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ekrem415
When I graduate will I be able to use a STANDARD upgrade to upgrade my
Teacher Student Edition of Microsoft Office 2004?
Teacher Student Edition of Microsoft Office 2004?
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Barry Wainwright [MVP]
It's a little ambiguous.
The S&T edition is not eligible for an upgrade, but the requirements for the
upgrade of O2004 state any previous version of office or the individual
apps. In theory this includes S&T editions.
So, it seems that the upgrade version of Offcie 2004 can be used to upgrade
an S&T edition, but that's no guarantee that Office 2008 will allow the same
upgrade path.
J
John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]
Technically, "No." The reason the Student and Teacher version is so cheap
is that it is not allowed to be upgraded.
Legally, that is...
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is that it is not allowed to be upgraded.
Legally, that is...
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Jim Gordon MVP
Hi,
It could make a difference what education institution is involved.
An explicit term of the agreement with SUNY (State University of New York)
units that participate (not all of them are covered) is that students who
attend 4 years are eligible to receive free product upgrades while they are
in attendance.
When they graduate (and they do have graduate to be eligible) they are
eligible for upgrade pricing.
If both the 4 yr and graduation requirements are not met, then eligibility
is not available.
-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP
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It could make a difference what education institution is involved.
An explicit term of the agreement with SUNY (State University of New York)
units that participate (not all of them are covered) is that students who
attend 4 years are eligible to receive free product upgrades while they are
in attendance.
When they graduate (and they do have graduate to be eligible) they are
eligible for upgrade pricing.
If both the 4 yr and graduation requirements are not met, then eligibility
is not available.
-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP
Quoting from "John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]"
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Barry Wainwright [MVP]
This is why my answer was "it's ambiguous".
The standard phrase is that "S&T edition does not qualify for upgrade, you
have to buy the full pack again".
However, the OP was asking about using S&T as a basis for buying the
standard upgrade pack, and that is permitted.
This page:
Upgrade Eligibility <http://www.microsoft.com/mac/howtobuy.aspx?pid=upgrade>
States the eligibility for the standard upgrade pack as:
Note those words on the end - "including promotional bundles". Isn't S&T a
promotional bundle?
I think it is a legal basis for the upgrade, but the OP should note that the
standard edition will only give them one licensed copy, not the three
licenses that S&T has.
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The standard phrase is that "S&T edition does not qualify for upgrade, you
have to buy the full pack again".
However, the OP was asking about using S&T as a basis for buying the
standard upgrade pack, and that is permitted.
This page:
Upgrade Eligibility <http://www.microsoft.com/mac/howtobuy.aspx?pid=upgrade>
States the eligibility for the standard upgrade pack as:
Note those words on the end - "including promotional bundles". Isn't S&T a
promotional bundle?
I think it is a legal basis for the upgrade, but the OP should note that the
standard edition will only give them one licensed copy, not the three
licenses that S&T has.
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Microsoft MVP (see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com for details)
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CyberTaz
Notice, also, that it doesn't stipulate *Standard* or *Professional* Suites
Only, either... Nor does it stipulate "Except S/T". Another example of the
ambiguity FWIW, I tend to side with Barry & Jim on this one - and with John,
too...
There is no upgrade path from one S/T release to another S/T release, but
the S/T package *can* be used to upgrade to Std or Pro. That's my story &
I'm stickin' to it!
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
Only, either... Nor does it stipulate "Except S/T". Another example of the
ambiguity FWIW, I tend to side with Barry & Jim on this one - and with John,
too...
There is no upgrade path from one S/T release to another S/T release, but
the S/T package *can* be used to upgrade to Std or Pro. That's my story &
I'm stickin' to it!
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
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Barry Wainwright [MVP]
Notice, also, that it doesn't stipulate *Standard* or *Professional* Suites
Only, either... Nor does it stipulate "Except S/T". Another example of the
ambiguity FWIW, I tend to side with Barry & Jim on this one - and with John,
too...
There is no upgrade path from one S/T release to another S/T release, but
the S/T package *can* be used to upgrade to Std or Pro. That's my story &
I'm stickin' to it!
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
That's my reading too.
Now, the next question is, can a single ST edition be used to provide the
basis for three standard upgrade packs? <g>
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CyberTaz
Picky, Picky, Picky... Why can't ya' just leave well-enough alone?
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
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Barry Wainwright [MVP]
Picky, Picky, Picky... Why can't ya' just leave well-enough alone?
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
Because I'm an MVP - asking awkward questions is in the job description!
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CyberTaz
Thanks for the reminder ;-)
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
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John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]
Yep, I would go with that too... You may be able to use the S/T edition to
qualify for a special price to purchase the full version. But that depends
on any deal between your educational institution and Microsoft.
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qualify for a special price to purchase the full version. But that depends
on any deal between your educational institution and Microsoft.
Notice, also, that it doesn't stipulate *Standard* or *Professional* Suites
Only, either... Nor does it stipulate "Except S/T". Another example of the
ambiguity FWIW, I tend to side with Barry & Jim on this one - and with John,
too...
There is no upgrade path from one S/T release to another S/T release, but
the S/T package *can* be used to upgrade to Std or Pro. That's my story &
I'm stickin' to it!
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
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