Getting free or low-cost access to Microsoft Office in South Africa

[Jan]

Free or cheap Microsoft Office in South Africa

While Microsoft has shut down its programme providing free access to the desktop apps of its Office productivity suite for pupils and students, there are still ways to use the apps for free.

For several years, Microsoft offered children and students in South Africa free access to many of its most popular apps through the Mahala.ms programme.

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Yes, there are ways for free:

 

[Smiggles]

Use Apple’s iWork or Libreoffice or Google Docs

 

[jammio]

sellers on bobshop will give you windows and office serial keys for like 50 bucks

 

[Brian_G]

Use Apple’s iWork or Libreoffice or Google Docs

Exactly. What advantage for Office these days, if any...

 

[FiestaST]

I use Microsoft Office LTSC* 2024 for Mac. There’s no newer non-subscription Office for Mac at this time.

Sourced from a “certain place”, runs like a bomb.

*Long-Term Servicing Channel

 

[Jongi]

Exactly. What advantage for Office these days, if any...

for your average user none really.

schools could roll out libre/only office for the applications and i'm sure there's a more than capable replacement for teams

it's probably only professionals with some api needs that are really forced to stay with office

 

[Wayne2k]

sellers on bobshop will give you windows and office serial keys for like 50 bucks

I don't think this still going on.
When last did you buy a key on bishop.
I don't see the same guys around where I made a purchase.

The massgrave solution worked well, feel that's a better way to activate the products

 

[purrr]

I don't think this still going on.
When last did you buy a key on bishop.
I don't see the same guys around where I made a purchase.

The massgrave solution worked well, feel that's a better way to activate the products

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[PatchTuesday]

Cough Mass cough gravel cough github cough

4 cough Microsoft.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

ROFLMAO!!! here is the best bang for buck access to "Microsoft Office" anywhere in the world: https://docs.google.com/document

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

sellers on bobshop will give you windows and office serial keys for like 50 bucks

still overpriced!

 

[purrr]

Cough Mass cough gravel cough github cough

4 cough Microsoft.

Not keen on running such scripts on my PC. I know it is well known, but still makes me uncomfortable.

 

[Bad Ballie]

I don't think this still going on.
When last did you buy a key on bishop.
I don't see the same guys around where I made a purchase.

The massgrave solution worked well, feel that's a better way to activate the products

Been a massive crack down on these guys, very few exist now, there are other ways to get it, but usually cost a lot more.

 

[Smiggles]

Can just use your work licence as well up to 5 devices afaik.

 

[Rickster]

@Flashgear

 

[rustypup]

Yes, there are ways for free:
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"It's also your fault that I took out a bunch of personal loans and sent snarky mail to my family!"

 

[purrr]

Been a massive crack down on these guys, very few exist now, there are other ways to get it, but usually cost a lot more.

There is literally someone selling it on MyBB, thread was bumped yesterday.

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