Microsoft has released shots of Vista and Office 2007 packaging.
Microsoft describes the packages as user-friendly, small and built for life-long use.
It can't hurts sales that they also look very neat.
The Vista Team writes;
"Designed to be user-friendly, the new packaging is a small, hard, plastic container that’s designed to protect the software inside for life-long use. It provides a convenient and attractive place for you to permanently store both discs and documentation.
The new design will provide the strength, dimensional stability and impact resistance required when packaging software today. Our plan is to extend this packaging style to other Microsoft products after the launch of Windows Vista and 2007 Office system."
The shots: (Click to enlarge)
Office Professional 2007 Office Home and Student 2007
Vista Business Home Basic Home Premium Ultimate
