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A TECH PREVIEW with broken bits...
Is not a tech preview, its a marketing ploy. Sorry but I ahve to take MS to task on this entire roll out of Office. Its becoming quite clear to testers (myself included) that MS has a lot of features/functions that are up for grabs right now for two reasons.

1. They don't want on line apps (Google apps) to know what they are doing and beating them to the punch.

2. They will offer no more than is absolutely required to compete agaisnt on line apps the day its released. My take is the day before it goes RTM will be the day they set in stone what functions and features will be available.

I can tell you this, for developers that build on the Office platform it has turned into a nightmare.
Posted by: No_Ax_to_Grind   Posted on: 09/17/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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A TECH PREVIEW with broken bits...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/17/09
re  shoshonski | 09/17/09
The issue for devs. is that  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/17/09
Huh?  DevStar | 09/17/09
which parts of Office 2010  Mary Jo Foley ZDNet Moderator | 09/17/09
RE: Microsoft Office Web Apps go to testers: Ten things to know  geweiss | 09/17/09
Fixed  Mary Jo Foley ZDNet Moderator | 09/17/09
RE: Microsoft Office Web Apps go to testers: Ten things to know  andy_ol_team | 09/17/09
Looks like everything is free now  A Gray | 09/17/09
Now you've done it!  rshores | 09/17/09
I dunno but...  apostate | 09/17/09
Only half a ***-ton  crazydanr@... | 09/17/09
Re:Looks like everything is free now  ICUR12 | 09/18/09
Re:Looks like everything is free now  monei011 | 09/20/09
free is the new demo  mcsystemsgb | 11/23/09
Office on a cloud...no thanks...  JohnDurbin | 09/17/09
While your at it could you  Northlite | 09/19/09
Intuit has some free also  mswift@... | 11/23/09
RE: Microsoft Office Web Apps go to testers: Ten things to know  Valisystem | 09/17/09
Look before you leap...  MyBlueRex | 09/17/09
If I pay for the temporary license (SaaS),  HypnoToad72 | 09/17/09
And with such easy revenue, what will compel MS to innovate?  HypnoToad72 | 09/17/09
Nonsense. There is ALWAYS competition  de-void | 09/17/09
RE: Microsoft Office Web Apps go to testers: Ten things to know  STBA2009 | 09/17/09
Seems Solid  jntowers | 09/17/09
RE: Microsoft Office Web Apps go to testers: Ten things to know  remotegeek | 09/17/09
Mesh?  PedroTabs | 09/17/09
Moving to web apps?  wright_is | 09/17/09
watch out GoogleApps  ecorreia@... | 09/18/09
you must be old school  marks055@... | 09/18/09
MS Office is bloated...  prof123 | 09/19/09
true but  PedroTabs | 09/20/09
Nice for..  keoz | 09/18/09
Can't wait for OneNote!  jacrisostomo | 09/18/09
Onenote rocks  PedroTabs | 09/20/09
RE: Microsoft Office Web Apps go to testers: Ten things to know  Tim Acheson | 09/19/09
sure  PedroTabs | 09/20/09

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