Microsoft has announced that the new Mac version of it’s Office suite will be available this October. Included in the suite are Word for Mac, PowerPoint for Mac, Excel for Mac and Messenger for Mac. If you get the Office for Mac Home and Business 2011 or the Office for Mac Academic 2011, you will also get the new Outlook for Mac. Entourage is no more.
The retail version for Office for Mac comes in multiple favors:
Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student 2011 includes Word for Mac, PowerPoint for Mac, Excel for Mac and Messenger for Mac, and will be available in a single install for $119 and a Family Pack for $149 with three installs for families with more than one Mac in their household.
Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Business 2011 includes Word for Mac, PowerPoint for Mac, Excel for Mac, Outlook for Mac and Messenger for Mac, and will also be available in two editions ??? a single install for $199 (U.S. ERP) and a Multi-Pack for $279 (U.S. ERP) with two installs for a user with two machines. No Family Pack for the Home and Business edition.
Microsoft Office for Mac Academic 2011 includes Word for Mac, PowerPoint for Mac, Excel for Mac, Outlook for Mac and Messenger for Mac, will be available in a single install for only $99 (U.S. ERP). This version will be available only at authorized academic stores and Microsoft.
The pricing above is the retail price as campus pricing for SMU Students has not be announced.
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