OT: Microsoft crazy academic deal

[tonym]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Fred Cisin cisin at xenosoft.com
>Sent 8/20/2008 8:49:33 PM
>To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts cctalk at classiccmp.org
>Subject: Re: OT: Microsoft crazy academic deal
>
>On Thu, 21 Aug 2008, tonym wrote:
> That site only covers 6 states. I live in Florida, which is NOT on the list at that site.
> This is a full retail Office 2007 Ultimate, 2-computer license (1 desktop, 1 laptop), for $59.95.
> As for Vista, that site has Vista Business, not Ultimate. Business lacks all the Multimedia/Media Center portions of Vista.
>
>Yes, there are a lot of different deals and places to do it through.
>A better starting point than the one I use and posted, is:
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/education/eligible.mspx
>http://www.microsoft.com/Education/USAcademicPricing.mspx
>
>Shop around for varying deals, but do NOT fall for "you gotta buy by
>midnight".
>
>
>If your school has subscribed to the MSDN Academic Alliance, then you
>can copy certain products for free, if you promise to erase them when you
>graduate.
>

I think you need to review the terms of the agreement at that first link you sent, for Microsoft Campus.

Those renew yearly, and can only be installed *ONCE*. According to that site you sent, FAQ #4, they even
advise you to run AntiVirus to protect your computer, as you are not even entitled to REinstall it.

Apples-and-oranges - I can install and re-install this on those 2 computers as often as I wish, and no yearly license fee.


Tony