Be Cool, Stay In Skool
Truth is…
The best licensing deals happen to be in place at major universities that have half a clue.
Because of the monopolistic power of most campus bookstores, they naturally have a fantastically captive customer base. Which makes software vendors salivate uncontrollably for 2 basic reasons…
- The enrollment at public universities can easily hit the same level as some of the largest enterprises at 20,000 and up. Sometimes WAAAY up!
- Getting users hooked on a particular piece of software as early as possible means one thing: future revenue
And so the large campus agreements that are in-place with major software vendors like Microsoft, Adobe, et al. means that students can usually get fully licensed copies, as students, for beans.
Think Office for $15, or something sickeningly crazy like that.
But what if you go to Podunk Community College, which doesn’t have the resources, wherewithal, or enough of a clue to negotiate a good campus agreement?
Look no further than The Ultimate Steal!
Despite sounding like the title of a new game show, this is in fact an offer for students of higher-education institutions to purchase a perpetual license of Office Ultimate 2007 for $59.95.
There are 2 basic requirements for eligibility…
- An e-mail address that ends in .edu
- Active enrollment in at least 0.5 course credit
And in a move that should please all the damned foreigners, this offer is also good for the following countries…
And what’s more? All of those other countries have 2 options to choose from.
- Purchase perpetual license for 52 Euros
- Purchase 12 month license for 18 Euros
No whining this time about how they never get anything from Redmond.
Not only that, but there is a blogging contest. A couple of details to make sure your entry isn’t disqualified on a technicality, but there are some decently swank prizes up for grabs…
- $3000 vacation for 2 for Spring Break
- $1000 AMEX gift card
- Xbox 360 Elite
So do yourself a favor and go get your learn on!
Just think…
It’ll only cost you somewhere around $40–80K over 4 years to save $600 bucks.
Now THAT’S a steal!
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