If you’re in an office full of Windows users, or if you frequently collaborate with them, upgrading to Office 2011 is really a no-brainer: You’ve got to do it. There’s no special upgrade pricing, unless you bought Office 2008 after August 1, 2010, in which case you can upgrade for free.īased on what I’ve seen of the new Office so far, and on input from our reviewers, here’s how I’d sort out that buying decision. “Buying” in this case means shelling out $200 for the single-license Home and Business Edition (which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Messenger) or $280 for the Multi-Pack the Home and Student Edition (which omits Outlook) will retail for $120 for a single license, $150 for a three-install Family Pack. (We’re posting our reviews of Word 2011, Excel 2011, PowerPoint 2011, and the rest this week.) What you may not know is whether or not you should buy that suite when it arrives. By now, you probably know that Microsoft is releasing Office 2011, the latest version of its productivity suite, on October 26.
