Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 in Stores This October, Plus Pricing, Editions, Free Upgrade Offer

Microsoft has announced that Office for Mac 2011 will be available at the end of October, 2010. There will be mainly two different retail editions of Office 2011 for Mac available for purchase: Office for Mac Home and Student 2011 and Office for Mac Home and Business 2011. Additionally, there is a special edition for higher education students, staff and faculty: Office for Mac Academic Edition 2011.

Additionally, if you buy Office 2008 for Mac product from an authorized reseller between August 1, 2010, and November 30, 2010, you will be able to upgrade to Office 2011 for Mac, when it is available, free and at no additional cost through the Microsoft Office for Mac Technology Guarantee Program.

Office 2011 for Mac

How much will Office for Mac 2011 cost?

The new lineup of Office for Mac has a lower price per installation for all editions. You can take a quick look below for the Office 2011 for Mac pricing structure:

  1. Office for Mac Home & Student Edition 2011 (includes Word for Mac, PowerPoint for Mac, Excel for Mac and Messenger for Mac 8 )
    $119.00 US ERP (1 install)
    Family Pack: $149 US ERP (3 installs)

  2. Office for Mac Home & Business Edition 2011 (includes Word for Mac, PowerPoint for Mac, Excel for Mac, Outlook for Mac and Messenger for Mac 8 )
    $199.00 US ERP (1 install)
    Multi-Pack: $279 US ERP (2 installs)

  3. Office for Mac Academic Edition 2011 (Special edition for higher education students, staff and faculty and will only be available through authorized academic stores and Microsoft (http://www.officeformac.com). It includes Word for Mac, PowerPoint for Mac, Excel for Mac, Outlook for Mac and Messenger for Mac)
    $99 U.S. ERP

If you buy Home and Student edition and later need the additional functionality of a desktop e-mail client, then you can easily upgrade to Office for Mac Home and Business 2011 using the online upgrade functionality.

Microsoft Office for Mac Technology Guarantee Program

If you buy Office 2008 for Mac today, you’ll be able to upgrade to Office 2011 for free. Purchase a qualifying Office 2008 for Mac product between Aug. 1, 2010, and Nov. 30, 2010, and you will be eligible to download Office for Mac 2011 at no additional cost when it becomes available.

OFFICE 2008 FOR MAC QUALIFYING PRODUCT OFFICE FOR MAC 2011 UPGRADE PRODUCT
Office 2008 for Mac Home and Student Edition Office for Mac Home and Student 2011 – Family Pack
Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition Office for Mac Home and Business 2011 — 2 Pack
Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition Version Upgrade Office for Mac Home and Business 2011 — 2 Pack
Office 2008 for Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition Special Student Offer Office for Mac Home and Business 2011 — 2 Pack

The following Office for Mac products are NOT eligible for the Technology Guarantee

  • Trial versions of Office 2008 for Mac
  • Volume licensing
  • Individual Application SKU
  • Office for Mac Word
  • Office for Mac Excel
  • Office for Mac PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Office 2007
  • Microsoft Office 2010
  • Office for Mac 2004 or older version are also not eligible

More information about the Microsoft Office for Mac Technology Guarantee Program.

[via Mac Mojo: The Office for Mac Team Blog]

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