Office 2010 Technology Guarantee FAQs for Students and Educators

Following our Friday announcement where we confirmed our participation in the Office 2010 Technology Guarantee program, we received some really good questions that we want to share with you:

1) What versions of Office 2007 qualify under the  Office 2010 Technology Guarantee program?
All versions of Microsoft Office 2007 offered through our sites under the Student Select agreement qualify, these include:

• Office Standard 2007
• Office Professional 2007
• Office Enterprise 2007

2)  Does Office 2008 for Mac Qualify under the Office 2010 Technology Guarantee program?
No, Office for Mac 2008 belongs to a different product family. If you purchase Office for Mac 2008, you will not receive a free Upgrade to Office 2010.

3) How do I find out if my school is participating?
Simply, visit our search page and find your school using the search tools. If your school appears in the list, then you'll need to create an account in your school's WebStore and log in before purchasing any products.

4) When will Office 2010 be available and how do I redeem my free upgrade?
Release details have not been made available yet. Please keep checking with us for updates on the availability of Office 2010.

We will  email you instructions on how to redeem your free upgrade to Office 2010. Stay tuned and make sure to add our domains to your list of safe senders "e-academy.com" and "onthehub.com"

5) How many upgrade options will be provided?
As soon as Office 2010 is available, we will provide you with two options to receive your upgrade.

• Free Download: We will send you instructions on how to redeem your free download ($0)
• DVD option: We will have a DVD option available but you will have to pay a nominal fee (media + shipping)

6) Where can I get more details about this promotion?
Please visit http://www.onthehub.com/microsoft/office2010/techguarantee. We will be posting regular updates on that page as well as through this blog (please subscribe). We will also be posting information through our Facebook Page and Twitter account.

We'll keep adding FAQs to this page as necessary, so check back here first if you have any other questions.

Regards,

The OnTheHub team
www.onthehub.com

Students and Educators:Buy Office 2007 today, get a free upgrade to Office 2010 when available!

It's true! Every one on the web is talking about the Office 2010 Technology Guarantee Program . If you buy Office 2007 today, you'll be eligible to receive a free upgrade to Office 2010 when it is released this June.

Well, we have an even sweeter deal for students and educators under the Student Select Program, read on!

OnTheHub combines the benefits of the Student Select Program (to get your Office 2007 for cheap) and the Office 2010 Technology Guarantee Program (to get you a free upgrade to Office 2010).

Through our network of OnTheHub WebStores, in collaboration with Microsoft, academic resellers, your school and e-academy, you can buy Office 2007 between 70% to 90% off retail price (that is you pay between $50 to $90 - price varies by school) and get a code from us "OnTheHub" to redeem for Office 2010 once it becomes officially available this June!

What's Next:

1. Visit our search page and see if your school has a WebStore with us
2. Once you've found your school, register an account
3. After you log in, locate Office 2007 from the product catalogue
4. Add the version of Office 2007 to your cart that suits you best (all versions qualify for free upgrade to Office 2010)
5. Choose to receive Office 2007 either by Download or DVD
6. Enjoy your copy of Office 2007 while you wait for Office 2010 to arrive
7. As soon as Office 2010 is ready for distribution, we'll email you with:

• A special registration code
• Detailed instructions on how to redeem your free upgrade to Office 2010
• You will then have the option to get Office 2010 via download (free) or to get the DVD (media + shipping fees will apply)
• You must redeem your Office 2010 upgrade by October 31st 2010

That's it. There's no catch. We already offer Office 2007 at deeply discounted prices (prices varies by school), so under the Tech Guarantee Program we now offer you a free Upgrade to Office 2010!

Thousands of academic institutions are eligible for these savings, so please visit our search page and find out if your school is participating.

Pay for software discounts with PayPal now!

We've received many requests from students about adding PayPal as a form of payment in our eStore and throughout our network of school WebStores. We realize that this is another convenient way to pay online for many of our users, specially in Europe and Latin America. So, we are glad to report that with our new release this week, we've included PayPal to the list of payment options you can pay in.

In case you didn't know, you can now pay for the software discounts we offer with either Visa, Master Card, American Express or PayPal; not to mention that in our eStore you can also choose to pay in the currency that suits you best:

• US Dollars
• Canadian Dollars
• Australian Dollars
• Japanese Yen
• British Pounds
• Swedish Kroners
• Danish Kroners

As always, we love to hear your feedback!. If you want to share something with us, please leave a comment below or write to us at feedback@onthehub.com 

We hope that these new features enhance your shopping experience!

Cheers,
The OnTheHub Team