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| Thread ID: 33818 | 2003-05-26 09:40:00 | Microsoft Licensing and Students? | cyberchuck (173) | Press F1 |
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| 147667 | 2003-05-26 09:40:00 | Hey Just a question. Why is it that only university and/or tertiary students are classed as students for Microsoft Academic Products?? Why can't teenagers like me who get Student discounts at the movies and on public transport make use of Microsoft Academic Licensing?? Thanks CyberChuck |
cyberchuck (173) | ||
| 147668 | 2003-05-26 10:11:00 | u should be able to... the only thing is..u have to have a valid student id... or a offical letter from the principal on a school letterheard and not a photocopied signature...and they class u as able to get microsoft acadmic products A friend of mine did it successfully with a letter...and others i know use student ids... |
csinclair83 (200) | ||
| 147669 | 2003-05-26 10:21:00 | Because if you are school then you are only a PUPIL not a student, despite common useage of the word :D | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 147670 | 2003-05-26 11:22:00 | Just give it a go with your Can-DO card if you want. It might work or it might not. Either way what you can get when at highschool is rather limited. I just got myself Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 for free and legally. Microsoft Campus Agreement is good. I agree with Terry as well. You're a pupil. |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
| 147671 | 2003-05-26 11:57:00 | oh dear the young..........they have no patience do they, ;) When we're young we want to older, when we are old we want to be younger. *patience you will learn yes, when the time is right you will know and only then will you truly come to know the right time* ****yoda has spoken**** Mind you the way some of the stores advertise MS Academic Products I don't think you would have any trouble buying at those prices. There was one advert I saw that implied that if you just said you were a student would be enough. Don't know anyone that bought any though. sam m |
sam m (517) | ||
| 147672 | 2003-05-26 12:09:00 | Seriously, how many 14 year olds are going to buy a Microsoft product, or could even afford to buy a Microsoft product, discounted or not. You aren't in a target market, they are relying on your parents already having purchased an OEM computer and having the software. And another friendly reminder that post-signing is a waste of time. |
whiskeytangofoxtrot (438) | ||
| 147673 | 2003-05-26 19:09:00 | > And another friendly reminder that post-signing is a > waste of time. question: what's 'post-signing'? |
sam m (517) | ||
| 147674 | 2003-05-26 20:08:00 | > Seriously, how many 14 year olds are going to buy a Microsoft product, > or could even afford to buy a Microsoft product, discounted or not. > > You aren't in a target market, they are relying on your parents already > having purchased an OEM computer and having the software. > > And another friendly reminder that post-signing is a waste of time. I dunno.. I have the money to get WinXP Prof for both my computers at the moment - I've been making use of my dad's "student" status to get academic products though. It's just someone informed me that you can only use Microsoft Academic Products provided only the "student" uses it and that once the "student" has finished their studies they have to upgrade to full version... What gave you the idea I was 14? > What's post-signing? Leaving your name down the bottom of a post - kinda like leaving your signature down the bottom of a letter... Like: CyberChuck |
cyberchuck (173) | ||
| 147675 | 2003-05-26 20:40:00 | Thanks CC, Does that mean that the Academic Version has some sort of time limit embedded or is it a 'no frills' version. I cant see anyone in their right mind willingly going out and buying the full version as soon as they lose the 'student' status if the academic version is the same as normal retail version. > > What's post-signing? > Leaving your name down the bottom of a post - kinda > like leaving your signature down the bottom of a > letter... Like: > > > CyberChuck I wonder why wtf said it is a waste of time? Whose time is wasted? His for the extra millisecond it takes to read it or mine for the extra 1 second to type it. Oh well he did say it was a friendly reminder. Point noted. sam m *oops I did it again sam m |
sam m (517) | ||
| 147676 | 2003-05-26 20:48:00 | I'd say post signing = friendlyness, no harm surely? | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
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