Operating systems are the source of countless debates in geek culture. Each of the three major OSs have grown a loyal user-base, and when time comes to fend off any slanderous allegations, fanboys are there to support their platform of choice. Stephen Vaughn from Computerworld is positing that operating systems are becoming an afterthought for more »

If for some reason you need Microsoft Office and were looking to upgrade to Office 2010, then today is the day you were waiting for. Yup, as of today, Microsoft officially began selling Office 2010. The suite is available in three varieties; Office Home & Student – $149.95 Office Home & Business – $279.95 Office more »

Previously, Google provided you with the best way to create and store your documents on the web. Google Docs was a free and very useful alternative to Microsoft Office or iWork that allowed you to create, store, and share documents through the internet. It provided an easy alternative to databases of Word documents or Excel more »

Earlier this month we saw Microsoft post and then quickly remove details on a “buy Office 2007 get Office 2010 free” offer. Thankfully though it seems that those details were accurate at the time, albeit made available for the publics eyes a little earlier than planned. Anyway, it seems that those who are planning to more »

A leak on the Microsoft website has revealed some details in regards to how those who purchase Office 2007 between March 5 and September 30 of this year will be able to get a copy of Office 2010 for free upon release. Of course, that page was also quickly removed, which means that Microsoft was more »

On Monday, Microsoft yanked almost every version of Office from its online store in order to comply with a court order. In August the company lost a patent infringement lawsuit brought against it by Canadian software company i4i Inc and was ordered to stop selling the popular office suite until the custom XML that constituted more »

In previous years, the Microsoft Keynote at CES has been almost the highlight of the show. This year, however, it was largely a showcase for what Microsoft released last year. Focusing largely on Windows 7, Microsoft made few announcements outside of video games. The “biggest” item Microsoft announced was a prototype HP Slate PC (tablet). more »

With Windows 7 now out in the wild for almost a month, Microsoft has time to unleash another beta product on us for testing. This beta comes in the form of Microsoft Office 2010. The Office 2010 beta will feature everything minus the online version, which is currently being tested within Microsoft. Somewhat surprising for more »

A public beta version of Microsoft Office 2010 is being released next month. This is another way to build momentum for the release of the productivity software after July’s limited preview of the programs. Features of the new MS Office include screenshot captures, background removal tools, Jump Lists, numerous templates and web based Office applications. more »

Microsoft really seems to enjoy putting out multiple versions of products. There’s Vista and Windows 7, each with a large number of versions, two SKUs for the Xbox 360 (recently down from three, excluding limited-edition versions). Not content with those, Microsoft had decided to announce Office Starter 2010. To be fair, however, Office Starter is more »