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More news on Longhorn and Office 12

In an article just posted to the web, Paul Thurrott has shed some light on current beta and release dates for Microsoft Office 12 and Windows Longhorn:

Ballmer touched on one of the more controversial Longhorn topics--the recently delayed WinFS storage engine--and noted that progress was being made, "just not good enough for the '06 [Longhorn client] delivery." Instead, WinFS will ship as a free add-on for Longhorn a year later, when Longhorn Server ships.

According to very recent internal schedules I've viewed, Longhorn and Office 12 are set to arrive concurrently on May 22, 2006. And the first Longhorn beta is set for February 16, 2005, the exact same Beta 1 date I first reported back in April. Naturally, this schedule could change--this is Microsoft we're talking about, after all--but it seems that the massive Microsoft infrastructure is finally starting to rumble to life. For beta testers and Windows enthusiasts, 2005 looks to be a busy year. (more)

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