Microsoft to charge $499 to $799 for Office, $209 to $399 for upgrades

[James Love <love@cptech.org>]

With all the talk about OS pricing, people might want to look at the
recent prices announced for MS Office 2000.  Jamie


http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0,4153,383293,00.html


By John G. Spooner, PC Week Online
January 5, 1999 11:15 AM ET

Microsoft Corp. today announced pricing
for its forthcoming Office 2000 software
suite.

  [snip]
             
Office 2000 Standard will be priced at $209
for an upgrade from Office 97 and $499 for
new users.

Office 2000 Small Business includes
Microsoft Office Small Business Tools. An
upgrade will cost $209, while new users will
pay $499.

Office 2000 Professional, priced at $309 for
an upgrade and $599 for new users,
includes Publisher 2000.

Office 2000 Premium, which adds
FrontPage 2000 and PhotoDraw 2000, will
be priced at $399 for upgrades and $799 for
new users.


[snip]

-- 
James Love, Consumer Project on Technology
P.O. Box 19367, Washington, DC 20036
202.387.8030; f 202.234.5176
http://www.cptech.org, mailto:love@cptech.org