

People who use Office Starter 2010 today will continue to be able to use the product for the life of their PC. After Windows 8 becomes available, most new PCs shipped will not have Office Starter. “We will begin to phase out the shipment of PCs with Office Starter 2010. Update: From a Microsoft spokesperson comes a confirmation and explanation: I've asked Microsoft if the company has any more to say about the apparent discontinuation of Office Starter. The 'Transition OPK' is now the only download available," said one of my contacts, who requested anonymity. "The website for OEMs to order Starter licenses is now disabled, and all of the links from the Office OPK pages have been pulled.
