As previously mentioned a few months back, those who purchased (& activated) Microsoft Office 2007 after 5 March 2010 are entitled to upgrade to the equivalent version of Microsoft Office 2010 for free.
Well, the upgrade became available yesterday, and I, ever the nerd, promptly went and got my paws on it. Will let you know if it’s any good within a few days. You do care, right?
What I can tell you right off the bat is that Microsoft has also officially released its own Office Web Apps – an online version of MS Office – in an attempt to thrash Google Docs at its own game. This in turn ties in quite nicely with the stand-alone version of Office, so I’ll be sure to give that a bash too. Time will tell if, for Microsoft, it’s a case of too little too late when it comes to online documents. I wouldn’t count on that though – despite valiant efforts by Google et al, at the end of the day Microsoft still owns your PC, you, your car and your goldfish.
Get your paws on the latest version too (assuming of course that you activated your copy of 2007 after 5 March…): http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tech-guarantee/
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