office 2010

[francis]

ok, well thats a downside, iv become to likeing it, does anyone know how
much i will cost in the future
From: "david" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: microsoft office 2010
Date: 23 January 2010 07:48

It did last only for a year, starting last April or May.

Right now I think it is only going to last for a couple of months.

I think it expires in April or May.

(david)

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

My experience with beta installations of Office is that it's wise to
uninstall them before the expiration date. And YES there is an expiration
date. As far as pricing is concerned, Microsoft usually never announces
pricing until just before product release.

 

[David W. Fenton]

As far as pricing is concerned, Microsoft usually never announces
pricing until just before product release.

Er, what?

Office 2010 pricing announced
http://news.office-watch.com/t/n.aspx?a=1357

No upgrade pricing for Office 2010
http://news.office-watch.com/t/n.aspx?a=1359

Office 2010 price increases
http://news.office-watch.com/t/n.aspx?a=1366

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

Interesting. This (Office Watch) is usually a reliable source but they
haven't linked to any web pages or press releases from Microsoft. And they
don't list all of the configurations either. Since the beta is not yet in
Release Candidate stage, I'd wait until there was an official announcement.
The only thing official from Microsoft is here:

http://www.microsoft.com/Office/2010/en/faqs/default.aspx#38q

and it states that pricing will be available at a later date.

 

[David W. Fenton]

Interesting. This (Office Watch) is usually a reliable source but
they haven't linked to any web pages or press releases from
Microsoft. And they don't list all of the configurations either.
Since the beta is not yet in Release Candidate stage, I'd wait
until there was an official announcement. The only thing official
from Microsoft is here:

http://www.microsoft.com/Office/2010/en/faqs/default.aspx#38q

and it states that pricing will be available at a later date.

Other sources say that Microsoft has, indeed, announced the pricing:

http://tinyurl.com/ybhexkr =>
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/01/microsoft-reveals-offic
e-2010-retail-prices.ars

That article says "Microsoft has revealed prices" but doesn't give a
citation, or say who at MS has done so.

But it's pretty clear with reliable sources like Office Watch and
Ars Technica saying that MS has announced the prices (whether
officially or not) that MS has indeed said what the prices are going
to be (or what they expect them to be).

 

[David W. Fenton]

Interesting. This (Office Watch) is usually a reliable source but
they haven't linked to any web pages or press releases from
Microsoft. And they don't list all of the configurations either.
Since the beta is not yet in Release Candidate stage, I'd wait
until there was an official announcement. The only thing official
from Microsoft is here:

http://www.microsoft.com/Office/2010/en/faqs/default.aspx#38q

and it states that pricing will be available at a later date.

Here's a Microsoft employee giving the pricing:

http://tinyurl.com/yekuy7h =>
http://blogs.technet.com/office2010/archive/2010/01/05/what-the-offic
e-team-will-be-talking-about-at-ces.aspx

....and that article points to this document for more details on
pricing:

http://tinyurl.com/y9yqpel =>
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/2010office/docs/Office20
10PricingFS.doc

That looks to me like an official MS press release. There's no
qualification in that document say these are provisional prices.