Microsoft Office 2008 details unveiled

Posted Sep. 25, ’07, 10:01 AM PT by Cyrus Farivar

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About a week ago, Derik told us about the preview site for Microsoft Office 2008. Sadly though, it was big on the style, and lesser on the substance. Fortunately those guys at ZDNet are at the Apple expo in Paris, where Microsoft (or meek-row-SOFT, as the French say it) has revealed some tidbits about the next version of Office:

The full version will cost you four Benjamins, while the upgrade will set you back two Benjamins and four Hamiltons. Meanwhile, the “Home and Student Edition” is only a Benjamin and a Grant.

And, the best part? “For the first time, Office 2008 for Mac will be offered in Nordic languages (Danish, Finnish, Norwegian) in addition to English, Japanese, French, German, Swedish, Italian, Dutch and Spanish.”

Man, I’ve been dying for a Norwegian version of Office. After, how else was I going to type “Skål!” ?

Oh, and there is one more thing: “Microsoft’s Technology Guarantee Program that allows customers in select regions who purchase qualifying Office 2004 for Mac product(s) after today the ability to upgrade to a version of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac for US$10 plus applicable taxes.”