OFFICE 2010 SUITE LINE-UP
Microsoft introduces some novelties in Office 2010: One is the discontinuation of old SKUs (namely, Office Small Business and Office Enterprise) along with the introduction of a couple new ones (namely, Office Starter and Office Home & Business); another one is the inclusion of standalone products like OneNote and InfoPath in specific Office 2010 Suites. Yet another is some extent of new nomenclature, like e.g. PKC (which stands for Product Key Card) along with the elimination of older terms like e.g. MLK (Medialess License Kit). Microsoft says the new Suite line-up is simplified and helps customers select the right product for their needs. So, let's have a look at it:
OFFICE 2010 LICENSING
Office 2010 Starter is free, and it comes pre-installed to a new PC (to which it becomes tied). Its license is not transferable. One cannot buy or otherwise acquire Office 2010 Starter; it is made available only to System Builders by Microsoft, and the end-user can only find it as a free pre-installed software on a new PC.
OFFICE 2010 PRICING
The pricing of the upcoming Office 2010 Suites in PKC, FPP and Academic licensing have been disclosed by the MS Office product development group
Microsoft introduces some novelties in Office 2010: One is the discontinuation of old SKUs (namely, Office Small Business and Office Enterprise) along with the introduction of a couple new ones (namely, Office Starter and Office Home & Business); another one is the inclusion of standalone products like OneNote and InfoPath in specific Office 2010 Suites. Yet another is some extent of new nomenclature, like e.g. PKC (which stands for Product Key Card) along with the elimination of older terms like e.g. MLK (Medialess License Kit). Microsoft says the new Suite line-up is simplified and helps customers select the right product for their needs. So, let's have a look at it:
OFFICE 2010 LICENSINGOffice 2010 Starter is free, and it comes pre-installed to a new PC (to which it becomes tied). Its license is not transferable. One cannot buy or otherwise acquire Office 2010 Starter; it is made available only to System Builders by Microsoft, and the end-user can only find it as a free pre-installed software on a new PC.
OFFICE 2010 PRICING
The pricing of the upcoming Office 2010 Suites in PKC, FPP and Academic licensing have been disclosed by the MS Office product development group
