10¢ a day for an operating system that you'll be using daily for the next 3-4 years is too much?
Does not align with this:
miir wrote:If you know a student, you can get windows7 for like $30-$40
Running a student version if you're not a student is no more legal than running a pirated version, or even a technet version.
Pick a side.
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$159 for Windows Home Premium over 4 years works out to roughly 10¢ per day.
Running a student version if you're not a student is no more legal than running a pirated version
Pirated software is 100% not legal.
Software obtained via Microsoft's student purchase prgram is 100% legal.
There is no stipulation that you must be a student to use a copy of Windows obtained though the student purchase plan. The only requisite to purchase is a valid student email address (which I happen to have).
I've got 99 problems and I'm not dealing with any of them - Lay-Z
Promotion Eligibility:
This offer is good only to eligible students who attend an educational institution geographically located in the United States. This offer is non-transferable. One of each product may be purchased per eligible student (but not required).
The following conditions serve to define student eligibility for the Promotion:
1. .edu: Individual must possess a valid e-mail address at a U.S. educational institution which contains the domain suffix .edu; OR
Pre-Approved School List: Enrolled in a U.S. educational institution included on the pre-approved school list; OR
Submission of school enrollment: Submit verifiable school enrollment via the validation process; AND
2. Individual must be a student at a U.S. educational institution and must be actively enrolled in at least 0.5 course credit and be able to provide proof of enrollment upon request.
Microsoft or an appointed vendor may contact you to verify that you are a current student. If documentation is not provided indicating that you are a current student, you will be liable to reimburse Microsoft for the difference between what you paid and the estimated retail price of the software.
Microsoft, in their sole discretion, may accept other forms of validation to determine eligibility in lieu of a valid e-mail address when one is not available.
hmm, maybe the requirements in Canuckistan are different...can you even participate in that offer from Canada?
Boogahz wrote:Just having the email address isn't enough based on the Terms and Conditions of the offer. That makes you a Pirate! ARRRRR
Hehe, you have to take a certain number of courses to be given the email address.
You ignore the AND before:
2. Individual must be a student at a U.S. educational institution and must be actively enrolled in at least 0.5 course credit and be able to provide proof of enrollment upon request.
Does your family have any history of piracy Miir? On the high seas? It could be something deeply rooted in your ancestry that makes it hard to break free from.
