Dell offers range of Microsoft software for download
PC World | at | by Mike
Dell is now offering Microsoft Office products for download, making it the first vendor other than Microsoft to do so. The Microsoft products are only available to U.S. customers.
Software applications include versions of the Office suite and its lower-end counterpart, Works, plus Word, Excel, Outlook and Groove, according to a search on Dell's Download Store.
Prices are discounted from the suggested retail price. For example, Microsoft's suggested retail price for its Office Home and Student 2007 suite is $149.99, but Dell will sell it for $129.99. Microsoft sells that suite for $149.95 on its own Web site.