Microsoft Office for 300 rubles. How is a company corporate benefit

Who lives on Habré will probably remember the recent discussion about the price of “Office” which developed in the comments to the topic “screenshots of the Office 2010 Technical Preview” (I can’t find the link, the author will understand olegafx ). It said that the minimum price for MS Office 2007 for an ordinary person in the Russian Federation is 1,500 rubles. Today, one friend told me that in his company you can get an office for 300 rubles. We’ll say such a corporate benefit from a company as a discount on relatives' medical insurance, a discount on bank loans, compensation for cellular communications, etc.

Сайт этой инициативы со стороны Microsoft - http://www.microsofthup.ru/
От себя: Если будет такая же ситуация с Windows 7, то попрошу друга "завернуть" и мне. :-)

I asked him to tell more about this. I publish without the name of the company, because you never know what :-)
Here is what they write on his intranet:

Microsoft Office for 300 rubles

Employees of "XXXX" in Russia and abroad can purchase a set of Microsoft Office Corporate programs for home use. Since “XXXX” is a partner of Microsoft, the price of a kit for an employee of “XXXX” is only 300 rubles. Compared to the market price, the employee discount is 99%.

How to order

You need to pay for the kit on a special website, download the distribution kit (a set of files necessary to install programs on a computer) and install it on your home computer. Step-by-step instructions are provided below.

Payment

You can pay for the kit with your salary card (Visa, MasterCard) or any card of international payment systems - Visa, MasterCard, American Express, etc. Cash and Visa Electron and Maestro cards are not accepted.

Please note The

kit is not intended to be installed on a version of the Windows 2000 operating system or earlier. Microsoft Office Enterprise can be installed on Windows XP, Vista, etc.
Paying for a purchase, you send your personal data to Microsoft. Carefully read the terms of the agreements on the transfer of personal data (documents will be offered to you for review at the time of purchase).
You can purchase only one set of Microsoft Office Corporate software.
Step-by-step instruction

1. Copy this program code: ХХХХ
2. Go to the site www.ХХХХ.ru;
3. Enter the address of your working email (...@XXXX.ru, ...@XXXX.XXXX.ru, ...@XXXX.XXXX.ru);
4. Paste the code copied in step 1;
5. Click the "Submit" button;

If you have not received an email from Microsoft:

1. Check your spam folders and deleted emails;
2. Add the address XXXXX@XXXX.com in the email address book or in the white list;
3. Send the message again;
4. If the letter still does not arrive, contact Microsoft Customer Support.

6. Wait for the letter from Microsoft. The letter will contain a link;
7. Copy and save or write the link from a letter from Microsoft;
8. Open the link on the computer on which you want to install the software suite (you will need an Internet connection);
9. On the page that opens, click the "Add to Cart" button;
10. Optional step: if you need, for a fee without a discount, select additional language packs;
11. Click on the “Complete the purchase” button;
12. Enter your personal and billing information. (You can pay for the set with your salary card (Visa, MasterCard) or any card of international payment systems - Visa, MasterCard, American Express, etc. Cash and Visa Electron and Maestro cards are not accepted.)
13. Click the “Continue” button;
14. Read and accept (if you agree) the terms of the agreement on the transfer of your personal data to Microsoft by ticking the box provided;
15. Click the “Confirm” button;
16. Copy and save or write down your personal activation key for the software suite;
17. Follow the instructions to download and install the software suite.

Contact Information

(link) Answers to frequently asked questions and contact information of Microsoft Customer Support Services

Please note that XXXX is unable to provide support for products that are installed on computers that are not owned by the Company.

The project manager from "XXXX" is Alena Software.