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Education markets are key targets for tech companies, including Microsoft. CEO Satya Nadella recently donned a cardboard glove and fisted his hand into a fist to activate a robotic hand made of drinking straws which mimicked his movements. These high-tech experiments form part of Microsoft’s efforts to make its products more appealing to teachers, students and school administrators – it has deployed its Windows operating system for classroom use while revamping Office applications to appeal to younger users; in addition to offering students new Surface laptops in vibrant colors!
Students and educators at eligible schools can get Office 365 Education free of charge, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Microsoft Teams; in addition to up to 10% discounts off select PCs – with valid school email required and offers that may not be combined.
Microsoft has long sought to counter Google’s success in the classroom through a range of its own teacher tools such as Skype for Education and Google Classroom software; now however, the battle has expanded into third-party classroom apps as a more direct battle.
Kivuto is Microsoft’s official distributor for their Windows Student Use Benefit program, offering an academic-affiliation-verification WebStore where students can purchase software. This ensures no unauthorized users gain access to Kivuto through stolen product keys or false identity verification systems.
