Hi all!! I am a newbie in this forum.. My dad has recently shifted to his new office and he needs a new office suite..As it is he's gonna buy so I am thinking of upgrading my personal pc as well. I suggested him the Microsoft Office 2007 Professional. What do you say guys? Shall we go for it? Also the price I found here http://ecostsoftware.com was £291 and pc WORLD is having the same for £350 http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/652219. I want to know why is there such a huge difference between the prices when the product is da same? I am really confused. Dont wanna suggest something wrong to my dad and get my pocket money screwed up..Help Guys!! Thanks in advance..

I'm not familiar with http://ecostsoftware.com but it seems to be legitimate.  Yes, the price difference between the two sites is substantial, but I don't think the prices on http://ecostsoftware.com are any indication of pirated/illegal software.  If you come across MS Office selling for, say, a third or less than the normal retail price, that's when you really need to be suspicious.  So, I would buy from http://ecostsoftware.com. 

If either you or your father already have an older version of MS Office, an upgrade version of Office 2007, rather than a full version, will save money.  And, you might also review the differences between versions of MS Office 2007.  For example, if you have no need for Access, then the Standard EDITION may be quite adequate for you. 

And, then, there's an entirely free alternative: OpenOffice.org.OpenOffice is far far different... Works slowly, not so stable.
If you pay money better have a GOOD tool instead of cheap. One my friend is a   web-site  designer, he likes to test software. Once he took a visualoffice from SP-S.COM and together with openofiice they freeze his Win2000.  This is your choice where to gO  and what  to  do, but openofiice not good enough for a business. When you    buy  a good tool for business, you saves more, than few hundreds.  Suddenly, good   Software cost money

 Open Office works perfectly fine on my computer.Hey Afie!! Even I agree that the price difference between http://www.ecostsoftware.com and http://www.pcworld.com is substantial. I went through the site and I think its fine. I mean its a real good deal and even to me the site and product seems legitimate. Also first I thought you are getting that price for the oem version but I checked and its the standard version..So you should definately go for it..I dont have any idea about open office but AMONG the office suits i think you can also go for Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate..I have found it here http://www.checkcost.co.uk/microsoft-office-2007-ultimate-edition-english/p/149430/ and ecostsoftware was the cheapest among all the stores.. You can compare its price with other stores as well..I think there are 21 stores available..TELL me whatever you decide..My cousin also wants to buy one..It may be of her help as well. Quote from: PeterPoles on July 03, 2008, 07:01:19 AM

... i think you can also go for Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate..I have found it here http://www.checkcost.co.uk/microsoft-office-2007-ultimate-edition-english/p/149430/ and ecostsoftware was the cheapest among all the stores..