Office 2010 Professional edition
Contains:
- Word 2010
- Excel 2010
- PowerPoint 2010
- One Note 2010
- Outlook 2010
- Publisher 2010
- Access 2010
In Brief:
The most comprehensive retail package available. The differences between this and the ‘Home and Business edition’ are:
- Addition of Publisher 2010
- Addition of Access 2010
There is no equivalent of the ‘Ultimate’ edition in Office 2007. To get server related products like InfoPath 2010 or SharePoint Designer 2010 you need the Professional Plus edition only available with a volume license.
Retail box
aka Full Packaged Product
Number of Licences / simultaneous installations:Â Â Â 2
Licence limitations:Â None
Transferable licence?:Â Yes
Can you uninstall this copy of Office 2010 and re-install on another computer.  Not all Office 2010 licences are movable – OEM copies with a new computer and the Product Key Card editions are not transferable.
Official Prices:
(this is Microsoft’s official price, it’s the highest price you should pay. In practice you should be able to get it for much less.)
- USAÂ $499
- Canada $668
- UK £430
- Europe €699
- Australia $849
Product Key Card
With a lower price, the Product Key Card looks like good value however you only get one license (not three) and it can only be installed on a single computer – no transfers.
Number of Licences / simultaneous installations:Â Â Â 1
License limitations:Â to convert a trial/starter version of Office supplied with a new computer into a fully working version.
Transferable license?:Â No
Can you uninstall this copy of Office 2010 and re-install on another computer? Not all Office 2010 licenses are movable – OEM copies with a new computer and the Product Key Card editions are not transferable.
Official Prices:
(this is Microsoft’s official price, it’s the highest price you should pay. In practice you should be able to get it for much less.)
- USAÂ $349
- Canada $468
- UK £300
- Europe €499
- Australia $499