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DEPRECATED PAGE. Grads used to have to buy Office if they wanted it on their personal computers. Microsoft has since changed their licensing of O365. |
When you don't have to buy the software
MS Office can be installed for free on any Cornell "institution-owned" computer, due to Cornell's license agreement with Microsoft. (A Cornell "institution-owned" computer is any computer purchased with any Cornell funds, or given to the University). University licensed software needs to be removed if the computer ownership is transferred.
Buying the software for use on YOUR computer
Office 365
As a student, you can get Office 365 for $80 for 4 years, including version coverage:
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Office 365 questions: Let us know if you find answers, please.
- Fat-client installs for Mac and Windows?
- What happens at 4-year expiration?
- If fat-client installs, do they continue working (frozen at the version you last updated to when you were within the 4-year term), and just access to MS Live gets cut off?
Traditional Office 2013
Office 2013 at the Campus store - $140
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Historical note: The Campus store used to (recently!) sell Office (Office 2010) for $40. That's a big change in price!
Tentative idea, if possible: Buying the software for Chem grad's use
Work out a special arrangement in which Chemistry Graduate students can get the full MS Office suite for $9.95 for use on the grad's personally-owned computer. (Being worked on, Sept 2013.)
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