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Several weeks ago, Microsoft unveiled Office 365. No longer is Office a suite of programs you buy and have forever. Instead, it is a subscription-based model that gives you the programs you know and love, like Word, Excel and Outlook, along with SkyDrive storage and Skype credits. Last Friday, Microsoft announced Office 365 University, aimed specifically at students. For 80 bucks – or $1.67 per month over a four-year education – you get a two-computer license for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher and Access, plus 27 gigs of SkyDrive storage. Pretty sweet. The coolest inclusion is Office on Demand, which lets you “stream” your copy of Office on another computer with an internet connection. Home for Thanksgiving and need to get a paper done? Stream Office to Dad’s laptop and you’re set. As we and Microsoft continue the journey into a purely digital-download age, this seems to be a good fit and a sweet deal for college students.