Want to be Microsoft's guinea pig? Now's your chance. Microsoft is offering a free open beta of Office 2010 Professional for anyone interested. In Office 2010, you'll get the usual suspects plus some new toys.
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#1
dtsmatt - Posted 11:36 am PST 11/20/09 (357 Posts)
wow, I wouldn't even try this if they paid me to. Pass. 010 has some serious problems, and I'd advise people to avoid it
#2
bhatiainc - Posted 11:46 am PST 11/20/09 (39 Posts)
I've been using the beta preview since the last few months. I absolutely love it. THe print screen is amazing. it no longer opens in another window to ask which printer to use. It shows preview/printer/status all on same page.
Outlook is also a great improvement.
Outlook is also a great improvement.
#3
g_buns - Posted 11:50 am PST 11/20/09 (113 Posts)
Haven't we been Microsoft's guinea pigs since Windows ME?
#4
bmndibb2 - Posted 11:50 am PST 11/20/09 (604 Posts)
the interface looks like it hard workerto Office 2000/2003 days.
#5
qtn2x - Posted 11:58 am PST 11/20/09 (392 Posts)
is there expiration date?
#6
yourbrokenpc - Posted 12:14 pm PST 11/20/09 (80 Posts)
I heard somewhere around Oct 2010
#7
derrickd029 - Posted 12:16 pm PST 11/20/09 (69 Posts)
hmmm....hopefully it will be discounted for .edu accounts when the time comes
#8
meanoldbaldteacher - Posted 12:28 pm PST 11/20/09 (422 Posts)
Software guinea pig: OK
M$ software guinea pig: more OK!
#9
goldenboyfx - Posted 12:34 pm PST 11/20/09 (1128 Posts)
its funny how you need 2 gb of ram to open and edit the same word document that was created in 1996 on a pc with 16 megs of ram..
#10
dorianh49 - Posted 12:52 pm PST 11/20/09 (247 Posts)
#9, funny how 4 megs of RAM back then cost as much as a laptop today.
#11
BensBargains - Posted 12:55 pm PST 11/20/09 (1180 Posts)
Was thinking of trying open office
#12
carguydc - Posted 1:14 pm PST 11/20/09 (645 Posts)
I'm giving it a try. Why not for free?
#13
WartHog - Posted 2:06 pm PST 11/20/09 (62 Posts)
OpenOffice rocks.
Especially nice on Linux, of course.
Especially nice on Linux, of course.
#14
FlatulentFox - Posted 2:08 pm PST 11/20/09 (16 Posts)
I recently downloaded it this week. I like it so far. Everything is running smooth; things are a little more intuitive. Not much different than Office 2007, so I still have to see what the "major" upgrades are.
#15
WartHog - Posted 2:17 pm PST 11/20/09 (62 Posts)
OpenOffice rocks.
Especially nice on Linux, of course.
Especially nice on Linux, of course.
#16
danpi - Posted 2:28 pm PST 11/20/09 (1133 Posts)
Oink
#17
mf193 - Posted 2:36 pm PST 11/20/09 (184 Posts)
I want my effing toolbars back. Screw this ribbon bs.
#18
bellemead - Posted 2:42 pm PST 11/20/09 (464 Posts)
Can you create/edit the buttons on the Quick Access Toolbar in 2010?
#19
fxp - Posted 3:22 pm PST 11/20/09 (484 Posts)
The problem with Beta's is that they don't always uninstall cleanly and mess up your pc.
#20
playboy69 - Posted 4:55 pm PST 11/20/09 (18 Posts)
My 60 office trial just ended, so I have been using this new beta. It has been working great so far. I also have open office, but sometimes formating gets messed up when I try and open certain files with macros, so I am sticking with this new beta.
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