Microsoft Office?

Question

In the spring my friend got a Very nice very expensive Hp desktop computer but hasn't got time until yesterday to get everything setup, she asked me to help because i know alot about computers and i called a help number and she helped me but then i got redirected to a website to buy a 150 dollar version of Microsoft Office and i ask the lady i was talking to if i had to buy this and she said yes they only downloaded the trail version on your computer and you have to buy the full version so i was like are you kidding me this is the cheapest and she asked if i was a student and i said yes and she told me i could get a version for 60 dollars... is there any cheaper version i could get that still had Word, Excel, and powerpoint???

Ok whoever said the froogle thing i took your advice but how do i know it is the real thing?

Answer 1

yes
just search in on froogle.com

Answer 2

Open Office work the Same and is free Can Import and export to Microsoft office files and it Free It made from Word Perfect and Sun Codes Google Also has Office Type Software Not That Microsoft office is a Bad product but little out of price line Since 90 % of it code is based on Free ware and 10 % pretty graphics

Answer 3

You need to go to http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/FX101674081033.aspx and check out the various versions of office ... but I think Home and Student is the least expensive of the 2007 ones.

For 2003, we had a version called "Office Basic" which was purdy much the same thing. Fairly stripped down. Like you, we didn't need Access or much else in the way of "bells and whistles". (Later we upgraded to the full-blown version because I, as a website developer, had to satisfy the needs of a client...but for our personal needs, we would've stayed with the basic stuff.)

And, yes, if you'd rather switch away, and get rid of the "Microsoft addiction," OpenOffice http://www.openoffice.org is a very excellent alternative! It can do every blamed thing Office can.

So can Google Docs and Spreadsheets, and with that, you can store your stuff online!

A final alternative, also free, is IBM's Lotus Symphony, based on the same architecture as OpenOffice, just a snazzier interface. http://symphony.lotus.com/software/lotus/symphony/home.jspa

Answer 4

Nope, the student and teacher edition is the cheapest version you'll find. HP does that on most of their computers now, it comes with a trial version of Office 2007 but you have to buy it after 30 days or so.

Answer 5

Yes, new computers are loaded with a trial version of ms office. That works for 20 times and then asks you to buy the software/key.
If you don't have an office installer CD, you may have to buy one.
Or you can use 'open office' , or 'star office'. I think IBM is also coming out with a free office suite.

Answer 6

The Student and Teacher edition is pretty much the cheapest version you can get, unless your school has some other license/marketing agreement directly with MS.

One other alternative is to go with Open Office (linked below). Some folks like using it since it is good enough for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations; and it is mostly compatible with MS formats. Best thing, it's free to install.

Enjoy!

Answer 7

Try Amazon. I buy book and software here because I trust the site. The Student-Teacher version will do the job - just pick the version.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_sw/102-8125596-6582552?url=search-alias%3Dsoftware&field-keywords=Microsoft+Office+2003

Answer 8

no the student version will likely be the least expensive you will find.

Answer 9

ill make a copy for u ,... just kidding ... no really..