Office 2008 to be Released at the Macworld Expo 2008

Taking advantage of the Paris Apple Expo, Microsoft unveiled packages and pricing of the upcoming Office 2008 to be released in January at the Macworld Expo.

Microsoft will offer 3 versions (Vista effect?) of its renowned office suite:
- Home and Student Edition, including World, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage but lacking Exchange support: US$149.95
- Standard Edition, including World, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage associated with Exchange support and support for Automator workflows: US$399.95 or US$239.95 for the upgrade.
- Special Media Edition, a Standard Edition plus Expression Media for Mac (an image managing application): US$499.99.
Price in Euro as well as the price difference due to localization are unknown. In addition, it is unclear if a special introduction price/discount will be avialable for current Office 2004 Mac edition owners