License Question: clarification of "non-commercial use" for Office

[MK]

Hi,

I am unsure about the right license for me. My company has given me a windows based computer with office installed. This computer is for my exclusive use and not shared with any other employee. However, I prefer OSX and would write the majority of my work related office documents on my private mac.

I will be getting Office 2008 through you super suite deal. As I have a secondary mac, the 3 licenses of the home version are appealing to me. I don't use Entourage.

Would I need to get the full version or would the home & student version be sufficient in terms of license?

Many thanks and best wishes,
Marcus Kriele

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Hi, <br><br>I am unsure about the right license for me. My company has given
me a windows based computer with office installed. This computer is for my
exclusive use and not shared with any other employee. However, I prefer OSX
and would write the majority of my work related office documents on my
private mac. <br><br>I will be getting Office 2008 through you super suite
deal. As I have a secondary mac, the 3 licenses of the home version are
appealing to me. I don't use Entourage. <br><br>Would I need to get the full
version or would the home &amp; student version be sufficient in terms of
license? <br><br>Many thanks and best wishes, <br>

Without giving ANY legal advice whatsoever, here's the relevant
paragraph from the license, which you can find here:

http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/useterms/

Limitations on Use. The software is not licensed for use in any
commercial, non-profit or revenue-generating business activities.

Now, since that statute of limitations has expired, I'll admit that when
I was at a previous employer, who provided a properly licensed version
of WinOffice for my use, I had absolutely no ethical angst about using
my personal Powerbook and Mac software in preference.

Of course, YMMV. I don't know whether your employer would feel that
doing so exposed the company to any liability.