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Microsoft Office 14

Building Microsoft Office 14


In the latest update to Office, the biggest changes surrounded the software's look. The next incarnation, code-named Office 14, will have its desktop versions but will join the world of Web applications too.

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Microsoft wants Office 14 to get along
As part of designing the next Office, Microsoft is supporting more standards and trying to make the software fit better with back-end business software.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
March 5, 2009

Office 14 crawls toward beta
Microsoft's Chris Capossela says it won't be that long before the masses can try both Web-based and desktop versions of the new Office. He's just not saying when.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
March 4, 2009

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Microsoft wants Office 14 to get along

As part of designing the next Office, Microsoft is supporting more standards and trying to make the software fit better with back-end business software. Read more
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Office 14 crawls toward beta

Microsoft's Chris Capossela says it won't be that long before the masses can try both Web-based and desktop versions of the new Office. He's just not saying when. Read more
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