The list price for Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate is a whopping $679.95. The upgrade price? An equally whopping $539.99. For that kind of money, it better come with Megan Fox's phone number.

Believe it or not, you can score a legal and totally legitimate copy of Office 2007 Ultimate for just $59.95. What's the catch? You need to shanghai a college student (or, you know, be one).

Office 2007 Ultimate Steal

Jun 27, 2011  There is no site from which you can download Office Ultimate 2007 unless you originally bought it online. If you did, then the web site from which you bought it may allow you to download. Upgrade from Office 2007 to Office 365 – and get an always-updated solution that works on your favorite devices. Do more at work, at home, and on the go. You can still access and download all your files by signing in to OneDrive directly using the Microsoft account you used to set up Office 365. Microsoft Office resources.

Microsoft's 'Ultimate Steal' deal is for currently enrolled students who have an e-mail address ending in '.edu' or who attend one of several dozen approved institutions. (Mouse over the 'Am I Eligible' link for more details.)

Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007

Assuming that you qualify, this is a pretty incredible deal. In addition to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, Office Ultimate comes with OneNote, Access, Publisher, Groove, and other goodies.

There's one other small catch: Your 60 bucks buys you the download version of the suite. If you want discs (which I highly recommend), it'll cost you another $13. Still a steal.

Of course, some would argue that most students (and other users) can get everything they need from OpenOffice 3.0, a full-featured office suite that costs nada. Let me know if you're in that camp, or if you think Microsoft's offer is too good to pass up.

Interestingly, each student can purchase up to four licenses, so anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit can...well, I've said too much.