- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Outlook
- Microsoft Publisher
- OneNote
- InfoPath
- Access
- Groove collaboration suite
Obviously, Microsoft is targeting big business with this suite, but have the overestimated their target market's price sensitivity? Will this be the product that pushes corporations to OpenOffice and similar open source software alternatives?
They are pricing individuals and small business out as well. In my own home office I have three computers - three Office Suite licenses that would need to be upgraded. I assure you that I'm not spending $1500+ to upgrade.
There are alternatives, of course.
Office Professional 2007 will contain Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Access, and Publisher for US$499 (US$329 as an upgrade).
Office Small Business 2007 will contain Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Publisher for US$449 (US$279 upgrade).
Office Standard 2007 includes the four basic applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook for US$399 (US$239 upgrade).
The Student & Teacher Edition, that many small businesses rely on because it is inexpensive, will been renamed Home and Student 2007 and cost US$149 (you cannot upgrade this edition) Outlook will not be a part of it, replaced by OneNote.
For my own office, I suspect I will upgrade to Office Standard 2007 (maybe Ultimate if I can charge it to a client project) at least on my laptop (I support clients in new technology, so I need one computer with Office). The remaining computers will most likely stick with Office 2003 and eventually switch to OpenOffice.Sources: BetaNews, ITWire, Dvorak Uncensored
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