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    Looking for Reasonable Price on MS Office 2007 Standard

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by StElmoQn, Sep 18, 2008.

  1. StElmoQn

    StElmoQn Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm not a student or work in academia, just want to purchase a reasonably priced copy of MS Office 2007 Standard. I don't want to get into a bidding war on ebay.

    Any suggestions? I don't want the Pro Version or the Ultimate version -- just the plain ole' Standard.
     
    StElmoQn, Sep 18, 2008
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    admlam Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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  3. ARom

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    That is a good deal above.

    If you don't want to get into any bidding wars, amazon is a good place to start.
     
    ARom, Sep 18, 2008
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  4. StElmoQn

    StElmoQn Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks but I am looking for STANDARD version, not the Student version. The standard version includes, Word, Powerpoint, Excel & OUTLOOK...
     
    StElmoQn, Sep 18, 2008
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  5. jcovelli

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    there is always open office.. which is better and free
     
    jcovelli, Sep 18, 2008
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    CeeNote Notebook Virtuoso

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    I don't see how it's better but it's definitely a really good alternative and you can't beat the price, not to mention it's 100% compatible with office. I've tried out O.O. 3.0 and i'm pretty impressed.
     
    CeeNote, Sep 18, 2008
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  7. Hiker

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    ...and works well with Thunderbird.
     
    Hiker, Sep 18, 2008
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  8. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Can't get it for free ;) Welcome to Microsoft country, where they hook you so deep you can't use alternatives.

    You've really got only a few choices: Learn to use O o_O and Thunderbird, get in a bidding war, find someone you know who'll sell their copy to you, or buy it new. There's a reason I don't use Windows if I can help it any more... I stopped being a pirate, and didn't want to pay through the nose for what should be standard software.
     
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  9. ARom

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    Open Office is not better. It is free...

    Microsoft Office is a much better product, you get what you pay for (but you should find a good deal :rolleyes: ). Their original pricing is expensive, I agree.

    Long story short, I was using Open Office while compiling an essay for the university I'm attending, the spell checker wasn't up to date and I didn't notice, I was almost going to submit it... So I recognized some mistakes, downloaded the Office trial, copy, paste, and the entire page was filled with typos and grammatical errors (red,green underline everywhere). I have not used any 3rd party word processing software, and will not in the future.
     
    ARom, Sep 18, 2008
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  10. simonfzhao

    simonfzhao Notebook Evangelist

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    simonfzhao, Sep 18, 2008
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