Windows Office 2010 Beta Free!

[Derek]

http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/default.aspx

Click Get It now! And you can test office 2010 for one year, I guess until they release the real version.

 

[Danielx386]

Oh Nice. I saw that on TechNet yesterday. I'm hoping that my experience will be better this time

 

[techairlines]

I just installed it and used it to type up some notes.

Is it just me or is it noticeably laggy? Its beta so I expect bugs but everything seems much slower than in 2007.

 

[pcjonathan]

I didn't know they release a public one. I have been testing 2010 for at least a month or two or even more. It seems cool sometimes and alright other times.

 

[adamparkzer]

I'm going to stick with the 2007 version for now until other people report the bugs and Microsoft fixes them.

 

[Livewire]

I'm going to stick with the 2007 version for now until other people report the bugs and Microsoft fixes them.

See you in 2015


In all seriousness, I agree; I like to know the apps I'm using aren't "beta" and prone to data-loss and complete epic fail of execution.

 

[p0qnt]

I just stick with OO.Org for now still. I just fire up Office if I need to track changes.

 

[Smith6612]

I downloaded the 2010 Beta last night and installed it to my Windows 7 Virtual Machine. I haven't played around with it too much but I did look through the first-look changes though. They didn't lose the ribbons so I'm assuming Office 2007 haters will be hating on 2010 over the ribbons, but I assume now in this version you can edit the ribbons.

 

[alexandgruntz]

I don't see the problem with the ribbon.

I haven't seen much difference apart from it being a different colour, but I'm not sure if I like the new File menu.

 

[srikri]

I just downloaded and install. The UI seem to be cool. But it is slow compared to previous versions and needs more memory and space. For now I will stick with Org.

 

[Gouri]

Everything looks ok. But can't be judge now. Once final version is released then can say something.

 

[xav0989]

Is it me or the colors on the website are a bit harsh? White on yellow, not the best. Me as well, i'll wait for an RC release or a revised beta before downloading. For the moment, i'll stick with my 2007 student edition, which is not giving me too much problems.

 

[mrmartin]

I'll stick to OO. I really don't like the new office versions the 2001 version is still the best IMO.

 

[alexandgruntz]

I'll stick to OO. I really don't like the new office versions the 2001 version is still the best IMO.

There is no 2001 version. Are you talking about Office 2000, or Office XP aka Office 2002?

 

[Mr. DOS]

Well, there was Office 2001 for Mac...

I downloaded and installed it, just because I needed a copy of Publisher quickly for a project. (Oh kill me now... I didn't realize just how brutally it sucks!) I've barely played with it much beyond that, but it does feel kinda slow on my 2GHz dual-core, and something about the colour scheme bugs me. It's too... bright and shiny, as opposed to the current "light and clean" trend. Seriously Microsoft, this looks like what was popular in 2006.

--- Mr. DOS