Comments on: Can I use Microsoft Office 2007 on more than one computer?

By: theDuck

theDuck — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:21:55 +0000

All that proves Ann is that Microsoft would like to sell as many licences as possible. At the end of the day, the reality is that (thankfully) MS has enough brains to realise that the average person can’t afford to pay for a licence for every one of their computers - In effect, at present, when you buy a licence you’re buying a licence for YOU to use the software - which is the way it should be.

Try it and see - M

By: Ann

Ann — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:54:27 +0000

I asked this question of Microsoft as I am purchasing a new computer with vista, but still have my current laptop and a home desktop. The price of the Office programs is quite high and I could not fathom buying multiple copies. Here was their response:

“Thank you for choosing the Microsoft Office Online Store.

All software products, except otherwise noted, are now licensed and registered for installation and use on one computer only. Federal Law strictly prohibits sharing or copying of licensed software from one computer to another.

If you require a software package for use on more than one computer, you will need to purchase individually registered and licensed copies for each computer. Please note that some software packages may be available in a multi pack or volume licensing option. “

By: jeffrey

jeffrey — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:52:35 +0000

b. Portable Device. You may install another copy on a portable device for
use by the single primary user of the licensed device.

taken from http://download.microsoft.com/documents/useterms/Office%20Ultimate_2007_English_9c165bed-f6de-417e-a958-f3728fb7eee2.pdf

I got to this page via Google wondering if I can install to my desktop PC and laptop. The EULA specifically allows this. Hope it helps another user with the same question as me.

By: NJ

NJ — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:35:08 +0000

Did you install MS Office Professional or Home & Student Edition on multiple computers?

By: DuckMan

DuckMan — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:36:05 +0000

Just some extra info - when I first checked it was a 301 from the ‘fake site’ to the real site.

Subsequently when I checked again, it was a 302 to the avantbrowser site..

I’m struggling to understand what they were trying to achieve - and the other information that was dredged up from the DNS records make it even more interesting…

What also puzzles me - 301, 302 or otherwise is how the ‘fake’ site managed to get entirely indexed under their URL - essentially, an exact duplicate of the site they were 301/302ing to..

Correct me if I’m wrong, but as I understand it, this is unusual - a 302 should tell google ‘this is temporary content - don’t index it’ and a 301 should say ‘I’m not here anymore - head over to the realestate site - that’s where I live now’. So to me, the fact they got indexed throws up flags for me that whatever strategy they have used might well have been successful.

By: DuckMan

DuckMan — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:20:14 +0000

Ta John!

By the way, have you seen this thread?

I’m drawing a blank about what their rub is.. you might have some insights..

By: JohnMu

JohnMu — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:12:38 +0000

Wow. I’m just amazed that you can actually use it

http://blogs.business2.com/beta/2007/03/us_government_b.html

FWIW, I still have the whole office working with Office 97. Darn I feel old.