Microsoft completes Office 2007

[s0ysauceb0y]

Microsoft has said it has completed the software code for its Office 2007 suite and will begin to offer the world's most popular package of desktop software to corporate customers on November 30.

Microsoft will also make the new Windows Vista operating system and 2007 Exchange e-mail server available to business customers on the same day, and said all the products will become widely available to consumers in early 2007.

By announcing the Microsoft Office 2007 suite was ready for "release to manufacturing," it signals that the product is relatively bug-free and suitable for wide distribution.

"We've crossed the development finish line," said Jeff Raikes, president of Microsoft's business division, in a statement.

In June, Microsoft pushed back the release of its upgrade to Office, which includes the Word processor, Excel spreadsheet and PowerPoint presentation software, marking the latest in a series of development delays that have plagued the company.

Windows Vista and Office 2007 represent major upgrades to Microsoft's two most important products at a time when investors question the software giant's ability to keep up with nimble, faster-growing competitors seeking to offer software over the Internet instead of on the desktop.

Windows and Office together account for more than half of the company's total revenue and nearly all of its profit.

Web search leader Google already offers online versions of popular Office applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail and calendar.

[Boredo]

bleh, Microsoft Office, I prolly won't get it installed unless it owns XP...which it prolly will

[carmen]

2007 already? Blah. I have 2003, and I just got that like yesterday!

[bustnut6]

wonder what the big difference will be, between both

[nervelesskid]

i hope it will be pretty good.

[BuzZin]

I still use MO 2003 ..thank you for your news

[VIERAN]

windows 2007 is great im using it now, its easy to use. its really great.

[carmen]

I have 2007 now, and its a pain to learn. If you just get it and you have a project due soon but can't take the time to relearn everything, stay with what you have until you can put some time aside to learn the basics of 2007. It's simple once you learn it, but if you don't know how to use it, it's the world's biggest bizatch. Let's just say its nowhere like 2003

[ya5oe]

it's great !

[Lainee17]

Wow i'm dying for it XD We had a 3 day lesson on it just last week, and it was pretty awesome. My teacher said it helped you use the left side of your brain (or was it right?) by having all the drop down menus horizontally read. Pretty cool if you ask me. and more icons so it makes it soo much easier to search instead of just plain words.

i need to activate my 2003 so i can download the 2007.