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MicroSoft Office 2004
- Thread starter Tuned MP5
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The Student and Teacher edition cannot be upgraded and it is only for consumer use not professional use, and you obviously have to be eligible to recieve the discount. Also the Student/Teacher version comes with three licenses so it can be installed on up to three computers in one household
seamuskrat
macrumors 6502a
Contents are the same. Its the license that is different. The full version allows upgrades, the student teacher does not.
For a typical home user, no one would ever know if you bought the student edition - often available online with no special proof. Its the corporate users MS would go after.
For a typical home user, no one would ever know if you bought the student edition - often available online with no special proof. Its the corporate users MS would go after.
Horrortaxi
macrumors 68020
I've never heard of Microsoft checking up on student/teacher editions to make sure the buyer is legit. In this instance they put you on the honor system--probably because as long as you're using their file formats they're happy.
But who cares if you can't upgrade the student version? Whose ever needed an upgrade to MS Office? It's the same stuff for the last 10 years. It should be like the Doc Martens I bought 13 years ago-I haven't worn them out yet so I still wear them.
But who cares if you can't upgrade the student version? Whose ever needed an upgrade to MS Office? It's the same stuff for the last 10 years. It should be like the Doc Martens I bought 13 years ago-I haven't worn them out yet so I still wear them.
fartheststar
macrumors 6502a
Tuned MP5 said:
or whatever..... I've noticed if you bought all versions of the "student teacher" product every time they came out, you'd still be better off $$moneywise$$ then if you bought one and upgraded each time. The student teacher product is usually cheaper than the upgrade.
Im not a student so I bought Office X standard and see no reason to upgrade at this time for the amount of money they want for the upgrade (just a home user).
Horrortaxi said:
Well, since so many people just copy software CDs these days, it's still better for MS to sell Student & Teacher edition to people who are not eligible than not selling a copy of Office at all.
