Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote free w/ Win8 tablets!

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Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote to ship free with Windows 8 tablets

During today's Computex keynote, Microsoft Windows chief Tami Reller just announced that new Windows 8 tablets will include Office in the box.
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woah... this would kind of undercut the legs of Windows RT machines. now the only benefits of Windows RT is battery life (which Haswell should help counter) and lower-priced machines.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
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    PC/Desktop
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    Home Built
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    Intel Core i7 3930K
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    Gigabyte X79s
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    16.0GB Corsair Dominator DDR3-1866
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    MSI GTX 680
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    Sound Blaster ZxR
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    Dell U2711 and 2407WFP
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    2560x1440 and 1920x1200
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    Corsair HX1050
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    Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU cooler
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    Logitech MX Revolution
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    20mbs
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    Firefox
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    Avast Free and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Pro
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    Win 8.1.1 and Office 2013 via Virtualbox
I see the article's been updated to say it only applies to small tablets (under 10 inches) though.
 

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    Windows 8.1, 10
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