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Office 14 not coming in 2009, says Ballmer
Speaking to shareholders and the media alike, Steve Ballmer went on record today to talk about Microsoft's future. One of the most interesting tidbits of information that Ballmer disclosed was the current state of Office 14. The suite was expected for release later this year, even though Microsoft had never revealed an official roadmap. Ballmer dispelled that notion, saying that the suite would not be available this year.
Whether the Office 14 release plans have been affected due to further development going to Windows 7 wasn't made clear, though that's highly unlikely as for the most part there are separate development teams dedicated to each of those.
Ballmer also touched on various other topics, mentioning that Microsoft wants to retain a dominant share of operating systems in netbooks. He also admitted that IE is continuing to lose share, but believes that IE8 will turn that around. He mentioned they see both Apple and the Linux movement as competitors, and wouldn't be surprised to see Android-based PCs coming soon.
Whether the Office 14 release plans have been affected due to further development going to Windows 7 wasn't made clear, though that's highly unlikely as for the most part there are separate development teams dedicated to each of those.
Ballmer also touched on various other topics, mentioning that Microsoft wants to retain a dominant share of operating systems in netbooks. He also admitted that IE is continuing to lose share, but believes that IE8 will turn that around. He mentioned they see both Apple and the Linux movement as competitors, and wouldn't be surprised to see Android-based PCs coming soon.
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User Comments (6)
Post a comment| DarkCobra on February 24, 2009 10:22 PM | So Steve Ballmer thinks that IE8 is going to reverse their
admitted continued loss in market share in the world of
browsers. Keep drinking the Cool-aide Ballmer.
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| nazartp on February 25, 2009 9:07 AM | Originally posted by DarkCobra: So Steve
Ballmer thinks that IE8 is going to reverse their admitted
continued loss in market share in the world of browsers.
Keep drinking the Cool-aide Ballmer. Honestly, what
did you expect him to say? "We suck"?
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| DarkCobra on February 25, 2009 9:57 AM | You got it exactly! Before MS can reverse their slippage
they first need to admit there's even a problem!
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| TD_Baker on February 25, 2009 1:40 PM | I haven't even use Office 2007, so delaying Office 14 is no
big deal to me as Office 2003 is more then enough for me,
plus call me a oldie but I prefer the classic toolbar vs the
ribbon any day
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| DarkCobra on February 25, 2009 7:18 PM | I totally agree with you TD! The whole Ribbon thing took a
lot of getting used to by me and I still don't care for it.
The superior system was the one that allowed each user to
place before them the pallet of tools they mostly use and in
the location and order you prefer to have them. Under the
current system, you've got to constantly go searching for
your most used tools which can be spread out over multiple
sections. I was just thinking the other day of reverting
back to Office 2002 for just this reason.
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| gars on February 26, 2009 7:56 AM | yep, that ribbon is confusing,
so: [link]
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