This morning, Microsoft released more details about its pricing for Office 2010, which is due in June 2010 (my colleague Mary Jo Foley had the numbers and details bright and early).
What was unusual about this announcement is not the numbers themselves but rather the sea change they represent for Microsoft’s traditional selling model. With Office 2010, we’ll see some fairly radical changes. I see three trends at work here:
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I thought it was going to be later than June?? (I was thinking September/October/November lol!!) Glad to see it is moving forward to June of 2010..I Love the beta of Office 2010, so I will most likely buy it...
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