Cloud IT formerly On-Site Technical Solutions: Office 2010 - Who's in the Market and Beware 64-bit

Microsoft Office 2010 will soon be available in stores - Microsoft is taking pre-orders. Most of our customers are wondering why they had to move from Office 2003 to Office 2007, so we are not seeing a stampede to get Office 2010.

Frank Ohlhorst at PCWorld has an article on the features that may make some users or enterprises want to upgrade to Office 2010 at 10 Best Features of Office 2010 for the Enterprise Nothing earth-shattering or overly exciting, but information (and features) that may be useful to some organizations.

According to Woody Leonhard at InfoWorld, the 64-bit version is a different story. Summarizing his view from his last two paragraphs:

Few people remember, but Office 2003 had a 64-bit version. It failed so badly Microsoft passed on a 64-bit Office 2007.

Office 2010 64-bit has all of the hallmarks of a traditional Microsoft "version 2.0" product -- it works, but not like it should, and it doesn't play well with others. Wise folks will wait until version 3.

Ouch! Find his article at Word to the wise: Avoid 64-bit Office 2010

Microsoft is currently offering customers a free upgrade to Office 2010 if they purchase Office 2007. Not a bad deal for folks that need a copy of Office in the near future. Buying 2007 will also allow users to wait for the initial patches for 2010. Sounds like you'll want to use the 32-bit version!

Buy 2007 Now with Free 2010 Upgrade

(fixed a typo in the title!)

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