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Microsoft announces Aussie pricing for Office 2010

Microsoft yesterday detailed Australian pricing for its Office 2010 suite, slated for release in June. Here’s what was announced:

Office 2010 Australian  Recommended Retail PricesOffice Home and Student 2010: Boxed Product – RRP $209;  Product Key Card – RRP $169
Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote

Office Home and Business 2010: Boxed Product –  RRP $379;  Product Key Card – RRP $269
Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook

Office Professional 2010: Boxed Product – RRP $849;  Product Key Card – RRP $499
Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher and Access

If you are wondering what the ‘product key card’ referred to above is, it’s a single-license card that lets you unlock Office 2010 software preloaded on new PCs from major PC manufacturers.

As you can see from the above, we’ve introduced a new way for people to buy Office – the Product Key Card. The Product Key Card is a single license card that lets you unlock Office 2010 software preloaded on new PCs from major PC manufacturers.

The various versions of the 2010 Office suite can be pre-ordered here,

However, if you are on a budget, and it doesn’t run to even the Home and Student offering, just remember that there are plenty of freeware programs that will make admirable substitutes. Check out the Open Source section of this page for some free alternatives to the various components of the Office suite.