“I’ve seen an offer of Office 2007 for just $1 – would this qualify for a free Office 2010? “ “I’ve seen an offer of Office 2007 for just $1 – would this qualify for a free Office 2010? “ This Office 2007 offer comes from Harvey Norman, a large
There’s a gap between what Microsoft says and their written policy. We’ve had a few messages from readers querying our articles about buying Office 2010 cheaply by buying Office 2007 now and getting the ‘Technology Guarantee’ later. Apparently some retailers and Microsoft staff are saying that Office Watch is wrong
Use the Technology Guarantee to buy Office 2010 cheaper than retail. A one-off combination of decisions means there’s an opportunity for saving on buying Office 2010, by buying Office 2007 now. The Office 2010 Technology Guarantee means new purchases of Office 2007 now qualifies you for a free copy of
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
What can you do if Office product activation is refused? From time to time we get messages from readers who are having problems activating their copy of Microsoft Office. If you’re not getting what you think you paid for, ask Microsoft to explain. What you see on the screen isn’t
Dates confirmed .. more ‘drip feed’ info on buying Office 2007 and getting Office 2010 later. As we suspected, the slow feed of information on the Office 2010 Technology Guarantee continues today with some more official information including the effective dates. If you buy Office 2007 on or after 5
Prepare for buying Office 2007 now and get Office 2010 later. Microsoft has announced their usual Technology Guarantee will apply to Office 2010. You’ll be able to buy Office 2007 sometime soon and get Office 2010 later for a small charge or free. Actually Microsoft has partially announced it –
Office 2010 can be 50% more expensive than Office 2007. Microsoft’s price announcement for Office 2010 tries to disguise a significant price increase compared to Office 2007. The removal of upgrade discounts has led to price increases. There is the usual rearrangement of the content in MS Office bundles which
The new Office 2010 Product Key Card is a more expensive way to buy Office. Part of the Office 2010 pricing regime is confirmation of a new way to buy Office: the Product Key Card. An innovative but more expensive way to buy Office. The idea is simple – at
A simple table showing how bad a choice the Office 2010 Product Key Card really is. Office Watch has already talked about the Office 2010 Product Key Card (PKC) purchase option and how it is quite different from the boxed product with the same name. The main difference between the
Microsoft drops its long-standing benefit for loyal Office users. For as long as anyone can remember Microsoft Office has a cheaper ‘upgrade’ price option – but not for Office 2010. Microsoft has confirmed to Office Watch that there will be no upgrade pricing offers for existing Office users. Everyone, existing
What to look for on retail shelves. The Office 2010 Professional box has a small box saying ‘1 Year Technical Support included’. As in the past, the Academic edition is limited to qualified academic users only. The Product Key Card is labelled ‘for 1 preloaded PC only’.
Prices for Office 2010 have been announced with a new twist that looks cheaper but isn’t and upgrades dropped entirely. Microsoft has announced some of the US retail prices for Office 2010 and there’s a new way to buy which looks cheaper but isn’t. Boxed Product This is the standard
Should you buy Office 2007 this week instead of waiting? If you’re thinking of buying Office 2007 there’s a case for getting it this week instead of waiting until later in the month. In the USA, the Office 2007 software you get this week may be different to what you
Here’s the known situation regarding an enforced change to Word 2007 and Word 2003. We’ll update this page as hard information becomes available. Microsoft isn’t exactly forthcoming about this problem so there are more questions than we’d like and even less answers. Office Watch asked a series of questions to
Microsoft loses another round in a Word patent case, an Office update is coming in the new year. A US court judgment seems to have forced Microsoft to release an update to Office 2007 in the new year. The US Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the judgment that
Redmond boasts about MS Office are excessive or merely what you’d expect. As part of the Office 2010 hype, Microsoft has given some numbers to the reach of their Office suite. But as usual, these numbers need a reality check. They seem to be either excessive or merely what you’d expect
What to do if you’ve lost your Microsoft Office install disks? Let’s say you’ve lost your Microsoft Office installation CD / DVD or even floppy disks from years ago – what can you do? There are two things you need to recover – the installation files and the product key.
Dell is now selling Office 2007 as a legal download but is it cheaper? Dell Computers is now selling Microsoft Office as a download – the first company other than Microsoft itself to do that. Until now, Dell has been able to sell MS Office pre-installed on their computers or
How to install Office without a CD or DVD drive. “I have a netbook with no optical drive. How can I install Microsoft Office? A friend says I have to either buy Office as a download from Microsoft or get an illegal download – don’t like either of those options.
an Office 2010 feature reveals a possible new Microsoft retail pricing strategy. With Office 2010 you can expect more ‘upselling’ with prompts in Office to buy other parts of the Office line and extras online direct from Microsoft. Check this ‘Step-Up Your Office’ option on Office 2010 menus: As you
When you buy Office 2007, how many computers can you install it on? When you buy Microsoft Office 2007, how many computers can you install the software on? The long and complex license for Office can be confusing and, from the messages we receive, there’s even more confusion now there’s
Microsoft sells Office 2007 H & S for $99.99 but get a better deal elsewhere. Microsoft is continuing to sell Office direct from their web site for immediate download and installation – but the catch is still the higher price. Normally Office 2007 Home and Student Edition is sold by
Try Office 2008 free for 30 days but watch out for the high price at the end. Mac users can now try Office 2008 free for 30 days. We have some money saving conversion tips that can save you a few hundred dollars. Where to start Microsoft itself hasn’t realized
