Microsoft Office Professional Plus costs $439.99. I just wanted to start by taking the elephant out of the room. (Hint I bought my copy from the UAE you may not find it elsewhere) So how did I end up buying a legitimate copy for just under $ 30? Writing an article requires a good word processing tool. As a writer, one of the tools I use a lot is Microsoft Word. The lifetime license is quite expensive. When you buy a new laptop it comes with office 365 thirty day trial. But I had already used mine until it expired. So I needed a solution fast. Normally, I would go for the Office 365 annual subscription plan unless I could find a cheaper lifetime version.
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For businesses, students, bloggers, Microsoft Office Suite is the best offline and online document editor. The Office 365 trial that came with my Matebook 13 had already expired. I love using the “Speak Selected Text” function in Microsoft Word. It helps me listen to how my article sounds if another person reads it. Grammarly doesn’t have such a feature, so I have to copy and paste to Microsoft Word after I edit on Grammarly. The point is; my Office Suite had expired. Each time I opened it, it kept prompting me to “Activate Office” or “Buy a License”.
One day I got fed up and went to my favorite online shop in the UAE. I clicked on the search bar and typed “Microsoft Office”. In a split second lay all the results right before my eyes. Top of the list was a post from a third party seller called Houston Software House. It read; Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2019. And an eye-popping, jaw-dropping, price tag of AED95. What the barnacles? Is this for real? My cautious mind thought; “How on earth is this not a scam?”. But my curious mind; was triggered simultaneously and replied; “Only one way to find out.”. Within a few minutes, I had placed the order. The Cash on Delivery payment option added my bill by AED10.
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Think of It. I was buying a product that typically costs $439.99 (AED1600) for less than $30. From an online seller whom I don’t know. I mean, what could go wrong? I placed the order on 3rd August. The estimated delivery time for a non-prime member was four days. So I expected to receive it on 6th August earliest. The parcel arrived at my job site on August 5th, a few hours before closing time. It was so thin that even the delivery guy asked me; “What did you order?”. “Microsoft Office,” I replied while giving him the cash (cash on delivery). I was so anxious and told All my colleagues about it. A few of them began debating whether it was fake.
I rushed home after work and quickly opened the package. It felt so empty when I sent my hand inside to pull out whatever was there. After a few seconds of frisking, I finally grabbed three papers held together by a small clip. The first page had the seller’s shop address and my delivery address with other details, including the total cost of the order. The second one had a red print-out with a Key for Microsoft Office Professional Plus. It was very similar to what you would find in a standard package from Microsoft. The third paper had instructions on how to download and install it.
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I followed the instructions step by step. First, visit setup.office.com. Then create or log in to your Microsoft account. Next, type the product key in the specified blank space. Finally, download and install Microsoft Office Professional Plus on your computer. The Installation took so long that I almost lost hope. I decided to play Overwatch while waiting for it to finish. They say; “The patient dog eats the largest bone.”. In the same understanding, it was a great test of patience. Me, waiting for 45 minutes doubting if the software would work. In the end, there it was. Microsoft Office Professional Plus activated on Microsoft’s online servers and working like a charm. The sweetest part is, it only cost me $28.59 (AED105).
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