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Originally Posted by shanabit 
You have to PROVE you are a student
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I am a student of the human condition. There is room for users to take advantage of edu discounts. It is much better than piracy for everyone involved. Younger people tend to buy them, it builds brand loyalty, and tends to be bought by non pro/enterprise customers.
Office Student and Teacher edition was a huge success for Microsoft in reducing piracy of Office. They even looked the other way in verification, and then just started selling it as the Student and Home edition. Big success!