After providing Technical Preview versions of the forthcoming version of Office 2010 to select corporate institutions, Microsoft is now offering free download of its Beta version to general public. Although both TP & Beta versions got leaked on torrent sites before their general availability, the feeling of getting software from original developer is different feeling altogether. While I got my hands on a leaked version of TP version back in September, I thought of upgrading to beta yesterday when it became available.
Everyone can download the Beta from the Microsoft Office Website. The download size is 684 MB. Until now, only the Professional Plus version is available for download which consists of Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, InfoPath, OneNote & SharePoint Workspace. Enterprise edition will be available for download soon.
So obviously, the question you would be asking is what’s new in 2010 than in 2007 ? If I say ”nothing but only eye candy!” Yes, that’s all. There is nothing much new in Office 2010 except some minor enhancements in functionality like the ability to remove personal details, etc. As a student, I have to regularly use PowerPoint for my projects. I was looking forward to PowerPoint 2010 for new templates & word art styles. Even Word 2010 (like Word 2007) does not support uploading pictures to a blog post in Blogger. I was indeed very disappointed. Also the software has serious performance issues – it starts up slower than Office 2007.
So basically Office 2010 is just an ‘old wine in a new bottle’. Microsoft seriously needs to revamp the functionality of its newer version of Office or it will be the same Vista story again.
Pros:- Believe me, there are none.
Cons:- Everything else starting from the long installation time to start up & bugged activation process.
My Verdict:- If you are using Office 2007, stay put. If you’re using Office 2003 or lower, upgrade.
My Rating:- One star out of Five - only for the ‘looks’
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