Microsoft has released new shots of the boxes that Windows Vista and the Office 2007 System will ship in.

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.

Thanks goes to Rob for poinitng this out to me. And well if these two images of the new boxes aren’t enough for you why not head over to the Microsoft Product Boxshots website where you will find more new box design images, including Office for the Mac.