The much talked about Microsoft Office 2010 according to PC Pro will not see a public beta before the release next year; this is a major kick in the teeth if you thought it would see beta stages.
Microsoft Office 2010 will feature Office Web applications, this is good news and WILL hit beta in the 3rd qtr of 2009 and will be getting a full release in the first half of 2010; this new public beta will be through invitation only. Microsoft will be the ones sending out invites so be prepared.
The reason we are reporting this news is because the most interesting part has to be the fact that the new Office suite will have web-based versions of the apps which will run on Firefox, Safari and the iPhone as well as within Internet Explorer.
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