On 01-01-11 06:54 +0100, Omar Shahine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> The software will be ready in the fall, and upgrades from previous versions
>> (including Office 2001) will be $299. Users who purchase Office 2001 today,
>> and for a limited, will be able to upgrade for $149. Office 2001 for OS X is
>> not on demo at Microsoft's booth, however. "
>>
>> Any word on us current users getting the $149 upgrade price?
> OS X is no free lunch. It's is very expensive and time consuming to bring a
> suite like Office to X. In many ways it is as significant a task for us as
> developing Office 2001. Adobe will likely charge a similar upgrade as well.
I don't believe anybody has been asking for free lunch -- it's the
extra charge early adaptors will have to pay for the upgrade that is
considered questionable.
Charging users who bought Office 2001 within the first four month (~1/3
product lifetime cycle) $299 and granting a $150 rebate to those purchasing
Office 2001 within the following eight month (~2/3 product lifetime cycle)
IMO isn't anywhere reasonable.
Looks like marketing starts running amok slapping their most important
customer base right into the face.
just my $0.02, as my personal interest into Office -- except for
Entourage -- is marginal.
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