Office 2008 for Mac to launch Jan. 15 and cost $400

Analysis
Sep 25, 20071 min

Microsoft will release three versions of Office 2008 for Mac at the Macworld Expo event in San Francisco on January 15.

The basic edition will cost $400, the home/student edition will cost $150, a special media edition will cost $500. Upgrade packages for those using Office 2004 (to the basic edition) will cost $240 and $300 to the fancy media edition.

Mac users might still note with a sour puss that Microsoft is launching its latest Mac Office edition a year after the PC Office edition. Some bloggers have claimed that Microsoft still treats Macs like second class citizens, creating a love/hate relationship.

Read more at PC World.