New Office

[JimO]

Currently you can purchase software assurance plans that
allow you to recieve a free upgrade to new versions of
the same software (within a set time limit). Since Office
2003 is currently out, and you can only purchase the
software assurance for 2 years, does anyone think there
will be a new Office within the next 2 years? It sounds
to me as if this is a waste of money, as I have not heard
anything about an Office 2004, or an Office 2005. Is
there a website I could go to to see when new versions of
Office and Windows are to be released?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Office 12 is currently in the process of being developed but Microsoft has
not announced any time period for its beta release, let alone a RTM release.
(The current Office product, Office 2003, is Office 11).

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, JimO asked:

| Currently you can purchase software assurance plans that
| allow you to recieve a free upgrade to new versions of
| the same software (within a set time limit). Since Office
| 2003 is currently out, and you can only purchase the
| software assurance for 2 years, does anyone think there
| will be a new Office within the next 2 years? It sounds
| to me as if this is a waste of money, as I have not heard
| anything about an Office 2004, or an Office 2005. Is
| there a website I could go to to see when new versions of
| Office and Windows are to be released?

 

[JimO]

Thanks for the reply, Milly. I appreciate the information!

-----Original Message-----
Office 12 is currently in the process of being developed but Microsoft has
not announced any time period for its beta release, let alone a RTM release.
(The current Office product, Office 2003, is Office 11).

intact. Due to >the (insert latest virus name here)
virus, all mail sent to my personal >account will be
deleted without reading. >

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, JimO asked:

| Currently you can purchase software assurance plans

that >| allow you to recieve a free upgrade to new
versions of >| the same software (within a set time
limit). Since Office >| 2003 is currently out, and you
can only purchase the >| software assurance for 2 years,
does anyone think there >| will be a new Office within
the next 2 years? It sounds >| to me as if this is a
waste of money, as I have not heard >| anything about an
Office 2004, or an Office 2005. Is >| there a website I
could go to to see when new versions of >| Office and
Windows are to be released?