Microsoft Reveals Office 2010 Pricing with Box-less Discount

Posted 01/05/2010 at 11:19am | by Paul Lilly

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Probably the biggest complaint surrounding Microsoft's Office productivity suite (other than the ribbon) is the cost. Starting with Office 2010, Microsoft hopes to alleviate some of those complaints by charging users less if they're willing to forgo a boxed copy and make do with a card containing a product key code.

The savings are pretty significant. According to CNet, Office Professional (includes Word 2010, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, OneNote 2010, Outlook 2010, Publisher 2010, Access 2010, premium tech support, and the Office Web Apps) will run $499 for the full boxed copy. But for users content with a product card only, the price drops down to $349. The Academic version, meanwhile, will sell for $99.

Microsoft will charge $149 for the boxed version of Office Home and Student, while the product card will run $119, saving buyers $30. This version will include World 2010, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, OneNote 2010, and the Office Web Apps.

Finally, there's the new Office Home and Business, which bundles in Outloook 2010 to the above. It will sell for $279 for the boxed version, and $199 for the product key card.

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