new Office version coming soon?

[grant]

hey guys,
i heard that there may be a new version of MS Office coming soon. have you
heard of this and when is it expected. thanks,
grant

 

[Peter Foldes]

There is a lot of talk and rumors about it but there is nothing out there yet.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Office 12 (code name - release name not decided) will go into a public beta
next month. Release is planned for late 2006 but nothing is set in stone.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, grant asked:

| hey guys,
| i heard that there may be a new version of MS Office coming soon.
| have you heard of this and when is it expected. thanks,
| grant

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The Future of Microsoft Office
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/default.mspx

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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:

| hey guys,
| i heard that there may be a new version of MS Office coming soon. have you
| heard of this and when is it expected. thanks,
| grant

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

Soon? Depends on your interpretation of that word. MS is tentatively saying
last quarter of next year. To me, that's not soon.

 

[grant]

wow! thanks for the quick response on this post. i look forward to the new
version and hopefully some of the old bugs will have been squashed and new
ones won't find their way in.

thanks guys,
grant

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Um, we _are_ talking Office now, right? No new bugs? With a new interface
and way of working?

How much money do you have on you? I have a certain bridge I am looking to
offload.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, grant asked:

| wow! thanks for the quick response on this post. i look forward to
| the new version and hopefully some of the old bugs will have been
| squashed and new ones won't find their way in.
|
| thanks guys,
| grant
|
| "grant" wrote:
|
|| hey guys,
|| i heard that there may be a new version of MS Office coming soon.
|| have you heard of this and when is it expected. thanks,
|| grant

 

[Harlan Grove]

wow! thanks for the quick response on this post. i look forward to the new
version and hopefully some of the old bugs will have been squashed and new
ones won't find their way in.

....

Sadly, at least in Excel, a few bugs will remain (confirmed in the Excel
manager's blog) in the next version. Microsoft must figure they're features
since they've been around so long.

Most recent upgrades have been 90% new interface elements, 10% new
functionality (the last major functionality change was in Access from 2000
to 2002). Office 12 appears to break the mold: 80% new interface, 20% new
functionality.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

And I have some lovely oceanfront property in Nebraska if you're interested!

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

JoAnn

Forget Oceanside Nebraska property.. come and join in with the great Toronto
polar bear hunt..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User

And I have some lovely oceanfront property in Nebraska if you're
interested!

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

Um, we _are_ talking Office now, right? No new bugs? With a new
interface
and way of working?

How much money do you have on you? I have a certain bridge I am looking
to
offload.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, grant asked:

| wow! thanks for the quick response on this post. i look forward to
| the new version and hopefully some of the old bugs will have been
| squashed and new ones won't find their way in.
|
| thanks guys,
| grant
|
| "grant" wrote:
|
|| hey guys,
|| i heard that there may be a new version of MS Office coming soon.
|| have you heard of this and when is it expected. thanks,
|| grant

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

Where do I send my deposit check? ;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

JoAnn

Forget Oceanside Nebraska property.. come and join in with the great
Toronto polar bear hunt..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User

And I have some lovely oceanfront property in Nebraska if you're
interested!

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

Um, we _are_ talking Office now, right? No new bugs? With a new
interface
and way of working?

How much money do you have on you? I have a certain bridge I am looking
to
offload.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, grant asked:

| wow! thanks for the quick response on this post. i look forward to
| the new version and hopefully some of the old bugs will have been
| squashed and new ones won't find their way in.
|
| thanks guys,
| grant
|
| "grant" wrote:
|
|| hey guys,
|| i heard that there may be a new version of MS Office coming soon.
|| have you heard of this and when is it expected. thanks,
|| grant

 

[Gary Smith]

Soon? Depends on your interpretation of that word. MS is tentatively saying
last quarter of next year. To me, that's not soon.

It's probably sooner than the date when it will actually appear, though.