Vista - Safety First: Beefing Up Anti-Piracy Features in Microsoft Office

The latest version of Microsoft Office can help update a resume, get a grip on a household budget or speed up work on a school paper. But times are tough. In search of a bargain, it’s tempting to run a quick search online and find a sealed copy of the standard Microsoft Office 2007 suite, which usually sells for $400 package, for $200. A couple more clicks and it’s in the mail.
Too good to be true? Most likely, yes. In fact, it’s so good, it’s probably either counterfeit or pirated.

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Safety First: Beefing Up Anti-Piracy Features in Microsoft Office: As the piracy trade becomes more sophisticated, the Microsoft Office Genuine Advantage program adopts an end-to-end approach to protect Office customers from the risks of counterfeit

Here is a deal for you....I've got and on 3 PC's as well. Check this link out. I paid $59.95 plus $5 for on line backup/reinstall and $13 for hard copy. All said and done for less than $80 I have office ultimate 2007 + office accounting 2008.

http://www.microsoft.com/student/dis...s/default.aspx

There is a catch to this, you have to have a valid email address with the suffix .edu. There is a few other exceptions to this as well.

Yep, nice - if you are eligible.