Microsoft is showing a tremendous amount of foresight and ingenuity by offering MSFT Office 2007 to students for a gargantuan 91% discount, $60. Yep, that’s right. I had to cross-check this a few ways, but it’s true.
Here is the press release, here is the site. The promotion is called The Ultimate Steal, I am not sure if that’s a play on words, but indeed, it is a helluva steal. I sent a link to my younger brother, who just started college. The program was piloted in Australia and is now open to residents of the USA, Canada, the UK.
As such, I don’t think this was a direct result of Google/CapGemini’s recent deal, but it’s a direct result of the trend that Google has unleashed and MSFT is today showing that it won’t stand still.
God bless competition…
Memo to Record Labels: this is how you fight piracy.
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September 12th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
Australia has already had this offer back in May.
Nice that they are offering it in other countries now.
Office for uni students
September 12th, 2007 at 11:06 pm
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