Office 2007 to be late, too Fresh on the heels of a delay in broad availability of Windows Vista, Microsoft confirmed late Thursday that it is also pushing the mainstream launch of Office 2007 to next year. As with Vista, Microsoft hopes to finish the code for Office 2007 this year. The company said work will be completed by October, when it will make Office 2007 available to business customers that have signed up for Microsoft's volume-licensing program. More on the ZDNet site...
Office Delayed, Along with Vista Just after announcing a four-month delay on its Vista operating system, Microsoft said Friday it will also push back the launch of the consumer version of Office to next year, the second embarrassing delay this week for the software giant. The Redmond-based company said the new version of Office will be available to business customers through a volume-licensing program in October of this year, but retail availability for the software will be pushed back to January 2007 to coincide with the release of Vista. More on the Red Herring site...
Microsoft delays Office software to 2007 The 2007 Microsoft Office package, which includes the Word processor, Excel spreadsheet, and PowerPoint presentation software, will be made available to business customers in October 2006, the world biggest software maker said. Earlier this week, Microsoft delayed the consumer launch of its much-anticipated Windows Vista software until January 2007 from an earlier target of the second half of 2006 and pledged to ship the next version of its operating system to business customers in November. More on the Reuters UK site...
Exec says new Windows head will change culture Last week, the world's largest software maker tapped Steven Sinofsky, a veteran executive from its Office business software segment, to lead its Windows group only days after Microsoft delayed the consumer launch of the much-anticipated upgrade to its mainstay operating system. Sinofsky comes to the Windows group, which has not shipped a new product in nearly five years, with a reputation within Microsoft as an effective taskmaster and a track record of on-time new software releases delivered in regular intervals. More on CNET News.com...0 comments
