Microsoft may offer an early Office update
PC World | at | by Mike
A new version of Office could be closer than expected if Microsoft decides to release an interim version of its Windows operating system before the debut of Longhorn. Microsoft's Office team is closely following a project named "Windows XP Reloaded" on the Windows side of the company, a Microsoft official said last week. The XP Reloaded project is exploring ways to deliver further updates to Windows XP after the release of Service Pack 2 later this year and before the release of Longhorn.
"When the Windows team does innovation within their operating system, we are going to take advantage of that innovation," says Gytis Barzdukas, director of Office product management at Microsoft. "When the Windows guys rev, we're going to be interested in revving also."