No Upgrade Pricing For Office 2010

Microsoft recently announced several changes to their upcoming Office 2010 suite, and some businesses and consumers may not like the result. In a major shift, Microsoft will no longer offer discounted upgrade pricing for users with Office 2007 or earlier versions. On the plus side they have simplified the number of Office editions and lowered some prices, and rumors exist of a free upgrade program.

Microsoft Office 2010 will arrive in three primary editions. Home and Student includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, while Home and Business adds Outlook. The Professional edition also comes with Publisher and Access. Microsoft will also be encouraging PC manufacturers to pre-install an Office Starter edition on new PCs that can be upgraded with discounted key cards, available at select retailers. The Home and Business edition is expected to sell for around the upgrade price of Office 2007's Small Business edition, or just over half of the Professional version. For that reason, businesses may want to only purchase the Professional version where necessary.

Microsoft says their decision to eliminate upgrades was based on the lower number of customers purchasing an upgrade, versus those who simply receive the latest version pre-installed on a new PC. Cynics believe that Microsoft is trying to steer businesses towards its Software Assurance licensing program where upgrades and other extras (such as free home user rights) are provided for an annual fee.

In early February, an Internet posting describing a free upgrade was abruptly removed. According to the post, those who purchase Office 2007 between March 5 and September 30 of this year will be able to download, or order a DVD for, the corresponding 2010 version. So far, Microsoft has not confirmed or denied the existence of such a program.

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Beware Fake Antivirus Software

In the past few days DeLLMat has cleaned a few fake antivirus programs such as Personal AntiVirus and Windows Police Pro from clients' PCs. Growing in popularity, these types of fake "anti-malware" programs are in fact scams. Using browser ads, popup ads, or e-mails, users are tricked into installing the software to "fix their PC NOW!" The software then waits a bit and starts to warn the user of supposed virus or pest infections, potentially creating the "symptoms" itself. It then offers to clean them up if the user purchases or upgrades the program. Of course the "fix" is easy since there is no real infection.

Nigeria’s President Yar’Adua to Hand Over Power

President Umaru Yar’Adua has expressed his intentions to hand over power to the Vice President Goodluck Jonathan for medical reasons. The President will write a letter to the Nigerian Senate. The letter will formerly inform the Senate body that the President is on Medical Vacation. This decision comes amidst calls for the President to resign after a long period of absence as a result of medical treatment for a heart disorder in a Saudi Arabian clinic. As a result of this decision, the Vice President will officially assume the role of Acting President of Nigeria.

Yar’Adua who suffers from an inflammation of the lining around the heart, also has a long history of kidney problems. The announcement was made by the president’s special adviser on legislative affairs, Abba Aji, The President’s failure to transfer powers to his deputy before he left created a power vacuum that has drawn criticism from officials of all political persuasions. Those calls were initially ignored by Yar’Adua but mounting pressure from within his own party and threats of impeachment by the Senate body may have ultimately led to the decision to hand over to Goodluck Jonathan, the Vice President.

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