The Ultimate Steal?
by Volker Weber
As part of Microsoft Corp.’s commitment to education, the company is re-introducing The Ultimate Steal program this school year, inviting students who are actively enrolled at educational institutions to purchase Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 at a low student price of $59.95 (U.S.).
And I thought stealing did not involve money transfer.
Comments
So you haven't seen Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels then?
Tom to Nick the Greek: "It's a deal, it's a steal, it's the Sale of the f*****g Century"
Maybe it's a matter of whose perspective is taken.
Clearly, MS is stealing money from the kids.
Students could take a look at OpenOffice.org to get a point-and-click office suite for free.
TeX/LaTeX/Emacs have also been free for ages – in case you are writing really large and complex documents.
And, as a sidenote, Apple's iWork goes for 79,-
The bottom line is that there are enough free/cheap alternatives that deliver a stable and productive work environment. Why bother taking MSO? (And I don't count "because everybody got it" as a strong argument")
/k
Why would I want it?
Perhaps some sort of removal fee?