ms office 2010

[terryZ]

i'm will be buying office 2010 for six pc's here at work. we're upgrading from (*gasp*) office 97. there has been no reason previous to this to do any upgrading but we're now moving to windows 7 which i know does not play well with 97. on the other side, i'm shying away from office 2013 due to all the negativity i see when i google it.

1) i'm not finding many sources for the dvd version of 2010 but am finding a number of sources for the download / activation process. has this been smooth for any of you?

2) i'm finding a very large spread of prices for the dl version. i'm looking at a google page with prices ranging from $145 to $399 for a single user. except for newegg (at the $399 price), none of these vendors are familiar to me.

any advice?

thanks in advance

[Steve R Jones]

I've been using 2010 for a couple years and have installed it about a dozen times and really like it. I've been doing the download and it works well.

I've been paying $179.99 from Best Buy when we purchase new computers.

Outlook has a weird new option. If you have more than 1 email account, it by defaults wants to create separate PST files and folders within Outlook. I don't that like and select to use the same PST files... My co-workers do like the new ooption.

[terryZ]

thanks, steve.

it looks like we're going to go with 2013. best buy and the other mainstream retailers no longer sell 2010.

i have looked at the on-line vendors selling the dl/activate 2010 versions but the few that DO have phone numbers have non-working ones. not a good sign.

any advice on 2013 upfront?

thanks in advance.

[fink]

Some activation info on Office 2013..

http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/su...102819770.aspx

More important now than ever because of the way(s) they check licenses on an ongoing basis which also directly relates to your concern about buying 2010 from questionable sources.

[SpywareDr]

VioSoftware.com > Microsoft Office 2013 Professional Product Key Card OEM $226.99

(They are legit. Been buying from them for years).

[terryZ]

thanks, fink & doc.

i went ahead and ordered the first two from bestbuy for $220 each. they have a store spitting distance from my home.

it's weird, their site only allows me to buy one at a time. does this mean i can only buy one in person then must exit the store and then re-enter to buy the second? lol.