Microsoft just announced a new promotion for students call “the Ultimate Steal“, which basically allows students to get Ultimate Office 2007 for Windows for only $59.99. That’s pretty good considering it retails for around $600. Though, Paul Stamatiou makes a good point,

“This is one of the best things Microsoft could do for students. Granted most of my classmates pirated Office 2007, use Google Docs or use OpenOffice, had Office 2007 been priced under $100, things would have been much different.”

That being said, I think if you are a PC using student who hasn’t purchased Office 2007, this might be something you want to take advantage of before it ends in April ‘08. All you need to qualify for the discount is a working .edu email address, and you have to be a resident of the United States, Canada, or the UK.