Microsoft Ultimate Deal

[babieruthiee]

I am interested in purchasing the Microsoft Ultimate Deal. it's priced at

$59. I've seen them elsewhere for about $500. Is there a catch somewhere

for why the price is so low? I am a starving student and can't afford to be

taken by a scam. I own a Dell Vista laptop. Does anyone know the pros and

cons in purchasing this product at this price?



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thanks a bunch

 

[Daddy]

Perhaps you mean the Ultimate Steal? This is a legitimate offer from

Microsoft to bona fide students like yourself. The software you receive is

the same as you would buy in a store, only the price is much less.



Why does Microsoft do this? Is it because a huge corporation has a soft spot

for starving students? Hardly. It's because once you get used to working

with Office, and once you have a large collection of files created with

Office, you are less likely to want to use another office suite (like Corel

or Open Office) once you graduate.



By getting you 'hooked' on Office at an early age, Microsoft hopes to create

a future market for itself. Like the campus drug dealer.



Just be sure you are buying the genuine Ultimate Steal. Get it here:

http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-us/default.aspx



Daddy



"babieruthiee" wrote in message

news:1F5644D9-96F2-4091-B36A-0CC162090E8C@microsoft.com...

>I am interested in purchasing the Microsoft Ultimate Deal. it's priced at

> $59. I've seen them elsewhere for about $500. Is there a catch somewhere

> for why the price is so low? I am a starving student and can't afford to

> be

> taken by a scam. I own a Dell Vista laptop. Does anyone know the pros

> and

> cons in purchasing this product at this price?

>

> --

> thanks a bunch