Basically they’d prefer that you use a cheap version of Excel or PowerPoint at home, rather than try a competing product. The intent behind the service is to leverage Microsoft’s product strength in the business community and encourage you to use the same products at home. It’s offered to people who use Microsoft Office at their place of work. Microsoft’s Home Use Program is an interesting plan that allows eligible candidates to buy Microsoft products at a very significant discount, to the point where it’s almost free.
But for those of you that are already enrolled in school or planning to enroll soon, make sure to check with your University’s IT department to see if your school has a licensing agreement with Microsoft. Obviously getting an education these days is very expensive and the software you get is just a perk. Most MBA programs will offer you either a free or heavily discounted copy of the software because Excel training tends to be prominent part of the MBA experience. When I came to UCLA Anderson for my MBA, I was able to download the Microsoft Office suite for a very small fee. Microsoft has relationships with various with different universities, but UW has a special place both because of the fact that Bill Gates used to ride his bike through campus when he was younger. When I went to college at the University of Washington, our college had a partnership with Microsoft that allowed all eligible students to download nearly all of the latest Microsoft programs for free. There’s really only one legitimate way to download the full version of Microsoft Excel for free: through an academic license. Use an Academic LicenseĬost: Free or heavily discounted (varies by school) Therefore, even if you were considering pirating the software, I would still advise you to consider one of the legitimate means of downloading Excel below.
There are several drawbacks to using an unauthorized copy of Microsoft software: Microsoft’s anti-piracy is becoming more and more effective at preventing illegal use, pirated software and the websites they come from often contains viruses, and you won’t be able to get software updates from the Microsoft in the future. My post below only covers legitimate means of acquiring Excel. There’s a possibility that you’ve arrived at this page with the intent of pirating a copy of Microsoft Excel or Office.
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