Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:17:14
Microsoft Office 15
Microsoft’s upcoming Office 15 suite of productivity programs will be modernised in order to accommodate the touchscreen tablets and laptops which will be running the Windows 8 operating system later this year, according to The Verge.
Interestingly, the Office software will not actually follow the look and feel of the now famous Metro UI, which Microsoft introduced with its Windows Phone 7 mobile platform and is set to spread to other devices in 2012.
Instead, Office 15 will be redesigned to fit in with touch sensitive controls while still retaining a lot of the essential features found on previous iterations of the suite.
Microsoft had, allegedly, planned to bring the Metro UI styling to Office 15, but time constraints have meant that this was not possible.
Despite this you will still be able to experience Metro-style apps like OneNote and Lync on an individual basis, once Microsoft gets its Windows Store download service up and running on Windows 8.
As Microsoft approaches the launch of its next-gen OS, the consumer is getting a better idea of what features will be onboard, but news of time constrained decision making might raise questions about whether Windows 8 will be rushed to market before it is ready.