With the release of the Office 2010 beta, the general public finally gets to check out how Microsoft plans to deliver on its promises for the next edition of its flagship productivity suite–namely, ...

Software malfunctions can stem from causes inside or outside of a misbehaving application. In many cases, simply restarting your computer clears away a transitory problem that prevents a program from ...

After Microsoft’s initial announcement, the forthcoming Google-docs-like Office web apps—”Office Web”—kinda fell off the radar. Today, we get confirmation that the online suite will be free, and that ...

International Data Corporation's 2013 global study of software piracy, conducted for Microsoft, reported that pirated applications made up 42 percent of all installed PC software. Software activation ...

Calm yourselves, Microsoft Office fans–the new version for 2010 isn’t due for launch until tomorrow. Until then you can amuse yourselves with info on how MS is manhandling, shoehorning, and ...

Thinking about purchasing Microsoft Office, but you want to wait until Office 2010 comes out of beta? Don’t bother; just pick up a copy of Office 2007 between now and September 30, and you’ll be ...

If you have an MSDN or TechNet subscription, Office 2010 is now available for download. In addition, Microsoft has made SharePoint 2010 and the Office Web Apps 2010 package (which requires a ...

Microsoft released its pricing for Office 2010 today. … [It] will ultimately help turn boxed software into an endangered species. … With Office 2010, Microsoft introduces what it calls Product Key ...

* Microsoft Office Professional 2010 ($499) includes the four core applications plus Outlook, Publisher and Access. * Microsoft Office Professional Academic 2010 ($99) includes the same applications ...

commentary Sitting in the audience for the Australian press launch of Microsoft Office 2010 it was pretty obvious that Microsoft sees cloud computing as the way forward for its products and services.

When Canadian company i4i sued Microsoft this past August, watchdogs in the software community predicted that the move would encourage Microsoft to bring up their plans for a move to cloud computing ...

Microsoft Office 2010 will include slimmed-down versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote that let people create and edit documents in a Web browser. The software giant has just unveiled a ...