

They offer discounts to students and faculty, of course, but they may extend that to alumni-it never hurts to ask.

One more avenue to explore is university bookstores.

Threats include any threat of suicide, violence, or harm to another. SoftwareMax has Office 2016 for $58, but a quick search online shows the business is closed, and it has an ‘F’ rating with the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Complaints abound in various reviews, including RipOff School discounts Harassment is any behavior intended to disturb or upset a person or group of people. Both businesses advertise that they are a “Microsoft Partner & Solution” company, but the complaints and reviews on both organizations are bad. For instance, has Office 2010 for $88 and Office 2013 for $58. Wander further afield on the Internet, and you’ll find other deals that may be too good to be true. JD Sartain / IDGĬheck Amazon or eBay for Office 20 Beware of software scams and unreliable vendors However, deals this cheap should be scrutinized carefully. All Rights Reserved.You could also try eBay, where Office deals could be had for as little as $9. Write to Rebecca Thurlow at ©2022 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. It might need to make a few sacrifices to get the deal done. Alternatively, GPT could make a deal for its share in prime office towers it already jointly owns with Dexus in Sydney and Brisbane.Ĭommonwealth Property's stock trades just shy of GPT's offer, indicating GPT remains on the inside track to win Australia's corner office. Sharing a few choice Sydney properties might placate Dexus without sacrificing most of the benefits of the acquisition. To get the deal done, GPT might consider a peace offering to Dexus. If Dexus boosted the cash portion of its bid to get ahead of GPT, the boost to earnings would be a measly 1.3% to 1.9%, according to GPT would see more of an earnings boost from the acquisition, adding 3.5% to earnings next year. GPT's net debt to equity at the end of July was 27%, according to S&P Capital IQ. In the end, however, GPT has the deeper pockets, having sold assets to reduce debt in recent years. Ideally, though, GPT wants more than a controlling stake in a company with a troublemaking substantial stakeholder.ĭexus might still drum up another bid.

GPT played down Dexus's threats Monday, and says it would be happy just to get the simple majority of shares it needs to take over management of the fund and start reaping fees.
