Hello, List -- On 08/02/10 11:47 PM (local time), Barry Wainwright (<[email protected]>) wrote:
>> So the price of the Home & Business 2 pack is going down. Will buyers of >> Office 2008 be refunded the $120? >> > > Sorry, but you're complaining because the price went _down_??? > > I'm sure, if you asked nicely, they would let you pay more than you paid last > time ;-) No, I think he's referring to what I asked yesterday, which was "how can we be sure that buying Office 2008 now and getting the so-called free upgrade later is a good deal when we don't know what Office 2011 will sell for on its own?". Now we have the answer -- if you buy Business 2008 now (in order to to upgrade later to the 2011 version with Outlook), it will cost you $399.95, and if you upgrade from Office 2004 it will still cost you $239.95. On the other hand, if you stay with Office 2004 and buy the Home/Business version of Office 2011 later, it will cost you $199.00. I guess you could argue that, based on the 2004-2008 upgrade price, it means you get Office 2008 for $40.95, but for those of us who have gotten along just fine without it so far, and knowing that Office 2011 will be out in a few months, I still don't see any compelling reason to go for that offer. And, for anyone who has to buy Office at the full $399.95 price, the so-called free upgrade path will actually cost them $200.00 more than if they just wait and buy Office 2011 only. George A -- YouTalk mailing list List information: http://www.entourage.mvps.org/support_options/list.html List moderator: [email protected], [email protected] To unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe
