Following on from the recent Windows Vista delays Microsoft has stated that it expects Microsoft Office 2007 to be available to businesses at year-end and OEM/Retail in early 2007.
Microsoft has a habbit of releasing products in one year but naming them a year ahead to keep them sounding up to date in the market.
With Office now similar to the Vista release date, the two products will definitely be pre-loaded onto PC's for the new year.
Office 2007 hasn't suffered any major disturbances along it's short time-line unlike its big brother Vista.
Microsoft recently announced the Office 2007 naming and released an updated Beta 1 build to testers.
Office 2007 beta 2 is expected around the May timeframe this year and could make an appearance alongside an updated version of Windows Vista at this years Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in Washington.

Am I the only one who thinks this is a contradiction, or am I misreading it? I'm seeing "Like Vista, Office 2007 is on time, unlike Vista."
So will it be Office 2007 or Office 2008?
I get it- but the headline does sound funny.
- They're holding it back due Vista's delay
- They need to make changes to the applications due to changes that will be made to Vista
If it's option 2 please, please make it to do with Vista's GUI
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