• #3507
    Refresh Thread
    By: one random winner x Show Full Post
    Reply
    Hey all, what's the cheapest legal way to get MS Word, just Word.
    Jan 26, 2010 12:20pm PST
    toggle
    Hey all, what's the cheapest legal way to get MS Word, just Word. : one random winner

    Thread Truncated. Click to see all 26 replies.

    • toggle
      30 day demo, re-ghost your clean windows every 30 days : Ender.Wiggin
      • toggle
        That's not really legal : OverloadUT
        • That's not really not legal : homeboyJimThis person is cool!
        • toggle
          but is it really illegal? : mrtonyThis person is cool!
          • toggle
            Harboring ghosts is illegal, yes. : OverloadUT
            • lol : JohnnyRey
      • well, he has a point. : atom519This person is cool!
    • http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-us/default.aspx if you're a student : crummynzThis person is cool!
    • toggle
      you can download the office2010 beta for free. I think it expires in june? : IwannaacuraThis person is cool!
      • toggle
        Probably will go this route for now, got poor ass client who doesn't have the money to pay me, let alone ... : one random winner
        • If they're a student they can get the whole 2007 office ultimate for $65 from www.theultimatesteal.com : ProziumThis person is cool!
      • In June? I'm using this right now.... I guess I should start planning on what to use after it goes away.... : Begawkiness
      • Maybe for longer since the release is being pushed back due to legal troubles, no? : KleboldThis person is cool!
      • No proofing tools! (if you find some, let me know!) : kershner25
      • October this year actually. : Sailor of Fortune
    • toggle
      Google Docs or Open Office : dudehoyt
      • Bingo! : dumb.
      • toggle
        I guess Open Office can be a workable substitute for Word, but that's the only part of OO that doesn't su... : EbuThis person is cool!
        • Pretty much. : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!
      • Yeah for real. Unless you've got something extremely specific that only Word can do, Open Office is proba... : leadgold
    • toggle
      which version? : RikiTiki2
      • toggle
        Probably doesn't really matter as long as it can open everything, I'd say '03 at the oldest. : one random winner
        • Open Office can open all of the Microsoft Office documents as far as I know. : h o s t i l e
        • If you only want to read things, just download the viewer program. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/... : Johnny LawThis person is cool!
    • Open Office. For most of your regular functions it's exactly the same. : JediDwag