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    Office 2003 Student Edition

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by MSG_Mavrick, Jan 30, 2006.

  1. MSG_Mavrick

    MSG_Mavrick Notebook Enthusiast

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    Are there any places online where I can get office 2003 Studnet Edition really cheap or on sale?
     
    MSG_Mavrick, Jan 30, 2006
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  2. drumfu

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    your school?
     
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  3. MSG_Mavrick

    MSG_Mavrick Notebook Enthusiast

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    I go to Western Washington University in bellingham WA
     
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    i mean, have you checked the computer/bookstore of your school?
     
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  5. MSG_Mavrick

    MSG_Mavrick Notebook Enthusiast

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    yeah i have the cost is about 150 dollars
     
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    dragonesse Notebook Deity

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    Guess what -- that's the best price you're going to find, unless your school has a liscence agreement with Microsoft, which it sounds like it doesn't. I purchase for a university computer store -- I know pricing.
    Alternately, you could use Open Office.
     
    dragonesse, Jan 30, 2006
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  7. Amber

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    You might try best buy or some other computer store, but it will probably be around the same price. You can get the student version from almost all computer software stores.
     
    Amber, Jan 30, 2006
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  8. DownByFive

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    Open Office + free = MS Office Sucks

    seriously though, OO is just as functional (and compatible) and it's free...save your money for beer
     
    DownByFive, Jan 30, 2006
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    Open office is also incredibly slow. A major review site published their results vs 2003, and werent impressed to the slightest degree. :/

    I go the easiest and free way, but cant talk about that here.
     
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    JiantBrane Notebook Evangelist

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    Achem. I won't make any suspicious declarative statements here. Everyone I know paid for his or her copy like a good little girl or boy should. I've heard that there are other ways to get it, though I couldn't tell you what they are. I think someone said something about ... a donkey? I dunno.

    Howie
     
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    ttupa Tech Elitist NBR Reviewer

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    Check into Newegg or Buy.com. I got my copy at Office Max for 125, which is pretty good. It's especially good because it's a 3 license product. They did that to cut down on all the "not so good" people who steal. I and some of my roommates each paid 45 and couldn't be happier.

    Plus, I don't have to worry about MS nazis coming after me :0
     
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  12. MSG_Mavrick

    MSG_Mavrick Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks ill do that...
     
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    ttupa Tech Elitist NBR Reviewer

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    They usually go on sale in August or late July when schools are getting started. That's when I bought mine, and the prices were pretty good to the point where I didn't have to buy online and pay for shipping.
     
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    i have recently converted from using windows XP to using linux, it wasnt as bad as i thought it might be, but i use OpenOffice and dont see any difference between that and MSOffice. The speed to load and to do anything else is the same and its fully free. i would go with OpenOffice, MSOffice really isnt worth 125 bucks if you can get something that does the same thing for free!!!

    PS: please dont start a flame war, its just my opinion! :)
     
    mtrivs, Jan 31, 2006
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