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Microsoft Office HUP Program
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No. I've tried talking to them in the past and they were not even sure they'd offer Office:Mac 2008, let alone when. At some point it just goes live on all HUP sites worldwide.
You can, it just takes them a little while to update. Given the ridiculously cheap price I'm happy to wait a few weeks.
HUP Release in December
I too have been waiting for it to come out. I shot an email to Office for Mac Press (OfficeforMacPress@edelman.com), and got this back:
"Thanks for your question. Office for Mac 2011 is expected to be available through the Home Use Program in December 2010."
Cheers,
Thomas M. Bradshaw
http://www.lotsaoxen.com
I too have been waiting for it to come out. I shot an email to Office for Mac Press (OfficeforMacPress@edelman.com), and got this back:
"Thanks for your question. Office for Mac 2011 is expected to be available through the Home Use Program in December 2010."
Cheers,
Thomas M. Bradshaw
http://www.lotsaoxen.com
Their Facebook page (link) is also getting people with similar confirmation. Quite disappointing, as I've been waiting for a month in high anticipation...
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Office 2010 was actually on HUP several weeks before the retail release but other Office products have been weeks or months behind in my experience ie Office 2007. Suppose we will have to wait and see but at £8.95 a pop it's hard to complain when it finally appears.
Office 2010 was actually on HUP several weeks before the retail release but other Office products have been weeks or months behind in my experience ie Office 2007. Suppose we will have to wait and see but at £8.95 a pop it's hard to complain when it finally appears.
It does when you remember that the free 2008 to 2011 update expires at the end of November. This way they get an extra £8.95 out of you
It does when you remember that the free 2008 to 2011 update expires at the end of November. This way they get an extra £8.95 out of you
Read the fine print before you spring $9.95 for Office 2008 in hope of getting a free upgrade to Office 2011. Copies of MS Office purchased under HUP are not eligible because they are considered volume licensed.
I got a confirmation from Digital River that Office 2011 will be coming to HUP in late December/early January timeframe.
ahh I sent an email on that this afternoon from work, I guess that's not tooo long to wait. I got the Office 2008 for Mac and Office 2010 for Windows from them so far for cheap so I'll just utilize 2010 for VBA in the interim! Still a great program
considering most people don't even use the HUP program correctly, I'd say Dec is fine. Technically, you are only allowed to get take advantage of the HUP if you've already got a work license and are using it in the office. I know so many people who use MS office for windows who get the mac version for home incorrectly according to the plan detail, and I suspect at least a few of you in this thread do as well.
who would be "they"? Because I doubt Microsoft really audits it at all, and your company doesn't really have any more authority than you do.
December 9th 2010
From a Benefits Administrator FAQ on MSFT's site
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...iCQAZ6xCkayqCXgNg&sig2=jsAQoFgDSNVZNDDmuSpFgQ
From a Benefits Administrator FAQ on MSFT's site
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...iCQAZ6xCkayqCXgNg&sig2=jsAQoFgDSNVZNDDmuSpFgQ