Sneak Peek: Microsoft Office 2003
PC World | at | by Mike
As software releases go, they don't get much bigger than a new version of Microsoft Office. Microsoft's famous application suite isn't just software's 800-pound gorilla, it's King Kong and Godzilla rolled into one. Analysts estimate that Microsoft commands 95 percent of the office application market, despite competitors like Corel WordPerfect Office and Sun StarOffice.
Later this year (no one knows exactly when), Microsoft will unleash its latest version--Office 2003--on an unsuspecting public. There's just one problem: Microsoft has passed the point of diminishing returns on its Office updates, and users are figuring it out. Office 2003, currently in preview form, may not set consumers afire; but businesses may like what they see. Here's a sneak peak.