<p>Does anyone know how much the discounted Microsoft Office is for Notre Dame students?</p>
<p>I bought my new computer and I need Microsoft Office immediately but I don't know if I should just buy it now of get it discounted through Notre Dame. </p>
<p>Is it worth it? </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Not sure what the discount is, you could probably check with OIT. But it’s probably worth it to wait. In the mean time, you could try downloading a free program like OpenOffice. It’s not quite as good as Microsoft Office, but it lets you open and create files that you can later open in Word/Excel/Powerpoint. I have it on my Netbook, since I didn’t feel like it was worth it to purchase Office for both my laptop and my Netbook and I haven’t had a problem with any of the files I’ve had to open/create.</p>
<p>Two years ago it was $50 for Microsoft Office. My son is a sophomore now. Hope that helps!</p>
<p>You can get still get a free 60 day trial offer through Microsoft, I think. By the time it expires, you should have your ND email address which should let you buy the package though MS (you need an address with .edu).</p>
<p>It is $55. We had to buy a copy for our son who is a freshman at ND Fall 2011.</p>