Sweeeet! I don't think they are phasing it out. They had this price right after T-day for the black friday - cyber monday shopping frenzy. More discounts before Christmas are common in the US. The timing with OS2008 is tasty also. I missed out on the last deep discount and was waiting to pay a couple of other bills before taking the plunge - However... this was too good to miss. With the google checkout I got another $10 off. (does hoopty dance around the cubicle!!!)