Lucky PDC Attendees Will Get a Sneak Peek at the Next Microsoft Office
Lucky PDC Attendees Will Get a Sneak Peek at the Next Microsoft Office
Posted 10/21/2008 at 6:11am
| by Paul Lilly
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Most of the buzz surrounding Microsoft has to do with the company's next operating system, Windows 7, and what changes to expect over Vista. But a new OS isn't the only thing the software giant has been working on, as the next version of Office is receiving some attention as well.
At next week's Professional Developer Conference (PDC), Microsoft plans to talk about Office 14 (as the next version of Office has been code-named) with attendees, giving them a sneak peek at some of the features. Sure to be a highlight of the discussion is Office 14's ability to run in different modes, online or offline.
"We will rewrite Office to work in a browser," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said in an interview with Britain's Computer Weekly.
But while attendees will get a first look at Office 14 - specifically, Office business applications and the software's Open XML file formats, according to the two listed sessions - it doesn't appear they'll be walking home with a copy, so don't fret if you won't be in attendance.
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horzo
October 21, 2008 at 2:45pm
The target market for Office is, of course, businesses. Many of these have already bought Office licenses which include automatic upgrades for a certain number of years. I suspect those that didn't will opt to skip a version or two unless M$ comes up with a more compelling feature list than "Office in a browser."
Most consumers who need basic office software can get by just fine with OpenOffice.
CrimsonKnight13
October 21, 2008 at 8:01am
The sad part about it being "14" is that it's really 13. I think its a dumb decision to skip a number just because of foolish superstitions. Lame decisions make the world go round it seems.
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maniacm0nk3y
October 21, 2008 at 6:40am
If Sun can make OpenOffice and give it free then Microsoft can just add $20 for some stupid license fee and everyone would be happy.
xs0u1x
October 21, 2008 at 6:23am
i just got office 2007. and ive had vista for 2 years......this is why im starting to walk away from microshaft...yeah they might have okay products...but if they havent noticed....people are kinda struggling right now and will be for awhile. i dont have $500 to drop everytime they pump out a new product and i have to upgrade to make all my apps and productivity run at maximum performance.
b_boy_69_00
October 21, 2008 at 6:19am
They will also get a look at outlook 21, media player 28, and live photo gallery 256
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