Microsoft raises prices on Microsoft Office for Mac, no one notices

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According to Computerworld, Microsoft raised its pricing on Office for Mac 2011?during its Office 365 event last month by as much s 17%?and stopped selling multi-license packages of the application suite. The move is likely to drive customers to its Office 365 program for PC/Mac which is $99/year for a family.

The move puts Office for Mac 2011 on the same pricing schedule as the new Office 2013 for Windows. The price increases and the disappearance of the multi-license bundles also makes Microsoft?s Office 365, a software-by-subscription deal the company has aggressively pushed, more competitive with traditional ?perpetual? licenses.

It?s not clear when Microsoft raised prices. The oldest search engine cache?Computerworld?found with the new prices was Feb. 2, so the company boosted them before then, likely on Jan. 29, the day it launched Office 2013 and Office 365 Home Premium. Microsoft did not mention the changes to Office for Mac in its press releases that day, or otherwise publicize the move on its Mac-specific website.

Indeed,?Apple now Office for Student/Professional for $140/230 while Amazon still says it is $119 but notes that Office 2011 is an older version and the newer version which includes a key card is $139 marked down to $131 with a new SKU. You can still buy the multi-user packs at significant discount but those likely are only while supplies last.

According to Camelcamelcamel, the price at Amazon has been anything but consistant over the two+ years since it was released but was generally trending downward:

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Source: http://9to5mac.com/2013/02/18/microsoft-raises-prices-on-microsoft-office-for-mac-no-one-notices/

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