The latest version of Office 2010, which is undoubtedly the best version of Office suite released by Microsoft, will be available for purchase starting June 2010. In a recent blog post, Microsoft has revealed the plans for Office 2010 in the coming months. Apart from this, if you buy Office 2007 now, you will get Office 2010 for free. Purchase and activate a qualifying Office 2007 product between March 5, 2010, and September 30, 2010, and you can download Office 2010 at no additional cost.
Office 2010 Technology Guarantee is offering the following:
- Purchase Office 2007, or a new PC with Office 2007, and activate it between March 5, 2010 and September 30, 2010.
- Have, or create a Windows Live ID.
- Redeem your Tech Guarantee before October 31, 2010 by visiting www.office.com/techg.
Apart from this, Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010 and Project 2010 are on schedule and will release to manufacturing (RTM) next month.
For businesses, the launch of 2010 set of products, including Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010, and Project 2010 worldwide will be on May 12 and for consumers, Office 2010 will be available online and on retail shelves this June.
Yes, the June release date for Office 2010 looks pretty solid. personally, I am looking forward to it. I’ve never cared for the GUI of Office 2007, so I’ve not yet installed the product. I have been told by Beta Testers that office 2010 is much better, just as Windows 7 was much better than Vista.