Hey, have you heard about Microsoft Equipt? No? Well just from the name, you can guess what it is right? Nope, me neither. As it turns out Equipt is actually a fairly good offering. Equipt combines Microsoft Office 2007 Home, Windows Live OneCare, and Windows Live Services into a single subscription based product.
Priced at $69.99 for three PC’s, Equipt offers base Office 2007 features including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. Microsoft fills in any gaps utilizing its Live Services offerings for Mail, Instant Messaging, Photo Sharing and Document Collaboration. If that wasn’t enough, they also throw in Live OneCare Antivirus free (normally $49.99).Unlike its boxed counterpart Office 2007 Home and Student that don’t qualify for upgrade pricing, Equipt subscriptions include version upgrades.
There are some drawbacks though. If you’re currently a Windows Live OneCare user there is no way to upgrade to Equipt, and currently you can only purchase Equipt though Circuit City.
If you’re looking for a cost effective solution that combines Office 2007 with Antivirus, Equipt is worth a look. You can find more information about Microsoft’s Equipt on their website.
Filed under: Technology Tagged: | Microsoft Equipt, Microsoft Office, Windows Live OneCare
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