Office 2010… which is which?

Now that Microsoft Office 2010 is out in the market, lets see which version is right for you and will fit your everyday productivity needs.  Office 2010 has a total of six (6) versions, 3 in retail channels, 2 in volume licensing and 1 for the academic purposes.  Whoever you are, whatever you do there’s an Office 2010 that is right for you. Let’s compare editions.

For retail channels, which means that these versions will be available in you favorite computer stores. We have Office 2010 Home and Student, Home add Business, and Professional. 

Note: The retail license terms for Office Home and Student 2010 allow for installation on up to three home computers. Not intended for use in any commercial, nonprofit, or revenue generating business activities, or by any government organization.

If you are in the enterprise or have a business of you own and you need to purchase five or more licenses of Office 2010 perhaps it’s good to consider the Standard Edition or the Professional Plus Editions.  Compare below.

Note: These editions is available through volume licensing only and cannot be found in retail markets.

At the University, Office Professional Academic 2010 is available for low price to fit student budgets.

There are 2 more editions that I haven’t discussed, the Office 2010 Mobile and the Office 2010 Starter, but  that’s another story. There you have it, the six new editions of Microsoft’s superb productivity suite available for your daily productivity needs!

Have you chosen your edition yet? :)