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Microsoft Office 2010 beta build leaks

Tom Warren
13 November 2009 - 08:37
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Microsoft's highly anticipated Office 2010 beta suite has leaked this week on peer-to-peer file sharing networks.

The build, numbered version 14.0.4514.1009, is tagged with the "beta 2" naming. The leak reportedly requires keys to install but accepts Office 2010 Technical Preview keys. Michael Aulia of Craving Tech posted some screen shots and his initial impressions after Microsoft sent him the beta directly.

From the screen shots posted it's clear the UI has been refined in the Office 2010 beta and the program icons have been updated. It's widely expected that a public beta build of Office 2010 will be available next week. Microsoft has kept quiet on the reports but has hinted on the official Office twitter account "MS Office team has some exiting news to tell at PDC. This is a must attend event. Stay tuned!" and a follow up post hints at possible social networking features in Outlook, "would you like your inbox to talk to your social networks? Useful integration or distraction?". Stay tuned for all the PDC 2009 information as Neowin will be live in Los Angeles next week.

All images courtesy of Craving Tech:

Microsoft Word:

Microsoft Outlook:

Icons:

Comments (85)

  1. CarlosMiguel - 13 November 2009 - 08:41

    Wow, alreay leaked on the net. Nice icons.

  2. dimithrak - 13 November 2009 - 15:01

    You like those icons? I think they can do alot better..

  3. still1 - 13 November 2009 - 15:37

    As usual... Microsoft product always get leaked to internet before its release..

  4. +Nightwind Hawk - 13 November 2009 - 16:41

    I think the icons are nice as well. It seems to be the new trend... adobe too. Kind similar to the old mac ms-office icons though (but looks much better).

  5. Migra - 13 November 2009 - 16:52

    dimithrak said,
    You like those icons? I think they can do alot better..

    +10000000000
    These are horribleeeeee!!!!! as retro... I love modern and futuristic designs (like OSX Office 2004 icons)... these look oldie

  6. Jose_49 - 13 November 2009 - 19:35

    CarlosMiguel said,
    Wow, alreay leaked on the net. Nice icons. :)

    It has already been leaked on the net since month and a half ago.

  7. AnthoWin - 13 November 2009 - 20:08

    I do like the icons, and yes, the letters are becoming the brand themselves.. just like Adobe's CS4 icons. OS X office 2004 icons dont fit because aqua is old now!

  8. GetUsed2It - 13 November 2009 - 22:51

    dimithrak said,
    You like those icons? I think they can do alot better..

    i like em, too

  9. GetUsed2It - 13 November 2009 - 22:52

    AnthoWin said,
    I do like the icons, and yes, the letters are becoming the brand themselves.. just like Adobe's CS4 icons. OS X office 2004 icons dont fit because aqua is old now!

    +1 agreed

  10. onTh - 14 November 2009 - 01:38

    dimithrak said,
    You like those icons? I think they can do alot better..

    yeah same here!! i like the 2007 icons better than this..jeez!

  11. Scutley - 14 November 2009 - 03:17

    Migra said,
    +10000000000
    These are horribleeeeee!!!!! as retro... I love modern and futuristic designs (like OSX Office 2004 icons)... these look oldie


    Are you 12?

  12. M_Lyons10 - 14 November 2009 - 10:00

    I like the icons a lot too. Very nice.

  13. dimithrak - 16 November 2009 - 18:58

    dimithrak said,
    You like those icons? I think they can do alot better..


    btw. i just saw this link http://officebeta.microsoft.com/en-us/

  14. callummr - 13 November 2009 - 08:45

    Unless I'm very mistaken, this has been available for quite a while now.
    As in, more than a month at least.
    Oh and
    >a follow up post hints at possible social networking features in Outlook
    Can confirm that, I'm running this build and have seen the option to add such networks, they just haven't finished implementing the full functionality yet.

    Edit for proof:
    Had it before the Date Modified listed

  15. :: Lyon :: - 13 November 2009 - 08:48

    That was actually the Technical Preview (if you've got it some weeks before). Check the icons (the easiest) that you have. If they're different than you got the Technical Preview

  16. callummr - 13 November 2009 - 08:53

    Pretty sure it's not the tech preview, have a look a the build number in the file name. New icons too, and I can post a screenshot of it running if you want.

  17. BetaAddict - 13 November 2009 - 08:59

    There was also an another "beta 2" build under 4514.1007, which only came out about a week or two ago. I could be very possible MS simply changed the build numbers.

  18. Ci7 - 13 November 2009 - 11:26

    :: Lyon :: said,
    That was actually the Technical Preview (if you've got it some weeks before). Check the icons (the easiest) that you have. If they're different than you got the Technical Preview

    Technical preview is build 14.0.4006

  19. Julius Caro - 13 November 2009 - 11:28

    callum:mr said,
    Unless I'm very mistaken, this has been available for quite a while now.
    As in, more than a month at least.
    Oh and
    >a follow up post hints at possible social networking features in Outlook
    Can confirm that, I'm running this build and have seen the option to add such networks, they just haven't finished implementing the full functionality yet.

    Edit for proof:
    Had it before the Date Modified listed

    I'm pretty sure it leaked a week ago too. Remember that post in the neowin forums that said "exclusive blablabla" and it seemed to be just news about the beta? I did some google work and found out that same post was on other forums, by the same person, and it turned out it had been uploaded somewhere. Most people were reporting that you needed a key to use it (and that technical preview keys were valid). So I guess that's why nobody bothered

  20. Subject Delta - 13 November 2009 - 13:19

    Social networking in Outlook? that'd be pretty cool lol. Although it is a sad sign of how poor Microsoft Betas are these days that these things leak before testers even get to use them

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