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12 Months Free Microsoft 365 Premium & LinkedIn Premium Career for Eligible University Students (Payment Info Req'd) @ Microsoft

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Get 12 free months of Microsoft 365 Premium and LinkedIn Premium Career

Use your college or university email address to get innovative apps with Copilot and extensive AI usage with Microsoft 365 Premium (regularly AU$33.00 per month) and LinkedIn Premium Career (regularly AU$54.99 per month, sent via email separately after sign-up).

Microsoft 365 Premium

Microsoft 365 Premium is a subscription for one to six people that includes cutting-edge AI, advanced security, cloud storage, and innovative apps.

  • For one to six people (AI for subscription owner only)
  • Sign into five devices at once
  • Use on PCs, Macs, phones & tablets
  • Up to 6 TB of secure cloud storage (1 TB per person)
  • Productivity apps with Microsoft Copilot
  • Extensive usage for select Copilot features
  • Access to Copilot features currently exclusive to Premium
  • Use Copilot in select apps with work files in a secure way
  • Extensive usage to create and edit AI images
  • Video editor with 4K export, brand kits, filters, and effects
  • Data and device security
  • All-day video calling and Copilot in Teams

What is LinkedIn Premium Career?

LinkedIn Premium Career is a subscription-based plan designed to help you get hired, network effectively, and land your desired roles. It offers tools like AI-powered profile enhancements, job match insights, and advanced job search filters to help you stand out to recruiters. You’ll also get access to LinkedIn Learning for skill development and InMail credits to connect directly with hiring managers. Whether you're actively job hunting or planning your next move, LinkedIn Premium Career gives you the insights and tools to move forward with confidence.

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  • I believe Microsoft 365 Premium is 365 Personal with some extra AI stuff/higher usage limits.

    • You've misspelled Microslop.

      • Actually it's spelled Microsoft Copilot App.

    • It also allows up to 6 users, making it closer to 365 Family.

      • It sounds exactly like 365 Family.

      • Will this impact my access to my normal university M365 in anyway? Can I get this and share login details with my family?

        • You're just verifying your student status. The rest stays with your personal email address.

          • @MrZod: Thanks, that makes a lot more sense.

          • @MrZod: As I would use a uni email to verify, then the M365 subscription can be linked to a personal Microsoft account?

  • kind of incredible folks’re paying a premium to have constant interruptions to their workflow by clippy except now y can’t turn him off

  • Meanwhile I'm still over here happily using my cracked Office 2002 pocket edition.

    • Upgrade for free to Office 2024 through here :P
      massgrave.dev

      It's so easy. Even Microsoft customer support had used it (on the news). No need for cracked files/software. It's safe.

      • I 'll never truly understand why people voluntarily use MS's Bloatware, when they could just use LibreOffice..

        • Maybe because LibreOffice doesn't include any of the things in this deal ?!

          Up to 6 TB of secure cloud storage (1 TB per person)
          Productivity apps with Microsoft Copilot
          Extensive usage for select Copilot features
          Access to Copilot features currently exclusive to Premium
          Use Copilot in select apps with work files in a secure way
          Extensive usage to create and edit AI images
          Video editor with 4K export, brand kits, filters, and effects
          Data and device security
          All-day video calling and Copilot in Teams
          LinkedIn Premium Career

          If you want these things, then LibreOffice is utterly useless.

          • @Nom: Okay, thanks. I'm not a Fanboy but am genuinely curious about the other-side of the fence opinions:
            - The cloud storage thing I get. I have a multi-TB offsite backup I manage as well (It's like $3 dollars a month in electricity).
            - Productivity apps? I have tried things like Planner, PowerBI, PowerApps, Office, Teams. IMHO They all seem to be lacking core functionality that's available in Open-source software, and they seem focused on making you buy larger and larger licenses. What am I missing?
            - Are there people who actually 'want' Co-Pilot involved in every work thing they do? (not sarcasm). For me, even the AI in vs-code is more annoying than helpful.
            - Video editor with 4K export, okay, I get this! Maybe I've been using Shotcut for so long there are new features I don't know that I need?
            - All-day video calling and Copilot in Teams. I try to avoid getting locked into Teams, we just Discord, Zoom or WhatsApp :) is there a really good reason I should want Teams?
            - LinkedIn Premium Career. I understand why this may be important to some people, I use LinkedIn to find a date /jk.
            Seriously, I would actually love to know why people use MS products. (I am not being factious or disingenuous. I am honestly curious. And yes, I could ask Reddit, but we're here now :) any opinion welcomed.)

          • @Nom: Everything you give it will be used for AI training and a subject to potential data leak and use against you.
            There are other good free cloud modern Office apps that don't enforce AI this much but do well all necessary stuff for free and more for little pay.

        • One of the reasons could be habit. Most people get used to MS. Office since they're still children.

          It takes time and adaptation to learn and use other softwares not only LibreOffice. Previously for me long time ago, MS. Office fonts and page format looked different in LibreOffice.

        • i actually had a file disappear in libre for no apparent reason and the only real input i got from the community support forum was i was stupid for not making a backup

          i've never needed to backup with msoffice or any other of the several word processors i've ever used (much as i probly should backup, i never have)

        • Because LibreOffice is terrible?

        • If you want free Office software I much prefer the free open source ONLYOFFICE
          It has a way nicer UI than LibreOffice and has better rendering for Microsoft file formats too
          Download: https://www.onlyoffice.com/download-desktop

          If you want to self-host the browser based Docs server you can download the community edition free for up to 20 users:
          https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/DocumentServer
          The web version has a ton of functionality, really cool stuff.

  • Just signed up. Mostly for the Linkedin premium, however, you first sign up to microsoft 365, then it says it'll send information within 7 days for linkedin premium. I was hoping to activate that one now.

    I also went in and stopped recurring billing after signing up.. so who knows whether i'll receive info on linkedin premium now.

  • MICROSLOP

  • I have access to a friend’s .edu email address. She doesn’t use the MS ecosystem at all (Mac user). Would it be possible to temporarily change my MS email to hers to trigger the 12 months free, and then change it back?

    • You don't have to change at all, it's your whatever account, just need to verify it like a secondary email. Account stays with your original email. So you should be fine.

      • No risk of MS detecting abuse and suspending/closing account?

        • There's no abuse. People have emails that don't reflect their real name of correlation

          • @Oh Boy: Oh daddy how do I fake? Please help sugar daddy

            • @[Deactivated]: Sugar daddy would have just paid for it

              • @Oh Boy: LolzzZzz ok would you like to pay for me sugar daddy lol

                  • @Oh Boy: LolzzzZzzzz daddy

                    • @[Deactivated]: I never thought I would hear people renting themselves out for MS Ofifce, but here we are.

  • Sweet! Claimed both using my old but still functional TAFE email address. Thanks OP

    • Did you already receive access to linkedin premium?

      • Not yet

    • When was your last enrolled TaFE course? Thought you needed to be enrolled in order to access your TaFe email inbox.

      I also have a tafe email address but can’t access it as I’m no longer enrolled in any courses (confirmed by support)

      • Last year

      • My last course ended 11/22 and I still have access to mine.

  • The only reason someone should consider using this trash is if M$ paid you to. Free or worse 'subscription' is hilarious.

    "cutting-edge AI, advanced security, cloud storage, and innovative apps" - I'll fix that statement - 'criminal scamware, data-stealing spyware, slow bloatware, unnovative dumbware'

    • As someone whos a Microsoft user through work, what is the big criminal/data-stealing arguments for your comments? I am somewhat oblivious, but was under the impression Microsoft was a safe suite to work with.

      • Sorry you have to use that trash for work.

        There was a specific ruling on this in Australia for the 'product' M$365 - the subject of this posting - and deceptive subscription practices
        https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/microsoft-in-court-for…

        And it costs Australian tax payers $1b per year for this cronyism (M$ 365 and other trash)
        https://www.itnews.com.au/news/governments-microsoft-sourcin…

        Many other dodgy practices:

        1. Tax Avoidance and Evasion Allegations
          IRS Back-Tax Dispute ($28.9 Billion): The IRS claims Microsoft owes nearly $29 billion due to profit-shifting strategies used between 2004 and 2013. https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2023/10/11/irs-aud…

        Puerto Rico Tax Haven: A Senate investigation detailed how Microsoft moved billions in profits to Puerto Rico to avoid U.S. taxes. https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/investigations/me…

        1. Subscription Deception & "Dark Patterns"
          ACCC Lawsuit (2025): The Australian regulator sued Microsoft for allegedly hiding a cheaper "Classic" 365 plan and forcing users onto an expensive AI-bundled plan. https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/microsoft-in-court-for…

        Xbox Live Cancellation: Regulators forced Microsoft to stop using deceptive "dark patterns" that made it difficult for users to cancel recurring subscriptions. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-secures-changes-to-xb…

        1. Military Involvement & Ethical Concerns
          IVAS HoloLens Project: Microsoft faced internal protests over a $21.9 billion contract to provide the U.S. Army with combat-ready augmented reality headsets. https://www.army.mil/article/244791/army_awards_microsoft_co…

        Project Nimbus & Israel: Internal leaks and protests highlight Microsoft's role in providing cloud infrastructure to the Israeli military and government. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/30/israeli-milita…

        1. Antitrust and Monopolistic Practices
          United States v. Microsoft Corp.: The landmark case where Microsoft was found guilty of illegally maintaining a monopoly by bundling Internet Explorer with Windows. https://www.justice.gov/atr/us-v-microsoft-corp-browservia-o…

        European Commission Fines: The EU has fined Microsoft over $3 billion for anti-competitive software bundling and failing to comply with previous orders. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_08_…

        1. Privacy Violations
          COPPA Violation (2023): Microsoft paid $20 million to the FTC for illegally collecting and keeping data from children who signed up for Xbox accounts. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/06/…

        NSA Collaboration (PRISM): Leaked documents from the Snowden files alleged that Microsoft provided the NSA with "backdoor" access to encrypted user data. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-…

        For data stealing just one word but many lawsuites - OpenAI

        • Is there a decent user friendly alternative to MS suite nowadays?

            • @toasty: 100% go with LibreOffice! It's both a superior product AND you don't need stupid licenses to get you work done :)

          • @eris: It depends on your use case and ecosystem but I use LibreOffice and various other free and open source software for desktop/offline publishing (inkscape, gimp, scribus, sublime*, blender), google drive/docs for online (not open source but free and more capable than M$).

            I believe using something like M$ office is both short term and long term pain - you become dependent on and stuck in a bad ecosystem instead of real learning while still having a learning curve specifc to their system (albeit small since the software is so limited) plus an economic cost that funds a bad corp.

            • @brenwildman:

              google drive/docs for online (not open source but free and more capable than M$).

              M$ Office <snip> the software is so limited

              These two statements are utterly false - Google Docs has a tiny subsection of the functionality of Microsoft Office. It's most definitely not more capable.

              Yes it's got more than enough features for 99% of users, but let's not just spread blatant lies. Just as a simple example, there are many many many things that you can do in Excel, and not in Google Sheets.

              • @Nom: So many things you can do in Excel but not in Sheets, yet you don't mention a single example?

                I'll start you off - G suite (free) supports more functional and modern app script throughout the platform whereas M$ only had deprecated and obscure VBA trash and insecure macros, though now you can pay more for Office Scripts as they tried to catch up 10 years late (still worse than G app scripts).

                • @brenwildman:

                  So many things you can do in Excel but not in Sheets, yet you don't mention a single example?

                  If you don't know what the differences are between the products, then why did you state the Google products were more capable ?

                  The three main things I switch to Excel for, are performance (big calcs in Excel are significantly faster on a decent computer vs the meagre resources that Google allocate to your sheet), Pivot Tables and large datasets.

                  I use Sheets more than I use Excel - but let's not pretend it's more capable.

                  • @Nom: I do know the differences which enables me to conclude G sheets as suprior. Your response clearly demonstrates you don't understand the products:

                    G sheet does calculations on your local computer (generally) so you are dead wrong there.

                    Pivot tables are in Google sheets, dead wrong again.

                    G sheets have higher column/row max count, text length, but less max cells. If you are hitting that limit you are probably doing things wrong and should be using a db, but there are work arounds like multi sheet importrange.
                    Sheets has data connectors allowing you to connect to Looker or BQ, basically limitless computational capacity and speed, so you went three for three wrong.

                    I also suggested LibreOffice if you really need desktop app, which is free and nullifies those Excel arguments.

  • How long does it take after signing up for the email about LinkedIn Premium to arrive? Also does your LinkedIn account email need to be the same as the Microsoft account or is it a voucher code that can be used with any account?

    • I would also like to know the answer to your 2nd question here too..

    • Have you received premium yet?

      • Yep, got the email this morning.

  • Feel like a chump as I had just renewed

    • Hello,

      It is time for you to hand in your badge.

      Sincerely,
      OzB Police

    • You can add this on to your existing subscription and it will convert you're current remaining time pro rata to this one. I had a 10 months left on family and it added 12 months of premium plus 6 months extra roughly, so my next payment is due June 2028

  • How do I get Uni email address..

    • Attend uni?

      • Attendance won't help. It's more the enrollment that'll do it ;-)

  • GitHub: RemoveWindowsAI

  • Hey, FYI

    It stacked onto my old yearly sub. :)

    It seams to have set my next sub payment to july 2028 as well.

    • Curious, did you already have your existing subscription on your Uni email ID? I do have a Uni ID, but my existing sub (as well as LinkedIn) is on another / personal email ID.

      • I think my uni does have a sub. I haven’t used or engaged in with it. No clue.

        But it did say originally it would be 1 extra year added on, then got an extra bit lol

  • For anyone using OneDrive, has it improved in recent years? For anyone that has used it and iCloud in recent years, were there notable differences in usability?

    I used to use OneDrive for cloud sync/backup, especially when I was mostly in MS ecosystem (yes, I used Windows phones, even after returning to a MacBook Air for daily driver). Unfortunately I had problems with sync/backup speed and data loss, even when my daily driver was a PC.

    I now have 2TB iCloud. I originally got it because of smart home/security benefits, and justified keeping it when they were no longer needed because each member of my family can get less storage on phones and laptops than would be otherwise needed. If I can save the $17 a month without too much of a dip in usability, I'd consider changing though.

    • OneDrive, has it improved in recent years?

      No. Slow as ever. If you just use the web interface it's bearable, however the Explorer integration is terrible.

      • The macOS Finder integration works fine for me.

  • Has anyone had success with this? It went circles for me on two browsers and (after confirming student status) went to charge full price to my PayPal. I tried again from scratch but it just goes in circles with an error.

    • Yeah, worked completely fine for me. Even took my current Family subscription and converted it to Premium, and extended it.

    • Update: they must have had system glitches as sent me the email again that verification worked. I just needed to select Australia as it defaulted to the USA and it now worked.

  • It doesn't sound 'Free' if they are demanding 'Payment Info'…

  • Can i link the Linkedin Premium to my personal email?

  • I'm stuck in a "Sorry, something went wrong" loop after verifying my student email. Happening to a family member too.

    EDIT: Fixed it. Check your URL on checkout to see if it has requestedDuration=Month and change it to requestedDuration=Year instead. Stupid bug and stupid fix but it worked.

    • Thanks. I had the exact same issue and that fixed it.

    • How did you even figure that out?

      Was fiddly as the first two attempts still failed but eventually got through!

      Thanks OP!

  • for those asking about LinkedIN once you sign up you will get this message

    Your instructions for claiming 12 months of LinkedIn Premium Career are on the way, and may take up to 7 days to arrive in your mailbox.

    • Did you get this message as a seperate email immediately after you signed up? Or is this message part of the Microsoft 365 email that you get immediately after sign up?

      • it took about a week and it was a second email

        • Ok thanks. Signed up last Sunday but haven’t got anything :(

  • 20 mins and still no email?

    Utas not working?

  • Nice, my 12-years old unimelb alumni email worked!

    • How do. You get one? I forgot my unimelb email tbh lol

      • It was like my original email. First letter of name, surname, @ unimelb.Edu.Au. . So, Jon Doe would be jdoe@unimelb.edu.au . You can get in touch with the uni for them to enable your alumni email, which would be jdoe@alumni.unimelb.edu.au, which is basically a redirect to whatever your personal email is

        • Tried my unimelb alumni account and no dice - couldn't verify error. Maybe they cottoned on

    • my alumni.monash.edu isnt working. i get a 'Your academic status has not been verified. You can choose another verification method or supply documentation as evidence of your academic status.'

      =[

      • A few months ago i had to call my uni and ask them to reenable my alumni status so i could attend some events, even though the email was working. Try that

        • Most of these services just work on a whitelist/blacklist of domains, I sign up for things by selecting a university at random and then providing a primary school email address and they accept it fine. Even unidays.

  • If you get stuck in a verification / try again later loop when purchasing, turn off your adblocker or use your phone to complete it.

  • Is it possible to use two different accounts (ie. emails) to sign up to both “Microsoft 365 Premium” and “LinkedIn Premium Career”?

    My LinkedIn is associated with an email account which is currently subscribed to Microsoft 365. So would like to use an alternative email account which doesn’t have Microsoft 365, but for LinkedIn use back my original email account

  • Does anyone know online website that offers a qualifying education email address that could work with this?

    • That would be nice but I doubt it.

  • People actually pay for MS365???

    • Not with this deal they don’t

  • We couldn't find a Microsoft account. Try entering your details again, or create an account.

    Um its an ms uni email address and no dice.

    Utas

    • Same.

    • Use a personal account. It'll ask you after to verify your student status via email
      This promo is for your own account, not an org-managed one :P

      • Ah thanks guys. I just have to wait for the linkedin email now

        • Hey, did you get the instructions? Since my LinkedIn is on a different personal email which has nothing to do with Microsoft, but I have another personal Microsoft account. Wondering if the LinkedIn Premium is applied to that same personal email or any.

    • Exactly what @noren7 says! Can confirm I successfully registered for the deal yesterday. First logged in to my personal Microsoft account associated with Windows, then followed the deal link and verified my Uni email from Utas (the form on their page will prompt you to).

  • keep on getting -We are sorry, we can not process your request right now. Please try after some time.

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