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Ultimate Vista and Office 2007 at an ultimate price | |
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| Time: 08:02 EST/13:02 GMT | News Source: IT Wire | Posted By: Kenneth van Surksum | ||
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There's no word better than "ultimate" to convey the impression that you're getting nothing but the best. However, when it comes to Microsoft's new software, whatever you end up getting is going to cost you heaps. A quick glance at the word processor component of Office 2007 indicates that it promises to be a pretty slick piece of software. It will take some getting used to with that ribbon instead of menus across the top, but it's slick. With Office 2007 Ultimate, users will be able to buy every piece of office productivity software that Microsoft makes in one package. We always thought that was the idea of having an office suite but anyway, with Office 2007 Ultimate, you get pretty much the same packages you got with Office 2003 plus one or two or other applications such as Groove collaboration software. And all those bits and bytes can be yours for just US$679, the price of a fairly handy desktop computer. |
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| #1 By 2960 (68.101.39.180) at Wednesday, May 31, 2006 08:13:11 AM |
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Those prices are INSANE.
TL |
| #2 By 13030 (198.22.121.110) at Wednesday, May 31, 2006 09:11:54 AM |
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For most users, Office 2003 will do them just fine. They're used to the menus and the 5% of the package functionality that they use...
Office 97 is more than sufficient for nearly every user. |
| #3 By 3746 (71.19.43.237) at Wednesday, May 31, 2006 09:12:14 AM |
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Those are retail box prices that no one in their right mind would pay for right? Am i the only one that think that that isn't a lot of money for all the software you get. If you are using it all to make money in a business it doesn't seem like that bad of an investment if you need all of it.
Then again I come from the world of CAD/CAM software where a seat costs 20gs and then you have yearly maintanence on top of that. |
| #4 By 3746 (71.19.43.237) at Wednesday, May 31, 2006 09:15:50 AM |
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#2
I have been using the beta of 2007 and I think the new interface is fantastic. You should really give it a try if you haven't. I think it will open up feature to users that they never knew was there. |
| #5 By 9589 (68.17.52.2) at Wednesday, May 31, 2006 03:37:18 PM |
| We have an SA with Microsoft and our pricing is not projected to go up at all next year. And, with SA, we have the leeway to use any of the several OSs and Office Suites that are available. With 100k workstations, it takes 2-3 years to upgrade the lot and then, only if there are no application conflicts. SA gives us terrific flexibility and we know in advance what our OS and Office productivity costs are. |
| #6 By 32132 (142.32.208.232) at Wednesday, May 31, 2006 04:14:23 PM |
| Home and Student Edition is only 149$ and can be used on 3 PC's. |
| #7 By 7760 (12.155.143.50) at Wednesday, May 31, 2006 04:44:43 PM |
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What's the big deal? First of all, the $679 Ultimate edition contains at least 8 applications. If you really have need of all 8, then it's not a horrible price, since a) you're probably running some kind of business out of your home, and b) they retail for close to $100 apiece, anyways. Most homes aren't going to need Publisher, Access, InfoPath, OneNote or Groove. That's why there are multiple SKUs at different price points.
Second, if you have an earlier version of Office, you're entitled to buy the upgrade. This talk of "why should I pay $500+ when my older Office works just fine" is completely ridiculous and only stating the obvious. That's why Microsoft has upgrade pricing in the first place. I think that most people will gravitate toward either the $149 Home and Student Edition (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote) or the $239 Standard upgrade (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook). Both contain the essentials that most people use and are reasonably priced. |
| #8 By 13030 (198.22.121.110) at Thursday, June 01, 2006 09:19:11 AM |
| When a 10 year old version has all the capabilities and functionality that practically every user would ever need, then how much the upgrade costs becomes irrelevant. |
