A Real Windows 8 Office: Coming Eventually

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Windows 8.1 codename “blue”.

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Officially, the big news from Microsoft’s BUILD conference in San Francisco is the release of a preview version of Windows 8. But I’m at least as interested in another nugget from the show: Microsoft is (briefly) showing off a version of PowerPoint which uses the new Windows 8 interface and saying it plans to have new-style Word, Excel and PowerPoint versions ready some time in 2014.

As ZDNet’s Mary-Jo Foley reports:

Delivering the Gemini Office applications months after Windows 8.1 is released seems to me more like something the old Microsoft rather than the new, more nimble Microsoft, would do. If Microsoft officials are not simply underpromising and actually planning to “overdeliver” by getting these apps into the Windows Store in 2013, the Office team won’t have these new apps ready in time for holiday 2013 — which may or may not matter in the grand, selling scheme.

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Published by Aaron Paul Rykhus

Live in Fargo. Worked for Microsoft for 6 years on Microsoft Office and Volt for 1 year before that on Microsoft NAV. Working in IT industry since 1999 (right before Y2K, yikes!). But also have a passion for media of all types. I also enjoy comedy and music. I've worked for very large enterprises to tiny startups. Currently self-employed (freelancing) and taking this time to journal(ism) and ramp up for my next life challenge. Currently on sabbatical studying entrepreneurship and continuing education with emphasis on professional development.

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