Nobody seems to know what "proof" is required to qualify
for the Students and Teachers Edition of Office. The
educators I spoke with said that they didn't know what
would be expected of them to qualify for the educational
package. Their school principals didn't know, either.

My sister has a 15-year old son in prep school. She passed
on the Students and Teachers Edition because the prep
school didn't know anything about it. She bought a full retail
copy of Office 2003 standard for her son's use.

Perhaps university book stores are conversant with purchasing
the Students and Teachers Edition of Office, but knowledge
of the package seems non-existent at the middle and high
school levels. And at CompUSA, at least, it's marketed on
the shelves along with operating system software...and many
people simply overlook it while browsing for other software.

I use Office Professional. If there were a Students and
Teachers version of Office 12 Professional, I'd consider
returning to school long enough to qualify for the discounted
package, and then demand a refund on tuition. (Grin.)


"JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ...
I used to work for a computer manufacturer. Believe me, I told my clients about it. They needed some sort of
proof that I had to fax back to corporate headquarters. I made sure I saved my clients the $$$ - because it's
what I would have wanted someone to do for me.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Uncle Joe" wrote in message ...
Considering the much lower prices for Students and Teachers
and Academic releases, qualifying persons can simply buy
the latest release of the product without worrying about the
upgrade.

Recently attended a party in which four educators and a school
administrative assistant were in attendance. I queried them on
how their schools' students and teachers qualified for the Student
& Teachers edition. Was there a secret code passed around in
the school? None of them were aware that Microsoft offered
heavily discounted software for teachers, students, and academics.
Two had purchased the full retail version of Office 2003 standard.
They were unhappy to learn of the existence of the Students and
Teachers edition of Office. They all said that there is zero marketing
of Microsoft products in their individual schools. Perhaps the knowledge
doesn't filter down from the district level.

"garfield-n-odie" wrote in message
...
Oh yeah, I forgot the Students and Teachers editions of Office XP and Office 2003 don't qualify for
upgrade. But yes, academic editions don't qualify for upgrade either.

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:

I knew that the Student & Teacher Edition doesn't qualify for upgrades, but
this is also true of academic editions?