Microsoft Office 2010 goes on sale worldwide
Microsoft’s flagship Office 2010 software suite has gone on sale worldwide to consumers.
[...] Microsoft has also released cut-down versions of Office programs for the web and handsets that can be used by those who do not possess the “full” version.
Also included in Office 2010 are features that hook into popular social networking sites such as Facebook.
Office conflict
Office 2010 is being made available in a variety of formats suited to different groups of people. Microsoft said it expected the Home and Student version to sell for about £109 and the Professional edition for £429. Stand-alone versions of the programs making up Office are also available. [...] The web versions of the programs inside Office are immediately available to anyone who buys the software. Microsoft said ad-supported versions of these programs will be free to use for anyone with a Windows Live ID. [...] Despite the growth of these and other alternatives, Microsoft Office is still dominant inside businesses.
Microsoft said those that have been using the trial, or beta, version of Office 2010 can continue to use it until 31 October. At that point they can uninstall it in favour of a full version of the 2010 release, download a new trial or revert to an earlier version of Office.
By BBC News, Tue. June 15 2010
