Microsoft Office 2010 Public Beta

[Matooba]

Microsoft Office 2010 Public Beta (Office 2010 Professional Plus) is now available for download at their Office 2010 website. Please note - You will need a Microsoft Live or Hotmail account in order to download it and get your activation key.
http://officebeta.microsoft.com/en-us/files/777/486/ZA101673446.jpg

Download from here:
http://officebeta.microsoft.com

Faqs can be read HERE (http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/faqs/default.aspx)

[Amit]

I had the leaked 2010 Beta 2 from before. It'll be nice to actually be able to use this one after 30 days.

[Phopojijo]

Yeah this was out for a while... I was using it... Powerpoint is much easier on video now.

[Kornman00]

When is the expected release date on 2010 (actual month smartasses)? Might be able to get this for free, legit, before I leave germany :neckbeard:

[Limited]

So how long does the beta last?

Edit: Found it, wasnt in a well place area, had to go down to FAQ.

"The beta version of Office 2010 will expire in October 2010. Users can choose to download the trial or buy the full version of Office 2010 at that time."

[Hunter]

Downloading :) GUI doesn't really look nice though :/

[Phopojijo]

When is the expected release date on 2010 (actual month smartasses)? Might be able to get this for free, legit, before I leave germany :neckbeard:They just say 1st half of 2010... there is no newer information that I know about.

[Matooba]

Does the Beta version of Office 2010 expire after certain time?

The beta version of Office 2010 will expire in October 2010. Users can choose to download the trial or buy the full version of Office 2010 at that time.

Faqs can be read HERE (http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/faqs/default.aspx)

[Phopojijo]

More specifically: October 31st, 2010.

[Rook]

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/158160

[Futzy]

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/158160
Companies and people that pull shit like that should be immediately dismissed.
If I remember correctly, they were offered a percent of all sales of word since their patent was "stolen" and they turned it down in favor of banning what just about every single company (and probably their own company as well) uses on a daily basis.

[TheGhost]

That article is horribly misleading.

"omg buyz 100 copies of office now it willl soon be bant!"

And the thing Microsoft allegedly infringed upon was the particular algorithms for parsing XML, not the implementation itself.

Here is a better article: http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/microsoft-loses-patent-appeal-word-and-office-to-be-barred-from/