At last, after various strategic leaks, the Office 2010 Technology Guarantee is fully unveiled.
Microsoft has announced the details of the Office 2010 Technology Guarantee after leaking parts of it over the last month or so.
The Technology Guarantee has been around for a long time – it means that if you buy Office close to the release of a new version you’ll be able to get the new version for little or no extra cost. In this case buyers of Office 2007 will be able to get an equivalent Office 2010.
Microsoft does this mostly to keep sales of Office going, without the Technology Guarantee retail and PC sales would plummet in the months coming up to the release of new software. The drop in cash flow is something that Microsoft wants to avoid and many of its partners can’t afford at all.
The Technology Guarantee can get complicated because Office 2010 has different retail bundles than Office 2007. That means some applications are added or dropped during the switch to Office 2010.
Here are the basics you need to know about the Technology Guarantee, we’ll look at the details in later articles:
Any new purchase of Office 2007, retail or with a new PC
- INcludes version upgrades, Academic editions and the Military Appreciation Edition
- EXcludes volume licence, home use, promotional or ‘not-for-resale’ copies.
- Second-hand copies don’t qualify.
- Copies sold through ebay are specifically EXcluded.
Purchased after 5 March 2010
Purchased before 30 September 2010
You should keep your receipt, preferably itemized showing the Office 2007 purchase.
Must install and activate the Office 2007 software
- You need the Product ID supplied during activation
Must claim your Office 2010 software before 31 October 2010
Microsoft has all the Technology Guarantee details here.
See Also
- Alert! – Amazon Canada – Office 2010 price error
- Office 2007 – changing Product Key
- Office 2010 released to the world
- Office 2007 for $1 and Office 2010 as well?
- Do Office 2007 version upgrades really qualify for Office 2010?
- Office 2010 savings – available now.
- More on Office 2010 Technology Guarantee
- Buy Office 2007 – Get Office 2010
- How to get the Military Appreciation Edition
- Get Office 2007 from your boss for $30