Spotted this while setting up Microsoft Teams (Slack competitor).
You can sign up for a Microsoft Office 365 developer account free for 1 year, which gives you access to full Microsoft Office (including app downloads) for up to 25 users, with 5 app installs per user, Skype for Business, Sharepoint and Exchange email.
Obviously if you want to continue after a year there is a cost (£5.10 per user per month) but there's no cheaper way to get Office for a year... plus the tools to develop for things like Teams (my interest).
Absolutely awesome. Was about to pay for Office the other day. (Don't know what came over me)
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alu355
13 Nov 16#60
Update on November 11 2016: Developer subscriptions are temporarily unavailable. Sign up will appear to succeed, but the activation email will not be sent. Normal service will resume soon.
cully42991
13 Nov 16#59
It's a great deal. i get 5 copies of it and unlimited cloud through work. anyone with a c2k account can get a free copy through ms.
ao4real
12 Nov 16#58
does not appear to be working.
No confirmation email
Can someone shed some light?
dd1004
12 Nov 16#57
doesn't mention licenses any more ... guess they've taken that off ?
supermann
11 Nov 16#54
So out of interest; what's the big advantage of using this instead of say Libre Office and occasionally Google Docs and drive if you need access on the go?
I mean for the average user, is it worth eventually paying out for a service like this?
Just found this interesting article about open source alternatives to 365.
Knowing that instead of just being able to open files, they will definitely be compatible and behave the same way. I've tried many office alternatives and they all like doing something funky with complex excel sheets.
fishmaster
11 Nov 16#55
Captain's log, stardate 365
stuntman9883
11 Nov 16#53
heat
yeni1210
11 Nov 16#52
Thanks for sharing.
drewbles82
11 Nov 16#51
Guess it depends if you want to pay or have something for free. Look at Linux, ubuntu, completely free so small in size compared to Windows, far more stable. My last PC was on its last legs or so it seemed, crashed every 20mins with windows, format, clean install, up to date, still crashed, yet when i used ubuntu, not a single crash. Can be a bit more complicated to get certain things you want on there but the community is so helpful, you'll find answers in no time. Back on Windows now with a new PC, if i could get my adobe programs or something as good as on ubuntu id stay on that
davroduk
11 Nov 16#50
Signed up and waiting for conformation email.
Hmm could be waiting for a while !!!
jut1972
11 Nov 16#49
Dunno, but quite a few log files
batvink
11 Nov 162#48
Oh dear, fail. You missed 50% of the required words in the phrase.
joshi99
11 Nov 16#47
I was able to sign up a few minutes ago and was told that an email with a link to confirm would be sent to me. Has not arrived yet (not in spam either).
coolhotcold
11 Nov 16#46
Guess wait for a while and see
anewman
11 Nov 16#45
I think they've foreseen the possibility it gets seen as "free office for a year" hence putting a limit on codes for developers. I think this is expired personally.
scoon
11 Nov 161#43
I tried this last night and got this email through - not had another email, is it worth trying again?:
To help you get started quickly, we are giving you a one 1 year FREE subscription for an Office 365 Development tenant.
Sorry all promotional codes have already been claimed. We'll send an update when we've added more.
NOTE: When redeeming your code, please be sure you are InPrivate browsing.
Huzaifah26 to scoon
11 Nov 161#44
Still no email from them
jaydipmodhwadia52
11 Nov 16#41
Getting errors. Maybe expired?
tightasagnatschu to jaydipmodhwadia52
11 Nov 16#42
Just worked ok here.
Subscription was expiring at year end so great timing for me. Thanks OP.
bblgoose
11 Nov 16#38
Not sure why this is expired. It's clear in the email that you still get a free account, and they'll send an update when they've added more codes, which will probably happen today.
flintstone to bblgoose
11 Nov 16#40
because the deal is for the free year of office, but there are no codes left
dvs
11 Nov 16#39
Interesting offer. I have a personal 365 account paid until 2018 (with Office products) and an essential business account (with email but no Office products). Does the developer account include Project? If so, it might be worth me signing up to it. Otherwise, I don't really have a need unfortunately.
longb
11 Nov 16#36
Do they stack with current Office subs?
paulobrien to longb
11 Nov 16#37
No
Rich44
11 Nov 161#35
Depends if my phone has charge or not
Silverblue
10 Nov 16#34
Sorry all promotional codes have already been claimed. We'll send an update when we've added more.
R4m13
10 Nov 16#33
Still works!
callchris1st
10 Nov 16#32
Thanks Top Post
euro
10 Nov 16#31
Got mine just in time. Thanks for a really useful post
0zone
10 Nov 16#30
Got mine in time. Thanks OP
Ferris
10 Nov 16#29
What exactly do you sign up for here? The link seems to be for a mailing list, so do you end up on a waiting list for a mailing list?
srk76
10 Nov 16#28
Sorry all promotional codes have already been claimed. We'll send an update when we've added more.
jouster
10 Nov 16#27
damn looks like i got to the party late...also on the waiting list so hopefully it will come good...thanks to OP for the great find though...Will mean I can finally use Office on my Ipad Pro
srw985
10 Nov 16#26
All gone, but looks like you end up on a waiting list.
gr1340
10 Nov 16#25
I have got the email but I cannot sign in with my hotmail account I use for my existing office 365 account.
If I follow the sign up process will I get the 25 digit key at the end of it?
kborom
10 Nov 16#24
GONE :disappointed:
flintstone
10 Nov 16#23
appears to be limited number of accounts
just received my email
Sorry all promotional codes have already been claimed. We'll send an update when we've added more.
schooleydoo
10 Nov 16#15
Is 1tb of Onedrive included?
Qaari to schooleydoo
10 Nov 161#22
Yeah it does. I've just signed up and checked the "Storage Metrics" section of the OneDrive account I set up in the Developer Program and it displays 1024 GB :smiley:
Cheers for the deal OP!
fishmaster
10 Nov 16#21
How much coding goes in to that.
ady199
10 Nov 16#20
Great find........
Does anyone know if this will include office 365 apps for both Windows & Mac?
Thanks in advance
v079oug
10 Nov 16#19
Buying 2 laptops for Xmas pressies ,brilliant thanks
sslesar
10 Nov 161#2
Because we are not developers, i think that is problem and fair enough.
Rich44 to sslesar
10 Nov 1612#7
I develop a poo every other day :man:
dudedude to sslesar
10 Nov 162#18
sorry this is governed by legal terms, not what you think.
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You can sign up for a Microsoft Office 365 developer account free for 1 year, which gives you access to full Microsoft Office (including app downloads) for up to 25 users, with 5 app installs per user, Skype for Business, Sharepoint and Exchange email.
Obviously if you want to continue after a year there is a cost (£5.10 per user per month) but there's no cheaper way to get Office for a year... plus the tools to develop for things like Teams (my interest).
Potential value is therefore £1,530.
Not sure why HUKD is breaking the link, it's http://dev.office.com/devprogram
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No confirmation email
Can someone shed some light?
I mean for the average user, is it worth eventually paying out for a service like this?
Just found this interesting article about open source alternatives to 365.
https://opensource.com/business/16/8/open-source-alternatives-office-365
Hmm could be waiting for a while !!!
To help you get started quickly, we are giving you a one 1 year FREE subscription for an Office 365 Development tenant.
Sorry all promotional codes have already been claimed. We'll send an update when we've added more.
NOTE: When redeeming your code, please be sure you are InPrivate browsing.
Subscription was expiring at year end so great timing for me. Thanks OP.
If I follow the sign up process will I get the 25 digit key at the end of it?
just received my email
Sorry all promotional codes have already been claimed. We'll send an update when we've added more.
Cheers for the deal OP!
Does anyone know if this will include office 365 apps for both Windows & Mac?
Thanks in advance
licence agreement is here
https://www.microsoft.com/online/legal/v2/?docid=20
no requirement to develop a damn thing
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