[gui-talk] Whats this discount I'm hearing about?

[Wayne Merritt]

Nope, it was $10 for the entire suite. Again, this was through a
discount with my workplace, which is a state agency. One of the
benefits of working for the government.

Wayne

On 5/16/11, Loy <loyrg2845 at gmail.com> wrote:
> check out this link or do a search for academic software, the discounts are
> tremendous, but you do have to prove you are a student.
> http://www.journeyed.com/?uumc=495573&utm_source=search&utm_medium=paidsearch
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> From: "Nadia Cioffi" <blindhelpfultech at gmail.com>
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> teen $ for office 2010 thats a $500 progrm are u sure u don't mean teen $
> off the total cost?
>
>
>
> On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Wayne Merritt <wcmerritt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Anyone that is in school, and that can prove they're in school by some
>> means, qualifies for an academic discount. As to how much it saves
>> you, that can depend. However, take for instance some audio editing
>> software I bought about 10 years ago. At the time, the software
>> retailed for $400, and I got it with my educational discount for the
>> mere price of: $200. I had to electronically send in a proof of
>> registration from the university I was attending at the time, but it
>> was worth the hassle since I got half off. I've heard rumors through
>> the years that with the educational discount, one could obtain a copy
>> of Office for about $125, but I would encourage you to not take this
>> as true. check it out. In general you're going to save quite a bit of
>> money with that school discount. And, in case anyone's wondering, I
>> don't believe the hadley school would qualify for that discount. You
>> would need to be enrolled in an accredited school of higher learning,
>> and would likely need to be able to prove that with a school ID card
>> or by some other means. Often, if you get a job with an employer, you
>> may also qualify for work related discounts, such as if you work for
>> the government in some capacity or for a large corporation or some
>> other employer. Probably not for smaller employers, but then again,
>> who knows. I was able to buy the full suite of Office 2010
>> Professional software, about 14 different programs, for $10 for a
>> downloadable copy. I don't know how much that package retails for, but
>> definitely not for $10. So it's worth looking into.
>>
>> Hth,
>> Wayne
>>
>> On 5/12/11, Nadia Cioffi <cioffi.nadia at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > What is the academic discount for MS office? and how much does it save
>> you?
>> > qualification?
>> > thanks,
>> > Nadia
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