[Offtopic] MS Office $75 for uni students

[Mark Scott]

Sounds like a hoax only because Microsoft's track record of doing
something so sensible is not great.

95% of Uni students use an illegal copy of Office. Most of the $75 would
be pure profit for the company.

Mark Scott

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>>> Charles Clarke<cfc at beaconhills.vic.edu.au> 03/06/07 08:55am >>>
>Smells very like a scam to me.  Has anyone verified this... apart from
the claims on the site quoted?
>Cheers
>Charlie

It was in yesterday's Age with quotes from Microsoft representatives.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/home-office/uni-students-get-office-2007-f
or-75/2007/03/05/1172943327075.html


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