I can't speak for other countries here, but in Aus MS has really lightened up on the requirements for Academic stuff. There's restrictions, like not being able to upgrade, and not to use it for commercial work, but for home stuff you can make substantial savings...
OpenOffice.org... Superior to MS Office 2007?
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