New low-cost student/teacher version, $149. Taken from an Aug 12 press
release:
Microsoft Offers New Pricing, Editions of Office for Mac Suite
Microsoft's Mac Family Grows, Offering Increased Value, Cross-Platform
Compatibility
REDMOND, Wash. -- Aug. 12, 2003 -- Microsoft Corp.'s Macintosh Business Unit
(Mac BU) today announced three new editions of its award-winning
productivity suite, Microsoft� Office v. X for Mac, at new prices, providing
great value and complete cross-platform compatibility. The latest Mac
product offerings include Office v. X for Mac Professional Edition, Office
v. X for Mac Student and Teacher Edition, and Office v. X for Mac Standard
Edition. Along with the new Office v. X products, the Mac BU announced that
Virtual PC for Mac is now shipping under the Microsoft brand.
"Customers told us what they wanted and we delivered. We are making it
easier for customers with varying needs to experience the leading
productivity suite on the Mac platform," said Roz Ho, general manager for
the Macintosh Business Unit at Microsoft. "By expanding our product line,
different-sized businesses and home and education consumers can purchase an
Office v. X product at an unbeatable price."
"Mac OS X provides an easy-to-use, incredibly stable environment for
productivity in the office and in the classroom," said Ron Okamoto, Apple
Computer Inc.'s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. "With
expanded licensing and the inclusion of new applications, Microsoft's three
new editions of Office v. X for Mac provide exceptional value for consumers,
professionals and especially educators and students."
The new Office v. X editions offer users of Mac exceptional value and
unparalleled compatibility:
� Office v. X Professional Edition. This edition offers the most
complete cross-platform compatibility, including the full Office suite of
native Mac OS X programs along with Virtual PC for Mac version 6.1, running
Microsoft Windows� XP Professional. The new edition is priced at ERP $499
(U.S.). Users of Microsoft Office 98 and Office 2001 for Mac may upgrade to
Office v. X Professional Edition for $329 (U.S.).
� Office v. X Student and Teacher Edition. The second new edition
provides users of Mac with the full Office suite at a price especially
suited for education budgets. This Office edition is available to any
student's or teacher's home for $149 (U.S.) and includes three licensed
installations.
� Office v. X Standard Edition. The productivity suite Mac users
have come to love and depend on is at a new lower price of $399 (U.S.) and
includes four top-selling software programs -- Word X, Excel X, PowerPoint�
X and Entourage (TM) X, an e-mail program designed exclusively for the Mac.
Users of Microsoft Office 98 and Office 2001 for Mac may upgrade to Office
v. X Standard Edition for $239 (U.S.).
"The Office v. X editions give price-sensitive retail customers more
choices," said Roger Kay, vice president of client computing for IDC.
"Consumers are likely to respond well to better cross-platform compatibility
at lower prices."
Microsoft recognizes that users of Mac need to run Windows-based
applications on their Mac. Today Virtual PC for Mac, which Microsoft
acquired from Connectix Corp. in February 2003, officially joins the Mac
BU's award-winning product portfolio. Virtual PC for Mac delivers true
compatibility with Windows by enabling users of Macintosh to run
Windows-based software applications, including business, education, Internet
and home applications, all from their Mac.
The new Office v. X and Virtual PC lineup will be available at Mac
resellers, including Apple retail stores, CompUSA, MacWarehouse and MacMall,
beginning the week of Aug. 18 in the United States and worldwide after Sept.
1. Office v. X Professional Edition will be offered in English only. Office
v. X Student and Teacher Edition will be available in English, French,
German, Spanish and Swedish.
About Microsoft Macintosh Business Unit
The Macintosh Business Unit at Microsoft is a leading developer of software
and online products for the Macintosh platform. With the largest Mac-focused
development team outside Apple Computer Inc., the Mac BU comprises
approximately 150 full-time Mac product experts. Committed to the Macintosh
platform since 1997, the Mac BU delivers award-winning products developed to
meet the unique needs of users of Mac. Current products include the
Microsoft Office v. X for Mac lineup, Internet Explorer 5.2 for Mac, MSN�
Messenger for Mac version 3.5 and Virtual PC for Mac version 6.1. More
information about the Mac BU and Microsoft Macintosh products is available
at http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ .
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in
software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business
computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed
to empower people through great software -- any time, any place and on any
device.
Microsoft, Windows, PowerPoint, Entourage and MSN are either registered
trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or
other countries.
Apple, Mac and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.
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