Office 2007 Ultimate - Real or Bootleg ?

[hooterville]

Trying to find a copy of Office 2007 Ultimate on eBay for a decent price.

Below are 2 pictures showing the Microsoft COA's from the top of the packages.

This one is Ultimate with Accounting Express 2007 Printed on the cover:

Ultimate # 1


This one is Ultimate with Accounting Express 2008 Printed on the cover:

Ultimate # 2

My question is how can I be sure these are not Bootleg copies?

To me the first one looks more official than the second but both claim to be 100% legit.

The second may be newer as it has accounting express 2008 rather than 2007.

What ya think?

Thanks.

 

[BlueWeasel]

I don't know the answer but if you're a student, you can get Office Ultimate for $60.

MS Office Ultimate for $60

 

[Crusty]

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/

 

[hooterville]

Yea, I'm not a student so that's out.

Also I've looked everything over on the howtotell site and I'm still not sure.

The first label looks just like to one on howtotell but the second is a little different.

I don't know.

 

[Crusty]

If you are not sure then consider it bootleg IMO.

 

[hooterville]

Originally posted by: Crusty
If you are not sure then consider it bootleg IMO.

That's one way to look at it.

 

[bruceb]

Looks to me like photo #2 is the real one, based on the how to tell at Microsoft. To be really sure just call MS up and ask them if the Vendor in question is an authorized seller. If they are, you should be fine.

My error .. This link is the real product

http://i229.photobucket.com/al...oublebagger/ulti02.jpg

which was listed as Ultimate1 by the op
I thought it was 02 by the end of the url link

 

[sswingle]

Originally posted by: bruceb
Looks to me like photo #2 is the real one, based on the how to tell at Microsoft. To be really sure just call MS up and ask them if the Vendor in question is an authorized seller. If they are, you should be fine.

I would have thought #1 looked more legit. "Made in puerto rico" is quoted in 1 but not in 2.

 

[hooterville]

Originally posted by: sswingle

Originally posted by: bruceb
Looks to me like photo #2 is the real one, based on the how to tell at Microsoft. To be really sure just call MS up and ask them if the Vendor in question is an authorized seller. If they are, you should be fine.

I would have thought #1 looked more legit. "Made in puerto rico" is quoted in 1 but not in 2.

I agree with this but all of the later ones with accounting express 2008 on the cover and like the second one with no quotation marks.

I don't know.

 

[bruceb]

See corrected post above

 

[hooterville]

I can now confirm that both of these are 100% Genuine Microsoft Products.

I purchased the one in the second picture without the quotation marks on the made in Puerto Rico and it is a 100% Genuine Microsoft product.

A friend purchased the other and he is reporting the same.

Both copies installed a validated through Microsoft.

 

[7earitup]

Originally posted by: hooterville
I can now confirm that both of these are 100% Genuine Microsoft Products.

I purchased the one in the second picture without the quotation marks on the made in Puerto Rico and it is a 100% Genuine Microsoft product.

A friend purchased the other and he is reporting the same.

Both copies installed a validated through Microsoft.

Nice job Microsoft for making different but somewhat identical authenticity labels for your products.