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Office 14 (2010) has only been out a few months now, but a leaked pre-alpha build of Office 15 suggests that Microsoft is planning a new application known at this point only as “Microsoft Lime”. Very little is known about Lime at this point, however ZDnet blogger Mary Jo Foley claims her contacts describe it as a “user-interface utility for Office”.
Based on this description it is hard to tell if Microsoft Lime will indeed be a stand-alone application, or perhaps just a new feature similar to the ribbon. The speculation was further heightened by a Linked-In profile update from a former Microsoft Intern who claims he helped work on a “major new feature” in the upcoming Office 15.
It’s hard to imagine what if anything Microsoft could add or change to make Office anymore capable than it already is. They clearly have some work to do tying together their online and offline offerings, but it doesn’t sound like Lime is it. Office 15 probably won’t ship until at least 2013, so we have plenty of time to speculate on this one. Anyone care to guess what the new application might be?
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Flow
August 23, 2010 at 5:31am
In my country, the word "lime" is used to refer to a gather of people to have fun. We "lime" at a bar. We go see a movie then go "liming" afterwards. We have "after work limes".
Given that MS has a very strong presence here, maybe it's a collaborative app that is easy to use and fun. Maybe a step up from Google Gear.
Maybe it'll include all the multimedia doo-dads to help collaborations; whiteboards, realtime editing of MS Office docs, and voice and video chat - but to the next level (level 11).
Blaze589
August 22, 2010 at 7:42pm
It might be a code name. Office is known to be a serious application so I doubt any application in the Office suite will be dubbed "Lime."
As to what I think it is; it may be a way to do presentations within a workgroup (P2P) on a LAN or over the net. I assume it may be P2P as they might have drawn inspiration from Limewire (only by name and attributes). It's mere speculation though.
williezzy
August 22, 2010 at 7:34pm
My sources have told me that it may be a replacment too Microsoft Office Picture Manager.
Keith E. Whisman
August 22, 2010 at 11:59am
MS Office 15 Margarita (Alcoholics Edition).
Party down with the latest installation of MS Office. MS Office 15 is so great you'll be producing professional presentations, even as your high as a kite on crystal and cheap Mexican mixed drinks. (and I love Margaritas)
Really I hope MS can come up with a compelling reason why the world needs anything more than updates for MS Office 2010.
NewGadgeteer
August 22, 2010 at 10:53am
With the push towards artificial intelligent voice control, I think it will be a natural language interface.
