Microsoft has started selling Office 2010 to consumers, with three different versions of the software available to purchase.
Office 2010 is a significant launch for Microsoft as it coincides with the company offering a cut-down version of the software for free on the web.
The versions available in the shops for consumers are: Office Home and Student Edition, Office Home and Business version.
For businesses there Professional Plus and Standard versions available.
Money talks
Price-wise, the cheapest version of the software – other than the free web version – is Office Home and Student which is retailing for £109.99. This includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.
The Professional suite will be £429.99 and includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access, and Publisher.
If you are currently using a beta or trial version of the software, these are expected to run until 31 October.
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bradavon
June 16th 2010
3. Firstly Home and Student will be closer to £60-70. The 2007 variant can easily be got for this. RRPs are just that RRPs.
It's the Home and Business edition (which includes Outlook too) I'm annoyed about. Current pricing is double at £150, just for Outlook! I too require it to sync my contacts/calendar to the web/phone. No other Windows client offers this.
Google Docs + Gmail is missing stacks of features MS Office 2010 can provide. Off the top of my head, good luck producing a maiil merge with Google Docs. It's certainly a competitor but just because you only have limited use for an Office suite. The same applies to Open Office. Both very good but not up there with MS Office for features.
I'd argue Home uses don't need a Publishing App. Most people just use Word. Professionals don't use Publisher either but fair enough to MS for including it.
To say £430 for the most usable version clearly must mean you're not an average user. Access is very much a professional tool and so is the Professional edition. It's sold for business.
Adobe charge even more for their CS suite.
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tombutcher1990
June 16th 2010
2. also, a lot of people that use it at home will want some sort of publishing package. also, outlook is something that i currently use most at home, yet that wouldn't be included in the cheaper option either. £429.99 for the most useable one? get real, that is a ridiculous price.
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tomankcorn
June 15th 2010
1. £100 that is ridiculous for an office pack. I just don't think I would find me or any of my friends buying it, when there is free versions like Google docs. Google docs is easier to use as its all stored server side for you.
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