View Full Version : Best strategy to get Office 2010?
michaelkenward
27-05-10, 10:47
There is no sign yet of Microsoft Office 2010. But looking at Aria's price for the Home/Student 2007 RETAIL (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Software/Office/Microsoft+Office++Home%2FStudent+2007+RETAIL+++%28 3+PC+in+One+Household%29+-Buy+Office+2007+Today%2C+Upgrade+to+Office+2010+Fo r+Free+?productId=26404) version, just £75.19 inc. VAT, it seems like the best tactic might be to buy that and just get the "Upgrade to Office 2010 For Free".
I already have this edition, but I can't believe that Office 2010 will come in under this price.
Anyone seen any prices for Office 2010?
Jack Schofield, who has just announced that he is leaving the Guardian, wrote that (http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/feb/17/microsoft-ofice-2010-uk-free) the price would be "£109.99 for a boxed copy and £89.99 for the keycard", whatever that is.
InvaderGIR
27-05-10, 10:53
Keycard will be a download version and the code is displayed on the screen and sent to you in an email I suspect. It's certainly how I got Office 2007 Ultimate as a student, no media, just download. All legit. :)
michaelkenward
27-05-10, 10:55
A bit like the "media free" version I got when I licensed the version on my laptop, then.
But that came in the post.
if u r a student you sometimes get it through ur college for free - especially if ur an IT student.
InvaderGIR
27-05-10, 11:04
Really? I've never heard of getting office free. I'm a uni student, we get Windows free, but not Office.
Office can be gained very cheap though from The Ultimate Steal (http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-uk/default.aspx). Which is where I got it from. You need a uni/college email, so not everyone can use that deal. :)
For Windows (and MANY other Microsoft applications) if you're on an IT/Comp Sci course you can get it by visiting the MSDNAA (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/academic/default.aspx) site. Although you have to fill out a form at your college/uni and you will be supplied with the username and password into your uni/college email.
theelusiveyoda
27-05-10, 11:07
If your in the nhs or a student you can get it for under £10 direct from microsoft.
InvaderGIR
27-05-10, 11:08
If your in the nhs or a student you can get it for under £10 direct from microsoft.
Really? Do tell how.
theelusiveyoda
27-05-10, 11:13
if your a member of the nhs i believe you have to be a member of the rhs and recieve the monthly members book thingy and for students its somewhere on the microsoft website i will have a dig later.
what's wrong with the free beta of 2010? its what i plan to stick with.
Using the release here
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/3572/93661498.png (http://img175.imageshack.us/i/93661498.png/)
InvaderGIR
27-05-10, 11:48
what's wrong with the free beta of 2010? its what i plan to stick with.
It'll run out when they release. ;)
Also I hate that they have the stupid fake drive come with it, I don't want more discs shown in My Comp thanks! :mad:
yaaa i was talking about the msdnaa thing...wasnt too sure if office is up there or not, and it is only for students.
yaaa i was talking about the msdnaa thing...wasnt too sure if office is up there or not, and it is only for students.
I have a full account, not the one for students.
It'll run out when they release. ;)
and then ill get my hands on a multi copy OEM key. easy to get from schools or any place with dell computers preloaded with it ;)
InvaderGIR
27-05-10, 11:52
yaaa i was talking about the msdnaa thing...wasnt too sure if office is up there or not, and it is only for students.
It isn't unfortunately, but I can get every version of windows, from 3.1 to 7....in fact I can even get DOS. :D
It's isn't unfortunately, but I can get every version of windows, from 3.1 to 7....in fact I can even get DOS. :D
You sure?, i could never download DOS for some reason
If anyone wants 2010 email me
SeanBondWBB@Gmail.com
InvaderGIR
27-05-10, 11:55
Yup, MS DOS 6.0 and 6.22. :p
Yup, MS DOS 6.0 and 6.22. :p
Ill try again in a bit then. not that i could install it on anything.
i guess VMware would work.
InvaderGIR
27-05-10, 11:57
I have absolutely no reason to get them, so won't, but it is amusing that you still can.
I'm not a student anymore, but I wonder if a mate of mine who is at uni would get Office 2010 for me...
I already have Office Ultimate 2007 which I got for £38 on The Ultimate Steal back when I was at uni. Is there much point upgrading though? Personally I'm unaware of all the problems 2007 apparently has.
A Ginger Sheep
29-05-10, 00:23
by 'student' does icrosoft mean a uni student or someone who is in sixth form as well?
by 'student' does icrosoft mean a uni student or someone who is in sixth form as well?
u have to have a ac.uk e-mail
wonderlust
29-05-10, 08:22
You can get it even if you don't have an ac.uk but it gets alot more complicated.
Mr. Pineapple
31-05-10, 16:26
I love the 2010 I have been using it for months now when I had an MSDN account.
Now my key isn't working so I need a new one =[.
All I hope is that 2010 is better than 2007! 2007 was a bomb for those who use Word and Excel. We are running 2003.
I haven't used 2007 much...but actually really like the interface despite having to learn where everything is.
Opens everything just as the old versions do...no problems here.
I just hope 2010 doesn't take on the 'cloud' approach too much.
I would stick with 2007, or even 2003, thats what im using and see no reason to move on yet.
However if you want it you can get the student version from software4students 47.34 for 2010 pro+ version, you just have to be studying school or collage will do no .ac.uk email required
michaelkenward
02-06-10, 18:25
It depends on what you use Office for. Outlook 2003 was a pig. O2007 is much better.
I doubt if you will see much difference with Word, beyond the interface.
Using the release here
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/3572/93661498.png (http://img175.imageshack.us/i/93661498.png/)
I thought 2010 was not released yet. Only beta is out at the moment. Am I wrong?
I thought 2010 was not released yet. Only beta is out at the moment. Am I wrong?
RTM is out.
I prefer the 2003 suite apart from Outlook. Outlook 2007 is infinitely better and more stable than 2003, and can handle .pst files larger than 4Gb, which 2003 couldn't. I'm trialling Outlook 2010 at the moment, looks to be OK although I'm having problems with Acrobat as a add-on. Nitro Pro works fine, though, and IMO it's better than Acrobat anyway.
michaelkenward
08-06-10, 10:31
How is Outlook 2010?
Like you, I though 2003-?2007 was a great leap forward.
Acrobat is a pig. I refuse to pay their outrageous upgrade fees. These days I am using Nuance's PDF Converter.
How is Outlook 2010?
Like you, I though 2003-?2007 was a great leap forward.
Acrobat is a pig. I refuse to pay their outrageous upgrade fees. These days I am using Nuance's PDF Converter.
Only had it on since yesterday so I need a bit longer. At first glance it's about the same as 2007 but I'll know a bit more when I've used it for a few weeks. It doesn't seem like as big an improvement over 2007 as 2007 was over 2003, though.
2010 is MUCH better, and its 64 bit :D
i am able to buy 2010 from "transport for london" - tfl-£20-its open for any body working for them- not sure if how many i am able to buy- will check and post on here- corporate license
I can't decide whether to buy a new set of OS and Office for my work PC. Nothing wrong with the XP and 2003 combo, just missing the 7 that I run on most of my other machines and want to try the new office.
michaelkenward
08-06-10, 14:08
2010 is MUCH better, and its 64 bit :D
Microsoft warns against installing 64-bit Office unless you want to work with huge spreadsheets.
It seems that many, perhaps most, addins will not work in 64-bit. As I use a stack of Outlook addins, I am in no rush.
I've been involved since CTP, used the beta, played with RC and downloaded the RTM as soon as I could.
Office 64bit is win. Powerpoint is the program I've noticed the most changes in - for me, it's a big upgrade with hardware-accelerated presentations.
I didn't like Outlook 2007 - seemed like information overload. I don't get the same feeling in Outlook 2010, am now willing to use it as my main e-mail client. IMAP support is far, far better than it used to be too.
Ribbon in the other apps is useful so long as you like it. I can't understand why people insist on sticking with 2003 and before - complicated tasks just take so much longer with the menu system. OK, it's a bit strange for a few days to a week, but after you adjust you realise the ribbon is a very big advance for UX/UI. I would implore anyone on 2003 to upgrade to 2010 - there really has been 7 years of difference in it.
michaelkenward
08-06-10, 14:23
Ribbon in the other apps is useful so long as you like it. I can't understand why people insist on sticking with 2003 and before - complicated tasks just take so much longer with the menu system. OK, it's a bit strange for a few days to a week, but after you adjust you realise the ribbon is a very big advance for UX/UI. I would implore anyone on 2003 to upgrade to 2010 - there really has been 7 years of difference in it.
I agree. The Ribbon is fine, but some people have an almost religious aversion to it.
I like the option to ceate a "Quick Access Toolbar" with all the bits and pieces I need for each window.
Then I turn off the Ribbon until I need it.
I find it very difficult to get used to the ribbon, and I don't really have the time to fool around trying to find something which was intuitive in 2003. I use Classic Menu add-in which works very well with 2007, but doesn't like 2010 64-bit.
Microsoft warns against installing 64-bit Office unless you want to work with huge spreadsheets.
It seems that many, perhaps most, addins will not work in 64-bit. As I use a stack of Outlook addins, I am in no rush.
Yep, I found out the hard way that 2010 64-bit can't be replaced by the 32-bit. I installed the RTM 64-bit, found out that most of my add-ins didn't work with it so uninstalled it and tried to install the 32-bit version, but no luck, the installer just told me it couldn't install since there were some 64-bit pieces left. I haven't been able to find them despite using Microsoft's uninstaller clean-up and some of the proprietary Uninstallers, so I've had to reinstall 2007, which was no problem. I've reinstalled Outlook 2010 64-bit since I don't use add-ins with it.
I guess I'll have to wait until my next total system reinstall...
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.1.12 Copyright © 2012 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.