I want Office 2003 !!!

[XP user]

I'm a PC XP home user and I WANT the new Office 2003
System but I consider it too expensive for any everyday
home user. What's the cheapest solution for people like
us? (maybe wait for a cracked version?)
M$ should think on Office as intended for home users and
release a beggar's version!!! grrrrrrrr

 

[@drian]

I'm a PC XP home user and I WANT the new Office 2003
System but I consider it too expensive for any everyday
home user. What's the cheapest solution for people like
us? (maybe wait for a cracked version?)
M$ should think on Office as intended for home users and
release a beggar's version!!! grrrrrrrr

I'd say the cheapest would be an OEM version, which you would buy with a
small piece of hardware. I remember seeing a while back OEM versions of
Office XP Pro or Office XP SBE.

@drian.

 

[John E. Carty]

I'm a PC XP home user and I WANT the new Office 2003
System but I consider it too expensive for any everyday
home user. What's the cheapest solution for people like
us? (maybe wait for a cracked version?)
M$ should think on Office as intended for home users and
release a beggar's version!!! grrrrrrrr

For those that are students you can get the student edition for $150.00

 

[CWatters]

http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/4520-6033_16-4205530.html

 

[Jim Macklin]

Are you a college student or a teacher or the parent of a
student, if so you can buy the Student Teacher edition,
which is $150 and includes WORD, EXCEL, PowerPoint and
Outlook. It is sometimes on sale for about $125, check the
Sunday flyers from Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA. Or look
on-line at www.pricewatch.com

If you have previous versions of Office back to Office 97
you can buy and install the upgrade.

If all want is WORD, then you can buy WORKS SUITE which has
both the WORKS word processor and a full version of WORD for
about $100.

If you want a free and generally compatible office
application, try OPEN OFFICE (look on Google).



| http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/4520-6033_16-4205530.html
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| | > I'm a PC XP home user and I WANT the new Office 2003
| > System but I consider it too expensive for any everyday
| > home user. What's the cheapest solution for people like
| > us? (maybe wait for a cracked version?)
| > M$ should think on Office as intended for home users and
| > release a beggar's version!!! grrrrrrrr
| >
|
|

 

[NobodyMan]

I'm a PC XP home user and I WANT the new Office 2003
System but I consider it too expensive for any everyday
home user. What's the cheapest solution for people like
us? (maybe wait for a cracked version?)
M$ should think on Office as intended for home users and
release a beggar's version!!! grrrrrrrr

I won't go into the discussion between what you WANT and what you
NEED. If you WANT it that bad, well then you are just going to have
to do some homework, some price comparisons, and find the best
edition/price that matches your budget.

"Wait" for a cracked version? Why? I saw cracked versions of it
floating around the internet weeks before the product was released to
retail sales.

Office has never been really targeted at your average home user. It's
feature rich and with every release has moved more and more to
catering to the shared/network environment. Get used to that.

 

[XP user]

Good try NobodyMan. The point is that Office is a great
product and should be affordable for everyone,
unfortunately many of us won't apply for the Office
student's edition which is the cheapest option...

 

[CZ]

Are you a college student or a teacher or the parent of a
student, if so you can buy the Student Teacher edition,
which is $150 and includes WORD, EXCEL, PowerPoint and
Outlook.

Jim:

You do not have to prove you that are a student to buy Office 2k3 Student
Edition.

BTW, note the bundle I got when I bought Student Edition from OfficeMax.

Office 2k3 Student Edition: $150
HP 7350 inkjet printer + HP 320 digital camera for $50 with a $50 rebate
coupon.

Bundle is available through Nov 1.

 

[CZ]

Good try NobodyMan. The point is that Office is a great
product and should be affordable for everyone,
unfortunately many of us won't apply for the Office
student's edition which is the cheapest option...

You do not have to prove you that are a student to buy Office 2k3 Student
Edition.

BTW, note the bundle I got when I bought Student Edition from OfficeMax.

Office 2k3 Student Edition: $150
HP 7350 inkjet printer + HP 320 digital camera for $50 with a $50 rebate
coupon.

Bundle is available through Nov 1.

 

[Ron Morse]

Good try NobodyMan. The point is that Office is a great
product and should be affordable for everyone,

The point is that there's a difference between what one
wants and that to which one is entitled.

 

[Jim Macklin]

The only downside to using the Student/Teacher version is
that is does not qualify for upgrades. I can't use my
Office XP Pro student/teacher as a qualifier to buy/install
an upgrade version to Office 2003. The EULA is restrictive,
but that is not a restriction on a retailer. If you buy
from a college bookstore and retailers who specialize in
academic sales, they may ask for a student or teacher ID.



| >> Are you a college student or a teacher or the parent of
a
| student, if so you can buy the Student Teacher edition,
| which is $150 and includes WORD, EXCEL, PowerPoint and
| Outlook.
|
| Jim:
|
| You do not have to prove you that are a student to buy
Office 2k3 Student
| Edition.
|
| BTW, note the bundle I got when I bought Student Edition
from OfficeMax.
|
| Office 2k3 Student Edition: $150
| HP 7350 inkjet printer + HP 320 digital camera for $50
with a $50 rebate
| coupon.
|
| Bundle is available through Nov 1.
|
|

 

[CZ]

The only downside to using the Student/Teacher version is
that is does not qualify for upgrades. I can't use my
Office XP Pro student/teacher as a qualifier to buy/install
an upgrade version to Office 2003. The EULA is restrictive,
but that is not a restriction on a retailer. If you buy
from a college bookstore and retailers who specialize in
academic sales, they may ask for a student or teacher ID.

Jim:

Also, note that the Student Edition is legal for installation on three
computers.
So, at $50 per computer, that should be considerably less than the cost of
upgrades for non-SE Office on three computers.

 

[Jim Macklin]

True.


| >> The only downside to using the Student/Teacher version
is
| that is does not qualify for upgrades. I can't use my
| Office XP Pro student/teacher as a qualifier to
buy/install
| an upgrade version to Office 2003. The EULA is
restrictive,
| but that is not a restriction on a retailer. If you buy
| from a college bookstore and retailers who specialize in
| academic sales, they may ask for a student or teacher ID.
|
| Jim:
|
| Also, note that the Student Edition is legal for
installation on three
| computers.
| So, at $50 per computer, that should be considerably less
than the cost of
| upgrades for non-SE Office on three computers.
|
|

 

[NobodyMan]

Good try NobodyMan. The point is that Office is a great
product and should be affordable for everyone,
unfortunately many of us won't apply for the Office
student's edition which is the cheapest option...

Well, then i WANT a fully loaded Corvette. They are great cars and
should be affordable for everyone.

See where your logic breaks down?

 

[XP user]

"I WANT" is just for say, is not that simple. I "want" a
brand new Porsche now (expensive car EVER), but some
things will never be there to grab them unless you won
the lotto. Office programs was INCREASING their prices
from time to time since earlier versions. What I see here
is now M$ won't allow regular home users to get their
standard editions legally anymore. Is Office intended to
use in a business network environment? my whole
neighborhood are using it, don't ask for legal licenses.

 

[David]

I'm a PC XP home user and I WANT the new Office 2003
System but I consider it too expensive for any everyday
home user. What's the cheapest solution for people like
us? (maybe wait for a cracked version?)
M$ should think on Office as intended for home users and
release a beggar's version!!! grrrrrrrr

Get a relative a job at Micorsoft.

--

David

Programmers write "Help Files" for a reason. use them.

"Due to Viewer dicretion...
Graphic violence is advised"

http://www.HeroicStories.com/
http://www.thisistrue.com/

 

[NobodyMan]

"I WANT" is just for say, is not that simple. I "want" a
brand new Porsche now (expensive car EVER), but some
things will never be there to grab them unless you won
the lotto. Office programs was INCREASING their prices
from time to time since earlier versions. What I see here
is now M$ won't allow regular home users to get their
standard editions legally anymore. Is Office intended to
use in a business network environment? my whole
neighborhood are using it, don't ask for legal licenses.

Ah, but the original post started with "I want...", then followed up
with "it should be affordable for everyone." I just followed that
logic with a Great car, following the same logic, but now that logic
is flawed since I don't have the cash? Come on.

Of course Office goes up in price with each revision. It gets new
features added, costing Microsoft some money. It also goes up in
price due to inflation. I'm not defending MS, but use some common
sense. If you can't afford it, don't use it. There are many viable
alternatives to Office, that will open and save to Office formats (so
others who "legally" use office can use those files) that cost you
nothing but download time.

I've learned the hard way that you don't go out and buy wine when you
are living on a cheap beer budget. You settle for what you can
afford, regardless of what you "want."

 

[Neal]

product and should be affordable for everyone,
unfortunately many of us won't apply for the Office
student's edition which is the cheapest option...

You do not have to prove you that are a student to buy Office 2k3 Student
Edition.

BTW, note the bundle I got when I bought Student Edition from OfficeMax.

Office 2k3 Student Edition: $150
HP 7350 inkjet printer + HP 320 digital camera for $50 with a $50 rebate
coupon.

Bundle is available through Nov 1.

Unfortunately Office Max no longer has that offer with the Student version. It
was only available for two days before they realized their mistake.

 

[ceedee]

unfortunately in this case the analogy doesnt hold up

if you were to go into a store and take an expensive wine
and your reason was i cant afford it so give it me for free
the clerk would quite rightly shoot you in the face

but with software its different.
people just chuck there morals out or discard them at the door
bleating about they cant afford it or such and such
but because they have the technology to steal it
they go ahead and steal it

this in itself isnt annoying but the the self justification
and pathetic posturing that they come out with afterwards
is nothing short of comical