Friday, October 18, 2013

Kids hooked up with free Office subs at Microsoft-addicted schools

<p>Microsoft has announced it will soon give students subscriptions to its cloud-based Office productivity software free of charge provided, that is, their schools are already paid up.</p><p>The software giant on Tuesday announced a new program called Student Advantage, whereby students worldwide can sign up for subscriptions to Office 365 ProPlus through their institutions at no cost to themselves.</p><p>The only stipulation is that the schools must have already licensed either Office 365 ProPlus or Office Professional Plus for their entire workforces, including faculty and staff.</p><p>The Student Advantage program is not to be confused with Office 365 Education, which is an offering that gives students and educators access to a variety of Microsoft online services, including the Office Web Apps but not the desktop Office software.</p><p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/16/microsoft_office_student_advantage_program/">Keep reading...</a></p>

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