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Microsoft Home Office 2010 for 3 Users $99 Delivered at Dick Smith Online Only

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Microsoft Home Office 2010 for 3 Users $99 Delivered at Dick Smith Online Only
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jashjash on 17/10/2011 - 15:59 dicksmith.com.au (1075 clicks)
Last edited 20/10/2011 - 02:33 by 1 other user

I thought these were normally around $120+, but available for $99 delivered.

Details from the website:
Success starts at home with programs that work together smoothly. Easy-to-use tools help you express your ideas, solve problems, and simplify everyday projects-from creating schoolwork that stands out to managing home finances-with convenient ways to post and then access documents from virtually any PC. The Microsoft Office Home & Student 2010 suite includes Word 2010, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, and OneNote 2010.

EDIT: removed the excessive text

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Mod: Deal is still available as of 01:32 20/10/2011. Removed expiry.

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  • bretprew on 17/10/2011 - 16:01
    -2

    Open source lovers deploying in 5…4…3…2…1…

  • llama on 17/10/2011 - 16:03
    -3

    Does Office 2010 still have that useless "ribbon" toolbar thing like Office 2007?

    Waste of space, cannot be customised, and things that you most commonly use are hidden from you. So annoying and invasive… and takes up massive amounts of screen space which is critical on devices like Netbooks (even at 1920x1080 it wastes SOOooooo much space)! I ended up staying with Office 2003 rather than stepping backwards to 2007.

    • scrimshaw on 17/10/2011 - 16:06

      http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/19323/bring-office-2003-menus…

      UBitMenu is free for personal use, and available at a very reasonable price for businesses. If you’re using Office 2007 and not a fan of the Ribbon, UBitMenu works for it as well.

    • lolcoaster on 17/10/2011 - 16:08
      +2

      Takes a little bit of relearning but only Luddites continue to hate on the Ribbon UI ;)

      • CarbonTwelve on 17/10/2011 - 16:11
        +1

        Yup. Almost everyone always resists change, but once you get used to it it's fine.

      • llama on 17/10/2011 - 16:19
        +2

        I've used Office 2007 every day of my life since 2007. It's 4 years later, and I still hate the ribbon. I am certainly not a luddite, but when I make changes, I like to move FOREWARDS.

        I'm one of those people who has customised toolbars in all my programs - the things that I use are on my toolbars, not the things that the software developer deems that I might use.

        It's not the Ribbon INTERFACE that is the problem - it's the inability to customise it.

        • CarbonTwelve on 17/10/2011 - 16:22
          +3

          Ummm… The ribbon can be customised. If anything it's a lot more customisable as you can create plugins to add custom controls to the ribbon as well.

        • llama on 17/10/2011 - 16:26
          +1

          CarbonTwelve:

          Direct from Microsoft:

          Things you can't do
          Add to or rearrange the commands on the Ribbon.
          Change or remove a command or group on the Ribbon.

          http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/can-i-customize-…

        • choofa on 17/10/2011 - 16:58

          In Office 2010 you can customise the ribbon as much as you want.

        • CarbonTwelve on 17/10/2011 - 17:10
          +1

          Yup, exactly. See here: http://www.groovypost.com/howto/microsoft/customize-the-offi…

        • scrimshaw on 17/10/2011 - 17:48

          I actually like the Ribbon interface, then again, I'm not a power user who knows all his keyboard shortcuts to consider ditching the point-and-click UI.

          Older users tend to prefer the classic interface (more resistant to change). My brother and parents loathe the ribbon interface and always asked me if I could change it for them, so I just suggested UbitMenu.

        • jesseboy89 on 17/10/2011 - 18:26
          +1

          Pick up a dictionary, that will help you move 'forward'.

        • Natura on 17/10/2011 - 18:35

          If you don't like the ribbon, use quick access toolbars. If you don't like quick access toolbars…then…take a break, go outside… and play monopoly..like a boss

          http://memebase.com/2011/03/12/memes-i-wanna-be-the-shoe/

        • llama on 17/10/2011 - 21:45

          Thanks, choofa and CarbonTwelve - It's excellent that Microsoft have finally made the ribbon customisable in Office 2010. As you can understand, many people's bad experience with Office 2007 has really tarnished their opinion of the ribbon. Pity it took them so long to fix it.

          Now, if only I could find the spellcheck in the OzBargain Comment Dialog's Ribbon, then I could solve my occasional typos… nothing worse that attracting attention, eh!

      • Daabido on 17/10/2011 - 16:22

        The Ribbon is further testament to the fact that Microsoft spends billions of dollars a year in R&D and still can't make something that is simple, elegant and doesn't make me want to lose my lunch.

    • MementoMori on 17/10/2011 - 17:25

      Why neg Llama - I agree! The ribbon sucks IMO.

  • muzzamo on 17/10/2011 - 16:41
    +2

    if you work for a big company/government make sure you check out the office HUP before jumping on this.

    HUP = office for $15

    • jashjash on 17/10/2011 - 16:50

      yep, that's another option, or even if you are a Uni student, you might be able to get a better deal with Outlook and Access in the package as well.

      But it's not available to everyone unfortunately, and HUP and Student packs are normally for 1 user only, not 3.

      • cwongtech on 17/10/2011 - 18:05

        Access, Visio, Project, OneNote 2010 is free with UNSW's MSDNAA, if you're doing a computing degree or a computing course. Unfortunately for most uni students, most of the free things with MSDNAA [Apart from windows 7 pro] is pretty useless to us, Word + Excel 2010 would have been awesome.
        http://upload.ozbargain.com/2011/10/17/6959_ehehehehe.png
        :p

    • MementoMori on 18/10/2011 - 10:32

      Unless you work at a company that has offshored it's IT support… then it's:

      "Hi IT Service Desk,

      The Microsoft Home User program is a program where large corporations (like <Company name>) who run Microsoft Office applications can offer employees Microsoft’s Office System products at a lower cost. This is possible as <Company name> already have provided a license, so an additional cheaper ‘add on’ license is available at home for them to use and become familiar with. Microsoft has this program to reduce the training required for companies like <Company name>.

      It is not an application; it is a program from Microsoft.

      As an example, <Company name>'s employees who use Office Professional Plus 2010 on their work computers, would be eligible to acquire the HUP equivalent (Office Professional Plus 2010 HUP or Office 2011 for Mac), for use on their home (or mobile) computers.

      More details are here:

      http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/faq.as…
      and
      http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/home-u…

      Do we participate in this program and if so, can I please have a our program code?

      Regards,

      <Me>."

      and then the response:

      "Hello David,

      Can you please explain me about what program code are you asking and moreover is it a <Company Name> supported application.

      Regards,

      <Name>
      IT Service Desk
      IT Support Page

      "Summer is the peak season and I am prepared for it”"

  • ozb-442 on 17/10/2011 - 16:47

    Wow that's alot of text….

    Also check out some other deals (32" FHD TV for $299 and an IDEOS U8150 for $99)

    http://dicksmith.com.au/list/3daydeals

  • anti-hero on 17/10/2011 - 17:46

    Thanks for sharing.

  • peter787 on 17/10/2011 - 19:01
    +3

    harvey norman has it for $98 instore. can also price match with ow to get it even cheaper
    http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/1256969245104/microso…

    • scampy on 17/10/2011 - 21:48

      NM

    • Charlotta on 18/10/2011 - 13:34

      In evaluating whether the Home-Office version of the MS Office suite meets your needs note that it doesn't include Publisher - the desktop publishing / page design program.

  • [Deactivated] on 17/10/2011 - 20:34

    FYI you can get the version with Outlook and Access included for the same price on the Microsoft store, I bought it the other day, also Windows 7 is around $65 too

    • perkinma on 18/10/2011 - 00:35
      +1

      marchi, which store? I just checked Microsoft Australia online store and it has Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010 3 PC's (1 household) download only for $209. To get MS Access need Microsoft Office Professional 2010 and its listed 1PC (1 user) $499 and 2PC (1 user) $849.

    • mickeyjuiceman on 18/10/2011 - 11:54

      With no link it's vapourware.

  • jintor on 18/10/2011 - 10:02

    TY for sharing, gonna swipe it.

  • MementoMori on 18/10/2011 - 10:36

    Damn… can't find this online and the link doesn't work. Has this expired? The 1 user version is $169…

  • skyva on 18/10/2011 - 11:15
    +1

    It looks like it has disappeared. Any help?

    Also, if you are going to post about cheaper alternatives, pleae post link, as none that I have seen match this deal. All others appear either imaginary (marchi MS) or for single license (HN $98).

    • benjiross on 18/10/2011 - 11:36

      If someone has a printout of the deal page, then you can try a price match with OW

  • benjiross on 18/10/2011 - 11:35

    Looks like the deal has expired. It's on their main homepage (as one of the 3 day deals), but not on the actual sales page.
    Luckily I placed my order late last night. Got an email a few minutes ago stating that the order has been despatched via Australian Air Express. Fast work!

    • MementoMori on 18/10/2011 - 17:39
      +1

      Hmmmm…. so Dick Smiths '3 day deal' lasted about 18 hours?

      • benjiross on 18/10/2011 - 18:02

        Another deal that got OZBargained!!

    • benjiross on 19/10/2011 - 23:17

      Received my parcel today. Quite fast.

  • bargainy on 19/10/2011 - 13:34
    +1

    Deal is still on. Link is working. Expires today.

    • benjiross on 19/10/2011 - 23:18

      Good find!! May have been a glitch on their website or a temporary stock problem.

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