Microsoft Corp. will sell four versions of the forthcoming Office 2010 software for prices ranging from $99 to $499.
Microsoft ( MSFT – news – people ) will sell Office Home and Student edition with four core programs – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote – for $149 as boxed software. A “Product Key Card,” which has a code to unlock one copy of Office 2010 pre-loaded on new PCs, costs $119.
Microsoft will sell an education-only version, Office Professional Academic, through campus book stores and some retailers for $99.
There are also two versions meant to serve for business needs. Outlook e-mail program will be part of both packages, which will go for $297 or $499 as boxed software.
The software is due out in June.
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