jeffa123 said:
Have I read the licensing wrong or has Microsoft made another error. I have MS Office 2007 and I am legally allowed to install and run my Single office license on 3 PC's. And both have been validated. I have the One-Care system also which I can install and Activate on up to 3 PC's. If this is so then You will be allowed to purchase 3 copies of say Office 2007 Pro and install them on up to 9 PC's which should give you ample coverage. If you had a larger company e.g. 25+ then I would advise you of getting a multi user open license the same as you can get with Office 2003. But for a small company you only need one license per 3 PC's
The only version of Office 2007 which is "multi machine" is the Home & Student edition.
The student part of the name is a little mis-leading as unlike previous versions you don't actually need to have a student or anyone in education to own it.
The version contains Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher & One-Note.
This version can be installed on three computers in the home and costs around £80 - £90.
It is by far one of the cheapest ways Microsoft have ever made it possible to get the core Office applications at home (although as always there are always those that feel this is still too much etc).
This is a Home edition so no, you cannot use it in the work envirnoment.
You cannot buy 3 copies of that for nine work PC's - this is not what this license is for.
Office 2007, as with previous versions, for the work envirnment is available in many version and license agreements.
For nine copies you will not save much, if anything over going out and buying nine copies off the shelf.
In fact, as Microsoft no longer sell upgrade licenses it maybe cheaper to actually buy nine retail upgrades.
Alternatively nine OEM versions would possibly be your cheapest option, however as with OEM OS's these copies would be tied to machines and you wouldn't be able to move them around.
