Analysts say the widespread availability of the educational version to shoppers who don't need to show proof of being a student or teacher is a way for Microsoft to discount Office XP for the consumer market without actually dropping the price. [news.com]
Ah, yes. Isn't branding great? To be able to have one product, and sell the same product into different markets at different prices -- it's a company's dream come true!
Posted by Doug Sauder at September 5, 2002 08:46 AM