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Software-Where to buy&download Office for Mac,home&student,english edition-2011?

Please advise where I can urgently get a Office for Mac, Home and Student, English edition, 2011?

The shops in Zurich only retail German versions.

The Microsoft store online does not post to buyers domiciled in Switzerland and you can't even use a UK credit card and get it delivered to a UK address for example, because it picks up you are accessing the site via Switzerland.

Please advise???
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Old 19.01.2011, 18:20
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Re: Software-Where to buy&download Office for Mac,home&student,english edition-2011?

I would try Ebay or Amazon
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Old 19.01.2011, 18:22
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Re: Software-Where to buy&download Office for Mac,home&student,english edition-2011?

Why pay if you can have it for free and legal? Consider/Try Open Office

It does all Office does and maybe more, works fine for me since 2 years now.

Available for Windows and Mac here.
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Old 19.01.2011, 18:31
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Re: Software-Where to buy&download Office for Mac,home&student,english edition-2011?

Ebay, amazon and gumtree have to come from UK and I want it sooner if possible.

Will checkout the open source website.

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Old 19.01.2011, 18:36
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Re: Software-Where to buy&download Office for Mac,home&student,english edition-2011?

You could always buy the licence off Ebay (get the seller to send you the key by email) and then simply download a version off a torrent site and use your already purchased key to activate.
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Old 19.01.2011, 18:39
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Re: Software-Where to buy&download Office for Mac,home&student,english edition-2011?

try this:

http://pspiso.com/showthread.php?t=817629
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Re: Software-Where to buy&download Office for Mac,home&student,english edition-2011?

@CASTRO - yes, I saw that method mentioned on one of the gumtree ads, but wasn't sure it really works....but with your confirmation I assume now it does.
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Re: Software-Where to buy&download Office for Mac,home&student,english edition-2011?

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Ebay, amazon and gumtree have to come from UK and I want it sooner if possible.

Will checkout the open source website.

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Then Open Office is what you need, download it and use it this evening.

It takes a few hours to get use to but its all very familiar , the main things works the same like the official office do.

The help section on it is brilliant, i now refuse to pay money for Office as the free software does it all for me, and its legal, no strings attached.
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Re: Software-Where to buy&download Office for Mac,home&student,english edition-2011?

oops, this requires login...okay, maybe this would help:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.co...ient=firefox-a
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Old 19.01.2011, 18:44
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Re: Software-Where to buy&download Office for Mac,home&student,english edition-2011?

I think you can download it directly from the megaupload link down there...
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Re: Software-Where to buy&download Office for Mac,home&student,english edition-2011?

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Please advise where I can urgently get a Office for Mac, Home and Student, English edition, 2011?

The shops in Zurich only retail German versions.

The Microsoft store online does not post to buyers domiciled in Switzerland and you can't even use a UK credit card and get it delivered to a UK address for example, because it picks up you are accessing the site via Switzerland.

Please advise???
Hello,
I think I can buy it for you (genuine licence, unopened, never activated, with DVD, etc...).
It will be a "HUP" licence, which means I buy it cheaper than retail, but everything is Genuine and will be new.

PM for price negotiation if interested.
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Old 19.01.2011, 19:37
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Re: Software-Where to buy&download Office for Mac,home&student,english edition-2011?

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Please advise where I can urgently get a Office for Mac, Home and Student, English edition, 2011?

The shops in Zurich only retail German versions.

The Microsoft store online does not post to buyers domiciled in Switzerland and you can't even use a UK credit card and get it delivered to a UK address for example, because it picks up you are accessing the site via Switzerland.

Please advise???
Macoffice english home and student is available in Orell Fussli in zurich on the top floor. I saw it there yesterday for 149 CHF.
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Re: Software-Where to buy&download Office for Mac,home&student,english edition-2011?

I tried open office on a PC and MAC and found it to be annoyingly slow. It is free but sometimes you do get what you pay for. Believe me, if it was good i would use it...I hate paying inflated prices for any software.
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Re: Software-Where to buy&download Office for Mac,home&student,english edition-2011?

http://students.diractionag.ch/?ls=en

If your a uni student, this is the legit MS Switzerland reseller for education.
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Re: Software-Where to buy&download Office for Mac,home&student,english edition-2011?

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Macoffice english home and student is available in Orell Fussli in zurich on the top floor. I saw it there yesterday for 149 CHF.
Thanks - just to check, the Orell Fussli in actual town, opp Baly and not the one near Bellevue?

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Re: Software-Where to buy&download Office for Mac,home&student,english edition-2011?

good, downloaded it and will give it a go - just need to edit CC etc, thks.
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Re: Software-Where to buy&download Office for Mac,home&student,english edition-2011?

Great, if you are computing students, you can get those free sometimes (Microsoft office licences)
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good, downloaded it and will give it a go - just need to edit CC etc, thks.
Sorry was meant at Joey82! Will try open_office, dowloaded it and might be enough.

At least now I know where to pickup a real copy locally in Zurich if need be.

The mega_download link takes a day and a half to download.

Thanks. (don't know how to add a 'thank you' to a person individually..)
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Old 19.01.2011, 20:21
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Re: Software-Where to buy&download Office for Mac,home&student,english edition-2011?

You haven't been a member long enough with enough posts to 'Thank' yet. But I'm sure the guys know that you appreciate their efforts and that when you meet up with them in real life you'll surely buy them a... Text deleted by Mod as being Off Topic.
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The mega_download link takes a day and a half to download.
a day and a half..?!?!

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