Microsoft cuts Office XP pricing
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Microsoft is cutting the retail price of its Office XP Standard and Professional software suites and that of several stand-alone Office applications, the company said Tuesday. Effective Wednesday, the estimated price at U.S. retail outlets for a full license for Office XP Professional will drop from $599 to $499, and for Office XP Standard the price will drop from $479 to $399, Microsoft said in a statement.
The company also discounted the stand-alone versions of Word 2002, Excel 2002, PowerPoint 2002, and Access 2002. The estimated retail price for those products will drop from $339 to $229, Microsoft said. The prices are estimates because the retailers set final pricing, the company said.