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karudzo · karudzo #1 (**permalink**)

12-21-2006, 07:58 PM

I was given a certificate (due to a recent business trip) to buy $200 from Microsoft's Employee Store, at their employee prices, which are about 10% of the retail price. Any suggestions on what I should get?

I'm thinking of Office 2004 for Mac among other things- is that worth getting, since it's PPC based?

scooter · scooter #2 (**permalink**)

12-21-2006, 08:19 PM

is there an expiration on the certificate? if not, i'd wait and get the updated office edition when they go universal.

PowerBookG4 · PowerBookG4 #3 (**permalink**)

12-21-2006, 09:16 PM

Maybe windows so you can install it in bootcamp or parallels... it may be useful one day.

karudzo · karudzo #4 (**permalink**)

12-22-2006, 06:15 AM

Expires at the end of March.

mynameis · mynameis #5 (**permalink**)

12-22-2006, 06:17 AM

Got a link to the employee store? Do they have hardware?

caribiner23 · caribiner23 #6 (**permalink**)

12-22-2006, 09:19 AM

Are you going to the online Microsoft Store or to the actual Employee Store in Redmond?

You need a special access code to get to the online Microsoft Store. (I have access through my employer.)

The online Microsoft store carries much less inventory than the actual shop on the Microsoft campus in Redmond. I haven't been to the campus in several years, but I imagine they have Xbox items there. I know they had almost every MS product for sale at tremendous discounts when I was last there.

On the online store, aside from the expected software (and only a few products at that) they have a few games and accessories, and that's about it.

I would second the recommendation for a copy of XP for Parallels or Boot Camp.

Good luck and let us know how it turns out!

Ice Cream Man · Ice Cream Man #7 (**permalink**)

12-22-2006, 09:25 AM

[slow motion]nnnnnooooooooo!!!!![/slow motion]

Don't get Office 04, when Office 07 is due in summer. Although I don't know if it will be universal yet.
NVM expires in march,

get something fun. New the new MS keyboard and mouse for Apple. I don't know there has to be something more fun than Office.

Can you get multiple things, within the 200?

surfwax95 · surfwax95 #8 (**permalink**)

12-22-2006, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by karudzo

Expires at the end of March.

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Ice Cream Man · Ice Cream Man #9 (**permalink**)

12-22-2006, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ice Cream Man

NVM expires in march,

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karudzo · karudzo #10 (**permalink**)

12-22-2006, 02:53 PM

The certificate is for the online store. Thanks for the suggestions. We're on a very tight budget, but were thinking of going for Office 2004 (since the cert expires before 2007 will be out for Mac). Does anyone have comments on using this on Mac?

caribiner23 · caribiner23 #11 (**permalink**)

12-22-2006, 03:33 PM

Office 2004 is a good choice. It runs fine on my iBook G4 (1 GB of memory), so you should be in good shape.

I imagine you'll have money left over, so poke around and see what else you could get! :mac:

scooter #2 (permalink)
Member Since: May 12, 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 539 Mac Specs: Macbook Pro 2.6 GHz, 4 GB, 200 GB, 256MB Vid	12-21-2006, 08:19 PM is there an expiration on the certificate? if not, i'd wait and get the updated office edition when they go universal. From a G4 400MHz to an Intel Mac Mini to iMac Core Duo to a Macbook Pro 2.6GHz.............gotta love Apple!
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caribiner23 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 06, 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,404 Mac Specs: Macbook; iBook G4 12"; iPod 5G 30GB; iPod Shuffle 1GB	12-22-2006, 09:19 AM Are you going to the online Microsoft Store or to the actual Employee Store in Redmond? You need a special access code to get to the online Microsoft Store. (I have access through my employer.) The online Microsoft store carries much less inventory than the actual shop on the Microsoft campus in Redmond. I haven't been to the campus in several years, but I imagine they have Xbox items there. I know they had almost every MS product for sale at tremendous discounts when I was last there. On the online store, aside from the expected software (and only a few products at that) they have a few games and accessories, and that's about it. I would second the recommendation for a copy of XP for Parallels or Boot Camp. Good luck and let us know how it turns out! Cheap Date Show: Real people. Real food. Real date.
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Ice Cream Man #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 30, 2006 Location: Camp Douglas WI, for now Posts: 250 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 15, 1Gb RAM, 100GBHD, 2 Perfoma636CD, Apple, Apple IIe, + 2 PC, XP Pro 64bit, & ThinkPad	12-22-2006, 09:25 AM [slow motion]nnnnnooooooooo!!!!![/slow motion] Don't get Office 04, when Office 07 is due in summer. Although I don't know if it will be universal yet. NVM expires in march, get something fun. New the new MS keyboard and mouse for Apple. I don't know there has to be something more fun than Office. Can you get multiple things, within the 200? Last edited by Ice Cream Man; 12-22-2006 at 09:28 AM.
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caribiner23 #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 06, 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,404 Mac Specs: Macbook; iBook G4 12"; iPod 5G 30GB; iPod Shuffle 1GB	12-22-2006, 03:33 PM Office 2004 is a good choice. It runs fine on my iBook G4 (1 GB of memory), so you should be in good shape. I imagine you'll have money left over, so poke around and see what else you could get! :mac: Cheap Date Show: Real people. Real food. Real date.
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karudzo #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 27, 2006 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 445 Mac Specs: Macbook Pro 17" 2.6GHz 4GB RAM	12-21-2006, 07:58 PM I was given a certificate (due to a recent business trip) to buy $200 from Microsoft's Employee Store, at their employee prices, which are about 10% of the retail price. Any suggestions on what I should get? I'm thinking of Office 2004 for Mac among other things- is that worth getting, since it's PPC based?
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karudzo #4 (permalink)
Member Since: May 27, 2006 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 445 Mac Specs: Macbook Pro 17" 2.6GHz 4GB RAM	12-22-2006, 06:15 AM Expires at the end of March.
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mynameis #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 3,378	12-22-2006, 06:17 AM Got a link to the employee store? Do they have hardware?
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karudzo #10 (permalink)
Member Since: May 27, 2006 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 445 Mac Specs: Macbook Pro 17" 2.6GHz 4GB RAM	12-22-2006, 02:53 PM The certificate is for the online store. Thanks for the suggestions. We're on a very tight budget, but were thinking of going for Office 2004 (since the cert expires before 2007 will be out for Mac). Does anyone have comments on using this on Mac?
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