> The consumer experience with Office 2013 will work something like this: when you purchase Office 2013 or any of the individual applications from a retail stor

> The consumer experience with Office 2013 will work something like this: when you purchase Office 2013 or any of the individual applications from a retail store, instead of getting a box with a DVD, “you’ll essentially buy a coupon or card” with a license code and a Web address, said Hough. Um, what about allowing the customer to purchase online? Seems like they could cut out the middleman that way.