to be true.