More Buyers home in on Office 2007

Retail sales of Office 2007 were 108.3% better than those of Office 2003 during the first week of its launch, according to a preliminary study by the NPD Group, a consumer and retail trade researcher. The report noted that while the average selling price for Office 2007 declined 1.1% to $206.93, the dollar volume jumped by 106.3%. According to Chris Swenson, NPD director of software industry analysis, sales of the cheaper Home and Student editions of Office contributed to the dip in average selling price.

The release seems to have hit a good accord with people all over. Personally, I have to say it’s for good reason. I’m not normally a big fan of Microsoft products, but Word and Excel 2007 have me trapped… they are fantastic. If only most people felt the same way about Vista…

Source: Neowin