MS Office 2010 64-bit - Where to buy?

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I am shopping around and cannot find any 64-bit version of Office 2010. Is it an option to install 32 or 64-bit once you get it? I'm very confused. There seems to just be one version they are selling (the ones at Best Buy).
 
I really doubt a 64bit version of office would make much of a difference. How big are those excel documents you'll be editing?
 
[quote name='Brownjohn']I really doubt a 64bit version of office would make much of a difference. How big are those excel documents you'll be editing?[/QUOTE]

Agreed...Do you really need 64bits for Word? Heck i'm still running office 2k7 32bit and all I use is Word and Excel and that's it.
 
[quote name='chuplayer']microsoft office is for suckers. Real men use openoffice.[/quote]

qft!
 
I don't understand why you're giving him a hard time. If you have a 64-bit processor and a 64-bit OS, why the hell would you not want 64-bit apps?
 
[quote name='WebScud']I don't understand why you're giving him a hard time. If you have a 64-bit processor and a 64-bit OS, why the hell would you not want 64-bit apps?[/QUOTE]

64 bit text based apps...Because you really want that exclamation point to go 3D and bullet dodging. :D
 
[quote name='Chuplayer']Microsoft Office is for suckers. Real men use OpenOffice.[/QUOTE]

Uhhh...I guess you have never worked inside of an office building before...

Windows is the dominant OS in the workplace, with MS Office being the only word processing package on the machine. Out of all the places I have worked at, I always see some version of office/word installed on the machine. Yea the pro user would pick something besides Office, but the average user/office building is going to stick with Office.


[quote name='Megazell']64 bit text based apps...Because you really want that exclamation point to go 3D and bullet dodging. :D[/QUOTE]

Who knows why someone needs the 64 bit version over 32 bits. All i can tell you that the 64bit version won't make you type any faster than the 32 bit version.
 
[quote name='ITDEFX']Windows is the dominant OS in the workplace, with MS Office being the only word processing package on the machine. Out of all the places I have worked at, I always see some version of office/word installed on the machine. Yea the pro user would pick something besides Office, but the average user/office building is going to stick with Office.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, for the most part. I've convinced most of my users who don't need Outlook to use OpenOffice. It works just as well for what most people need. Hell, I could rename each of the OpenOffice programs to the corresponding MS Office names, and they wouldn't know a difference.
 
Why is everybody busting this guy's balls about wanting the 64-bit version of office? I have 64-bit Windows 7 and I wanted the 64-bit version too. Is there a good reason for it? Probably not. I certainly can't notice a difference over the previous versions, which were all 32-bit. I got Office 2010 64-bit through a university, though, so that's probably not much help to you. Sorry.

Something you should know, though: If you have a previous version of Office and get Office 2010 64-bit, you can't upgrade. You have to delete the old Office and then install the new version. That was particularly annoying for me, since I use Outlook for my e-mail at home and had to migrate all of my old mail and settings before upgrading. All of the other Office apps seem to be fine. I don't see a difference in 64-bit, but it couldn't hurt.
 
[quote name='ITDEFX']Uhhh...I guess you have never worked inside of an office building before...

Windows is the dominant OS in the workplace, with MS Office being the only word processing package on the machine. Out of all the places I have worked at, I always see some version of office/word installed on the machine. Yea the pro user would pick something besides Office, but the average user/office building is going to stick with Office.[/QUOTE]

If nintendokid needed this 64-bit Office for work, his work should provide it, and this topic would never have existed in the first place.

If he needs it for his own business, then Open Office is a great way to cut costs. It's may be against the license, but that's as enforceable as jaywalking, and most people don't even think about it.

If he needs it for his own personal purposes, then now is a great opportunity to become a pro user and save some money on his computer or computer build. I know I saved mad bank by electing to go with Open Office when putting together my computer last year.
 
Nerds! Just kidding relax..... I figured someone would bring up the 64bit part of the title but I didn't think it would be the whole fucking thread so far lol.
 
[quote name='Chuplayer']If he needs it for his own business, then Open Office is a great way to cut costs. It's may be against the license, but that's as enforceable as jaywalking, and most people don't even think about it.[/QUOTE]

OpenOffice is completely free for everyone to use, including businesses.
 
[quote name='SEH']Who pays for Office?[/QUOTE]

The pirate bay called. They need more seeders for the schoolgirl tentacle rape porn you've downloaded 873 times this week. You should get on that.
 
[quote name='forteblast']The pirate bay called. They need more seeders for the schoolgirl tentacle rape porn you've downloaded 873 times this week. You should get on that.[/QUOTE]

What is this, 2001?
 
[quote name='Brownjohn']OpenOffice is completely free for everyone to use, including businesses.[/QUOTE]

I was going to say the same thing because I have it installed in all of my stores and in my home.

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http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/mostfaqs.html#1​
 
[quote name='SEH']Who pays for Office?[/QUOTE]


I have never paid for office....as I always get the hook up from work lol.
 
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