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Microsoft slashes Mac Office prices

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SEATTLE: Microsoft Corp., said that it has cut the price of its Office document, spreadsheet and presentation software suite for Apple Computer Inc.'s, Macintosh personal computer.



Microsoft, which dominates the PC industry with its Windows operating system software but also develops applications for the Macintosh, reduced the price of the standard edition of Office v. X to $399 from $499.



Microsoft also introduced a new $499 professional edition of the Office software suite for the Macintosh, which lets users run Windows on the Macintosh, giving them access to other Windows-based programs.



"This will allow Mac customers to run any Windows-based application on their Mac," said Roz Ho, general manager of Microsoft's Macintosh business.



Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft also unveiled another edition of Office v. X for students and teachers at a discounted price of $149, a product it had previously only offered to Windows PC users.



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