

Microsoft's says goodbye to Office 2003





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RE: Mutter mutter
By kamel5547 on 6/20/2007 1:35:49 PM , Rating: 2
I really wodner why people buy OEM editions of Office... the retail edition is expensive, granted, but the OEM is very close in price.

Take Office 2007 pro, the OEM ( price) is $304.90, while the full version at Amazon is 424.99. The difference isn't that large, and given the fact you will be able to re-install the software when you replace your PC (probably in 3 years) you actually save money and gain the stability of being able to use that version for a long time. In reality most people just want to be able to create compatible documents and don't care if their Office version is 1 or 2 versions old.

RE: Mutter mutter
By peritusONE on 6/20/2007 2:40:37 PM , Rating: 2

Wow, I wish I had as much money as you. Because $120 seems like a hell of a difference to me. Besides, that's for one license. When you start talking about volume licensing and the like, that $120 difference will turn into a heck of a lot of money saved.

RE: Mutter mutter
By mjrpes3 on 6/21/2007 3:32:16 AM , Rating: 2
You can't install the OEM version of Office on a computer different than the one you initially installed it on. You buy a new computer, the software stays with the old one.

So, if you upgrade or change computers often, retail is the way to go.


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