<p>I need one for my new computer, but I want to know if they have any sort of sale in stores after the summer during "back to school" shopping time.</p>
<p>I think it’s pretty much permanently $80, though I thought it had been $70 in the past.</p>
<p>Yeah its pretty much around the century mark unless you get it for free through your school.</p>
<p>First check with your school IT department or bookstore. More often than not you can get a better deal through your school than Microsoft, though I do remember Microsoft offering up office 2007 for $29.99 a few years ago when I purchased it. It seems like they have doubled the price on all of their student discounts in recent years.</p>
<p>If you do not want to pay the $70 you should check out Open Office or Libre Office. both are very capable office suites that are compatible with Microsoft office formats. And best of all they are free. I have experience with both seeing as Microsoft office does not run very well on linux, and can say that I have never had any problems exchanging documents with fellow classmates that are running Microsoft office.</p>
<p>I am not sure about sale, but they are lowered when a new one comes out…though not buy much so you are still going to have to shell out $100-$80 at most places for the Home and Student Edition.</p>
<p>In related Microsoft news, they’re offering the $29 Win7 Pro upgrade disk to eligible college students (need a .edu email address). Great deal if you want to get the latest OS or just want a backup disk. Only caveat is it’s only good for 1 machine.</p>
<p>There’s always been educational discounts.
[Microsoft</a> Office Professional Academic 2010](<a href=“http://www.microsoft.com/student/en/us/office/default.aspx]Microsoft”>http://www.microsoft.com/student/en/us/office/default.aspx)</p>
<p>The 2010 professional version for only $80. It’s $400 normal price.</p>
<p>At my son’s college, a student can buy a Windows upgrade for $15 and the MS Office Suite for $15.</p>