Posted on 10/23/2009 1:22:08 PM PDT by aft_lizard
Thought I would bring an fyi to freeper students and educators who have a valid .edu address.
Microsoft has a time limited offer for Windows 7 and MS Office. You can purchase Windows 7 Professional upgrade version for 29.99 and MS Office for 59.95.
Some schools have a partnership deal with MS and some others don't with this you can purchase software at the price the partner schools receive it. This is a time limited offer though as it ends on Jan 3, 2010.
Even non-students can get a .edu email address at this site:
http://mail.australia.edu/userhome/login/
a lot of folks aren’t having success, I guess: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/windows-7-student-upgrade-installer-not-working-for-many/
My wife might still have her old student email. Hmmmm, looks like I may just score a deal.
Just checked my daughters email addy. Now I am waiting for her to get home to see if she/I am eligble :)
Doesn’t work. Once signed up you get a screen that states the alternate email (my actual email) has to be confirmed before I can use my .edu email address. But there’s no link to confirmation, and no email sent to the alternate through which I can confirm.
Well, this is off to a fine start for Microsoft, isn’t it?
I’ll bet the part that took your thirty bucks worked.
Ping
Dang. I have a coworker who says he successfully used his australia.edu email address to get 2 licenses of Win7.
I'm told I'm to confirm my alternate email before I can be approved. It gives me no address to which to write, nor do I get an email in my inbox to reply to. And the links are for changes or log out only.
Here's what I got when I did that:
Your email address has been confirmed. An administrator must manually approve your account. This will occur within 24-48 hours. Thank you for your patience.
I did. That's my point. I provided my home email address I've used for years.
WTF Does your crappy OS have to do with an INFORMATIVE thread about a deal for people who WANT Windows 7?
Seriously grow up and become mature for once in your life.
Now why don’t you be a good boy, and take your rubbish elsewhere eh?
Does the Zer0 (Hate) White(y) House use M$ or that commie Linux stuff that IBM uses?
It has to be a certifiable .edu AND a real email because you have to reply back to the email they send.
I submitted my request a couple weeks ago, I guess I need to make the purchase.....
Interesting - leaving us poor homeschoolers out in the cold since we don’t have an .edu....
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