MS Office 2010 beta is out

[Hermite15]

http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/default.aspx
http://officebeta.microsoft.com/en-us/

[DavidR]

I think I will pass on this (as all later versions I skipped), as Office 98 does all I need

[bob3160]

I think I will pass on this (as all later versions I skipped), as Office 98 does all I need

I'm glad you do a better job on updating your security software. 

[DavidR]

Never had an issue with Office 98 in all the time I've had it

[Vladimyr]

I think I will pass on this (as all later versions I skipped), as Office 98 does all I need

Not even to Office 2000? (Secretly I do still miss WordPerfect6.1)

[DavidR]

I could probably do without MS Office completely and use something else as I no longer have to worry about sending documents to people that effectively required it to be in Word/Excel format.

I tried Open Office v2 and didn't like it in the slightest and though supposedly compatible it did screw with my documents, even when they were only opened it asked if the changes should be saved. I haven't tried the latest version of OO, but my need now for word processing and spreadsheets is very limited, so I have stuck with what I have.

[spg SCOTT]

As long as they don't change the layout again, I wont mind...I'm still trying to find some things...

[Hermite15]

lol I just read on a French site that this beta was downloadable from any browser...except Chrome  . I won't give the link to the article as, as said, it's in French. I just tried, it's true, you get a waiting animation in Chrome that never ends 

[bob3160]

When I downloaded it I also ran into that same problem since I use Chrome as my default browser. I finally downloaded it using IE8.