"baba" wrote in message
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>
> I can buy Office Home/Student 2007 now for about $100 with 3 licenses and
> I
> think upgrade to 2010 free. I have read Office Home/Student 2010 will
> offer a
> single license and Family Pack for 3 licenses implying it will cost a lot
> more to accomplish the same thing. So it seems like buying 2007 now is a
> no
> brainer. Am I missing something?
I don't think Microsoft has put out any licensing details yet for Office
2010. If you have a web site that is saying anything about a free upgrade
or the licensing information please post the URL.
The two common suites being released are:
Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010
Includes:
• Microsoft Excel 2010
• Microsoft Outlook 2010
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
• Microsoft Word 2010
• Microsoft OneNote 2010
AND
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010  licensed for noncommercial use
Includes:
• Microsoft Excel 2010
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
• Microsoft Word 2010
• Microsoft OneNote 2010
I would suspect that the licensing on both suites would be similar to what
is currently available for the 2007 suites but MS can do anything between
now and the release date.
Information on the RTM was published by Microsoft on March 5th.
SharePoint 2010 & Office 2010 Launch
Today, we officially announced that May 12th, 2010, is the launch date for
SharePoint 2010 & Office 2010. In addition, we announced our intent to RTM
(Release to Manufacturing) this April 2010.
It’s an exciting time for us! We hope you can virtually join us on May 12th
at 11am EST to listen to Stephen Elop, President of the Microsoft Business
Division, announce the launch. You can register for the event @
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/businessproductivity/proof/pages/2010-launch-events.aspx.
Arpan Shah
Director, SharePoint
Published Friday, March 05, 2010 2:52 PM by arpans