During Developer Update (Mississauga, Canada)I got very enthusiastic about Office Live offering but when I tried to use it and sign up for trial version Premium edition I found out that I cannot use it because it¡¯s only available in USA. I must admit that I am very disappointed with that.
How can I try it
Office Live is currently not only in the US, but also UK, France, Germany and Japan. We are planning to expand into other markets in the not to distant future (FY08). We have received feedback about Canada before, so it is defintely on the consider list, but that's about all I can say at this stage.
In the meantime, if you have a payment instrument (such as credit card) from one of these countries, you can get an Office Live account.
Thanks for your enthusiasm about Office Live!
To offer this in the US and not in Canada makes no sense, I can't imagine the effort to extend this to Canada would be extensive, any real reasoning behind why Microsoft has choosen to ignore us and eliminate the oppertunity to capture this market as well
Hi Jake,
Definitely not ignoring you! I'm Canadian too and can't wait until we can get into the Canadian market! We need to ensure we handle the bilingual rules first.
-Tara
Yeah it's always the french that are delaying economic growth in Canada.
I wish you were in front of me to say those words again. And microsoft , you should filter these forums !
Hi Chris
I live in Malaysia but I do have a US Bank Account and the Debit Card (Visa Platinum) and may I know can I sign up for the Office Live Service What address should I put in
Thanks.
regards
Vanda
I would like an update too, or an answer to the following question... If I would get a pre-paid credit card in the US would I be able to sign up for the service and then when it comes out here in Canada update the information with my own credit card info (including changing the country to Canada (so unlike the xbox where you can not switch country)
Can someone answer the question