Microsoft puts price, date on new Office

Microsoft set an Oct. 21 release date and announced pricing Tuesday for the next version of its Office software package. "The final details came with the expected announcement that the core Office applications are complete and ready for distribution to PC manufacturers, who need to test the software in preparation for loading it on new computers. The "release to manufacturing" (RTM) stage is typically the last milestone before a major new software release becomes available to the public."

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