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Office 12: Not Necessarily For Longhorn | |
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| Time: 00:19 EST/05:19 GMT | News Source: CRN | Posted By: Jonathan Tigner | ||
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You think the next big version of Microsoft Office is for Longhorn? Wrong! Office 12, the next version of the powerhouse productivity suite, is slated to support Windows XP, Windows 2000 and oh, yeah, Longhorn when it ships, company insiders say. That comes as news to many who thought they knew Microsoft's game plan. But according to Microsoft, that's not really new at all. "We have said as we look forward that we will look at going on in Windows and will take advantage of the platform that is out there," said Dan Leach, group product manager of Office. | ||
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| #1 By 6859 (206.156.242.39) at 7/12/2004 9:23:06 AM |
| One thing I'd like to see is speed improvements and a smaller memory footprint. That's about it. Other than that, Office has everything I'll ever need (and then some.) |
| #2 By 8556 (12.217.173.227) at 7/12/2004 11:23:02 AM |
| Cash cow timeframe. Office 12 in 2005 and Office 13 in 2007 to support Longhorn. |
| #3 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 7/12/2004 1:15:04 PM |
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Ok... I'm jumping on the "After Office 2003, what more do I need?" bandwagon.
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| #4 By 2459 (69.22.124.228) at 7/12/2004 2:17:01 PM |
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#1 "One way of getting more revenue for MS though is the incompatible file formats."
LOL. I say this and everyone argues with me. That's because it's largely untrue. The file formats didn't change with every new version. Currently, most of the Office file formats have full XML equivalents. If businesses want (non-MS) compatibility they can save to those formats. |
| #5 By 2459 (69.22.124.228) at 7/12/2004 3:27:49 PM |
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I've never needed another application ;)
Here's a multi-format translator for WordML http://www.cambridgedocs.com/products_wordml2FO.htm WordML (and the other XML formats) is documented and applications can be made/are available to process the format. There's even the option to use your own schema and save to that if you choose to bypass WordML. The capability is there. If the MS software competitor of choice hasn't taken advantage of the formats (especially by the time Office 12 ships), maybe another competitor should be considered. |
| #6 By 37 (67.37.29.142) at 7/12/2004 3:49:43 PM |
| #11, I have. |
| #7 By 2459 (69.22.124.228) at 7/12/2004 8:39:48 PM |
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#15 Integrating features and changes (some from MS/some from MSR) that improve usability and productivity, implementing customer requested functionality where/when it makes sense, and taking better advantage of the features of the underlying OS as always. :)
I imagine that until current competitive products can match the power and programmability of MS Office, they won't be considered by many businesses as an alternative. Home users and some small businesses may consider a switch, but familiarity and integration should keep many from switching. An Office Basic Edition (as mentioned earlier) wouldn't hurt either. |
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