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On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 03:13:59 -0800 (PST), "Man at B&Q"
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On Jan 17, 10:37*am, Mark
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:02:18 -0800 (PST), "Man at B&Q"



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On Jan 14, 7:41*pm, dmc@puffin. (D.M.Chapman) wrote:
In article ,
John Rumm wrote:


they might not do an academic package again. One detail possibly worth
noting on the academic ones, is that once you cease being a student, the
license also ceases. (not that I expect they do anything to enforce this)


Not the case for most of the deals - it is true for software licensed under
MSDNAA though (IIRC).


http://www.software4students.co.uk/S...m_I_Eligible-a...


"You receive Full Professional version software at an academic price for
lifetime use at home only"


Lifetime of what? You or the computer?


Until the next version of Microshaft Office.


Do you say that with any authority?


None at all. I am just being cynical.

Previous version licenses have never been invalidated, AFAIK, by a new
version being released.


But they 'force' you to 'upgrade' somehow.
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