Reply to: softcheaper.com

[gadgetman]

I got Office Pro, Visio Pro and Project Pro for $15 each through the "Microsoft Home Use Program" where I used to work. It was even open to contractors.

An extra $15 each if you wanted the DVDs. Mac version was the same price.

[Freamon]

Is that better ?
Our prices are Sofa King Low!

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Misread the thread title as sofaking.com and was rather disappointed to find a serious thread in General. Where are the mods?

Is that better ?
Our prices are Sofa King Low!

[Freamon]

Misread the thread title as sofacheaper.com and was rather disappointed to find a serious thread in General. Where are the mods?

[bobspud]

There shouldn't be an issue for anyone wanting Microsoft Software in this day and age. The Action Pack subscription is peanuts. I pay about £300 and get all the legit software I could ever need. You don't even need to be miss using technet subscriptions...

10 copies of win7/word/office/visio/project/
Server OS + smallbusiness server.
and a whole raft of crap I will probably never use.

Why risk stealing licences when they are less than one days turnover?

[Doggy Styles]

Why not pay £ 0 for Open Office?

No good to me. None of my clients use it.

[Cliphead]

It says your business has to be less than 3 years old though. It looks really good though if you are eligible.

Definitley eligible as I have started a new software development business as a Plan B. Looking forward to talking with the Bizspark team and seems there are good marketing opportunities too.

[Durbs]

Hadn't heard about Bizspark before I read it on here so registered this morning and just had approval a few minutes ago. Lots of cool stuff for free

It says your business has to be less than 3 years old though. It looks really good though if you are eligible.

[wobbegong]

Why not pay £ 0 for Open Office?

Because he's having new ERP software that needs a minimum of Office 2007.

[Cliphead]

Bizspark cheaper and it allows you to use the software in a business capacity.

Hadn't heard about Bizspark before I read it on here so registered this morning and just had approval a few minutes ago. Lots of cool stuff for free

[Durbs]

Software4students is great, different software houses impose different restrictions on what they will accept as meeting their acedemic license criteria though.

The missus bought some Adobe products from there and they were pretty strict on asking for scans to prove her teaching credentials before the license code was released.

Think the MS stuff is easier to get but dont assume that because your little Timmy is in Primary school it'll entitle you to buy anything on there from Adobe - they do check.

[NickFitz]

If you have a teacher as a wife or husband, or children...

FTFY

[eek]

Another vote for software for students, all I can say is thank god I got my alumni .ac.uk email address

Bizspark cheaper and it allows you to use the software in a business capacity.

[OwlHoot]

Anyone got any experience of dealing with thse guys?

£139 for 'MS-Office 2010 pro' is a lot more attractive than the usual £350, but is it legal? Obviously they say it is, but a small voice is whispering 'beware' . . .

Why not pay £ 0 for Open Office?

[SimonMac]

Another vote for software for students, all I can say is thank god I got my alumni .ac.uk email address