Briefly: Office sales from Mac BU, Mac Mall
updated 02:45 pm EST, Fri November 23, 2007
Office for Mac Friday sale
In brief: Microsoft's Mac Business Unit (Mac BU) is kicking off the holiday shopping season with its "BFD" Best Friday Deal with $100 off qualifying Office 2004 for Mac products, and MacMall is offering 24-hour deals on Microsoft Office 2004 ($25 for the Student + Teacher edition) alongside numerous other items. Top European Mac developers have organized a "Mac feast" promo, one MacNN reader says using his Citi credit card accumulates "thank you" points that count toward the purchase of a new iPhone, and Case-mate.com is holding a holiday sale for 25 percent off its entire line of accessories.
Mac BU offers $100 off Office 2004
Microsoft's Mac Business Unit is offering its Best Friday Deal (BFD) today only, with $100 off qualifying Mac Office 2004 for Mac products alongside a "practically free" copy of Office 2008 for Mac. Customers can purchase Office 2004 for Mac Standard Edition and receive a $100 U.S. mail-in rebate as well as Office 2008 for Mac and a special media edition, while Office 2004 for Mac Standard Edition upgrades also include a $100 rebate, a free copy of Office 2008 for Mac, and a special media edition.
Office 2004 for Mac Student and Teacher Edition is also available with a $100 U.S. mail-in rebate, a free copy of Office 2008 for Mac, and a special media edition or Office 2008 for Mac HOme and Student alongside a copy of Expression Media.
MacMall offers MS Office 2004 from $25
MacMall has posted a series of 24-hour deals on various Macs, third-party hardware, and software -- including Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac priced from $25 for the Student + Teacher Edition. The company lists Roxio Toast 8 Titanium for Mac at $40 when customers purchase the software with Mac OS X, and is selling iMac 24-inch Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz systems for as little as $1,450.
European Mac app feast, "thank you" points, Case-mate.com sale
Top European Mac developers have organized a Mac feast for 10 days, offering consumers 25 Mac applications at discounts ranging from 30-70 percent.... One Citi credit card holder says he is accumulating "thank you" points that he can use to purchase an iPhone.... Case-mate.com is holding a Black Friday Sale with all of its merchandise site-wide available at 25 percent off with personalization and free shipping.
BFD
11/23, 03:15pm reply
"BFD" that's funny! i usually equate that to mean "big f***ing deal"
scottnichol
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MacMall deal
11/23, 05:02pm reply
I got excited when I saw that MacMall was selling Office 04 Teacher & Student edition for $25. (Acutally, $24.98). Combine that with the $100 rebate and you're MAKING $75!
Unfortunately, MacMall's price — although emblazed all over their site as $24.98 — includes your mail-in rebate. (That is, it's not an "instant discount.")
I knew it couldn't be that easy!
ctj
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funny!
11/23, 11:36pm reply
Why does anyone care about software that is 3.5+ years old and that does NOT natively run on current Mac systems - when we are 2 or 3 months away from a launch that includes - current software with modern standards and native INTEL compatibility?
UberFu
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we care because…
11/24, 01:56am reply
Microsoft is offering purchasers of Office 04 a chance to get Office 08 for free (well, except for shipping). So, if you've held out on Office v.X for all these years (like I have), you jump at the chance to pay $25 or so to get '04 now, and '08 in a couple of months.
That's why.
ctj
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