Office 2010 is a little bit closer as today Microsoft announced the FPP (Full Packaged Product aka Box Copy) SKU lineup, along with US retail pricing.
The Tech Preview & Beta have been very well received with the current beta being downloaded over 2,000,000 times already! Now consumers & small businesses can see what versions are available and which Office products they will contain.
Office Home & Student:
This version has proved very popular on Office 2007, giving great flexibility for home users & students while also offering great value for money. The 2010 release includes:
Word 2010
Excel 2010
PowerPoint 2010
OneNote 2010
Office Web Apps
It will continue to allow installation on three PCs in one house; which is a huge draw for everyone 🙂
Office Home & Business:
This is aimed at small businesses and includes all the above plus Outlook 2010.
Office Professional:
This is the top level version of Office available outside of Volume Licensing, and is comprised of:
Word 2010
Excel 2010
PowerPoint 2010
OneNote 2010
Outlook 2010
Publisher 2010
Access 2010
Office Web Apps
You’ll notice that Sharepoint Workspace (the new name for Groove) isn’t included…that’s included in Office Pro Plus on Volume Licensing.
Office Professional Academic:
This contains the same products as the regular Office Pro but with Educational pricing, so around 1/5 the cost! The inclusion of Outlook et al make this a great offering for more advanced students such as those in Higher Education.
Although not mentioned in today’s announcement, Standard & Professional Plus will still be available in Volume Licensing with Office 2010. Don’t forget that we will also have Office 2010 Starter as the free, ad supported replacement for MS Works!
I’m excited for Office 2010 both as a user and a partner…how about you?
Cloudy with a chance of Licensing 
i ‘ve already use the beta version 😀