Microsoft to delay Office debut
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft is preparing a new test version of its upcoming Office 2003 desktop software, which will delay the final release of the product until later this year.
Microsoft on Thursday confirmed that it is preparing the unexpected Office beta release for debut in June. A company representative said the release is intended to give customers a chance to try out changes made to the software as a result of testing. The release will not be a completely new test version. Instead, Microsoft said it will issue a "refresh" to the existing second beta test release.
The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker said more than 600,000 people are testing the software, more than double the number of testers for any previous version.