Office 2010 can be 50% more expensive than Office 2007. Microsoft’s price announcement for Office 2010 tries to disguise a significant price increase compared to Office 2007. The removal of upgrade discounts has led to price increases. There is the usual rearrangement of the content in MS Office bundles which makes direct comparisons less accurate. […]
How to remove the ‘God mode’ folder. After our ‘Winks’ article on ‘God mode in Windows 7 and Vista‘, some readers had trouble removing the ‘God’ folder. Here’s more details on how to remove the special folder. For most people it’s simple – just right-click on the folder and choose ‘Delete’ just like any other […]
A simple table showing how bad a choice the Office 2010 Product Key Card really is. Office Watch has already talked about the Office 2010 Product Key Card (PKC) purchase option and how it is quite different from the boxed product with the same name. The main difference between the two is the number of […]
The new Office 2010 Product Key Card is a more expensive way to buy Office. Part of the Office 2010 pricing regime is confirmation of a new way to buy Office: the Product Key Card. An innovative but more expensive way to buy Office. The idea is simple – at a retail store you buy […]
Microsoft drops its long-standing benefit for loyal Office users. For as long as anyone can remember Microsoft Office has a cheaper ‘upgrade’ price option – but not for Office 2010. Microsoft has confirmed to Office Watch that there will be no upgrade pricing offers for existing Office users. Everyone, existing customer or not, will pay […]
