Where to purchase MS Word ?

thebackbar · 04-02-2020 11:09AM #1

Hello,

I thought this would be an easy answer to find on google, but its evading me !

A friend of mine has asked me where they can purchase MS Word, I cant find a link online to purchase it in euros, is there any bricks and mortar shops that sell it ?

namenotavailablE · 04-02-2020 11:13AM

I'd try eBay. I've previously purchased a legitimate copy of Office 2007 there.

I'm not sure how widely available the 'old discs' method of purchasing is, but possibly try somewhere like Soundstore or maybe Harvey Norman?

1dave123 · 04-02-2020 11:14AM

Hi

I don't think I have ever seen MS Word sold separately - it is usually part of the Office Suite. However ... does your friend really need MS Word ?

LibreOffice is a free alternative, is excellent and is almost identical to Word.

Hope this helps

thebackbar · 04-02-2020 11:22AM

thanks for the suggestions folks, i did suggest libre office but they insisted they wanted ms office.

Morpork · 04-02-2020 11:27AM

https://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/p/office-home-student-2019/cfq7ttc0k7c8?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab

That's direct from Microsoft online, in Euros as per your initial search.

Office Home & Student doesn't include Outlook, just so you're aware. You'd need Home & Business for that.

PommieBast · 04-02-2020 11:29AM

thebackbar wrote: »

thanks for the suggestions folks, i did suggest libre office but they insisted they wanted ms office.

These days (at least for home users) MS Office is subscription-based.

Try http://www.scan.co.uk

3102derek · 04-02-2020 11:54AM

you can get a reseller key for office2016 on ebay.

Got one lat week for €9

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unkel · 10-02-2020 05:39PM

3102derek wrote: »

you can get a reseller key for office2016 on ebay.

Got one lat week for €9

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Yes they will most likely work. At least for a while. They are not valid licenses though. The person selling it to you is not allowed to sell it under the terms that they got the license from Microsoft (typically students or start up companies)

If you want an illegal version of Office, why not just save yourself the €9 and install a hacked one? :rolleyes:

Johnboy1951 · 11-02-2020 10:11AM

thebackbar wrote: »

thanks for the suggestions folks, i did suggest libre office but they insisted they wanted ms office.

As a matter of interest (as a LibreOffice user) what was the reason they wanted MS Office and not Libre Office?

Had they previously used LO?
Was it some incompatibility?
Maybe some specific MS functions in MS Office?

.... just wondering .....

yoyo · 11-02-2020 02:30PM

Mod Hi folks, I've removed links to ebay key resellers which are likely illegally resold MSDN keys and could very likely deactivate down the line in if Microsoft catch on. Please refrain from linking such sellers (if the price is too good to be true, then it probably is dodgy).

un5byh7sqpd2x0 · 11-02-2020 02:32PM

PommieBast wrote: »

These days (at least for home users) MS Office is subscription-based.

No, not it is not.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/p/office-home-student-2019/cfq7ttc0k7c8?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab

thebackbar · 11-02-2020 04:47PM

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

As a matter of interest (as a LibreOffice user) what was the reason they wanted MS Office and not Libre Office?

Had they previously used LO?
Was it some incompatibility?
Maybe some specific MS functions in MS Office?

.... just wondering .....

They perceived it as less usable, they flat out wanted MS office

PommieBast · 12-02-2020 10:18AM

Cheyenne Shaggy Someone wrote: »

No, not it is not.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/p/office-home-student-2019/cfq7ttc0k7c8?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab

That surprises me. Is a non-student 2020 version expected?

thebackbar wrote: »

There perceived it as less usable, they flat out wanted MS office

Not surprised. Even relatively recent versions of LibreOffice are not great for opening MS Office files. Seems to screw up horribly when any fancy layout options are used.

un5byh7sqpd2x0 · 16-02-2020 06:23PM

PommieBast wrote: »

That surprises me. Is a non-student 2020 version expected?

Office 2019 is the current version, 2016 was the previous one.

Home and Business - https://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/p/office-home-business-2019/cfq7ttc0k7cq?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab

Where to purchase MS Word ?

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