Microsoft Unveils Office Mac Holiday Discount
Microsoft Wednesday introduced discounts for the Mac version of its flagship Office 2008. The offer reduces the price of the Home and Student Edition, Business Edition and Business Edition Upgrade between $20-$50.
The discounts are available through Jan. 5, 2010.
Office 2008 Home and Student Edition, normally $129.95 receives a $20 discount, while the Office 2008 Business Edition Upgrade, now $209.99, was cut by $40. The largest discount — $50 — was reserved for Office 2008 Business Edition, which usually retails for $349.95.
In announcing the discounts, senior marketing manager Amanda Lefebvre described the price cuts as a “gift of productivity.”
One blog noted Mac owners interested in Office 2008 might look elsewhere. Amazon offers Office 2008 for Mac Home & Student Edition for $109.49, while the online retail giant sells Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition Upgrade for $189.99 and the full Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition for $319.99.
- Via iClarified and ZDNet
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