Office 15 M2 Build 15.0.2703.1000 Leaked and Available for Download

[Crispy]

Following no less than three leaks of Windows 8, the first bits of Office 15, Office 2010's successor, have also been leaked in the wild.

Downloads are currently available to users who know where to look on various warez distribution websites.

At the time of this article I hadn’t come across the Office 15 leak on any additional illegal sources of software downloads, such as torrent trackers.

Still, with Office 15 having leaked, it’s only a matter of time before the bits will also be posted on the world’s most popular torrent sites allowing virtually anyone with a BitTorrent client to grab them.

The leaked release of the next major iteration of Office 15 is Build 15.0.2703.1000, which belongs to the Milestone 2 (M2) stage of the development process.

Office 15 M2 is currently being dogfooded inside Microsoft, but it appears that one Build somehow made its way outside of the company.

There will be testers rushing to jump the gun when it comes down to taking Office 15 out for a spin, undoubtedly.

Early adopters should not expect all that much from Office 15 M2, especially at this phase of the development process.

Just as it is the case with Windows 8, which continues to resemble Windows 7 quite close, Office 15 too is similar to Office 2010.

Still, users will already be able to witness first-hand the evolution of the productivity suite. Microsoft has worked to revamp the graphical user interface with Metro-inspired UI elements, to overhaul some functionality, introduce new features, and even an entirely new component.

Previous Office 15 leaks, which were largely limited to just details and screenshots revealed that the software giant had built a new application into the platform, currently dubbed Moorea.

The Redmond company has yet to confirm any sort of details on Office 15, Moorea or Windows 8 for that matter.

Source: Office 15 M2 Build 15.0.2703.1000 Leaked and Available for Download - Softpedia

 

[Ravi5kumar]

I am not intrested in it.

Microsoft Office 2003 is better than any new version of office. Most of the office and home users use MS Office 2003.

 

[PhreePhly]

Microsoft Office 2003 is better than any new version of office. Most of the office and home users use MS Office 2003.

Maybe where you live, but around here, Office 2010 is very popular. My company just moved to 2010 in February and the ribbon is a huge hit. I was worried about the die-hard power users, especially our word processors, who generally hate change, but suprisingly, they much prefer the ribbon to the old menus.

 

[richnrockville]

Microsoft Office 2003 is better than any new version of office. Most of the office and home users use MS Office 2003.

I agree that MS Office 2003 is one the better ones. I use Office 2010 but I do revert to word and excel 2003 on my other machines.
A non-profit that I volunteer at uses it pretty extensively. Easier to teach unskilled users how to use word and outlook.


Rich

 

[pparks1]

Maybe where you live, but around here, Office 2010 is very popular. My company just moved to 2010 in February and the ribbon is a huge hit.

The ribbon interface was in Office 2007, with the exception of MS Outlook. The Ribbon interface is new to Outlook in Office 2010.

 

[Ravi5kumar]

Microsoft Office 2003 is better than any new version of office. Most of the office and home users use MS Office 2003.

Maybe where you live, but around here, Office 2010 is very popular. My company just moved to 2010 in February and the ribbon is a huge hit. I was worried about the die-hard power users, especially our word processors, who generally hate change, but surprisingly, they much prefer the ribbon to the old menus.

Me also use MS Office 2010 because of its ribbon UI. But I have seen in many Internet cafes uses office 2003 and the most horrible thing is that they use the decent Windows XP.

 

[JDobbsy1987]

I'd like to see this put it on the Windows 8 build

It took a little time to get used to the ribbon, mainly in Excel but i stuck with it and got used to it and love it now (using 2007).

I stuck with it as i didn't want to be running on 2003 and getting stuck in the past but obviously, work with what you feel comfy with

 

[PhreePhly]

Maybe where you live, but around here, Office 2010 is very popular. My company just moved to 2010 in February and the ribbon is a huge hit.

The ribbon interface was in Office 2007, with the exception of MS Outlook. The Ribbon interface is new to Outlook in Office 2010.

Yea, I know, we skipped 2007. We went from 2003 directly to 2010. I had been testing 2007, and I was already worried about the ribbon then. I liked it, but knew about our typical user's resistance to change. Things took too long and we went to 2010 instead.

The ribbon has been a huge hit, suprisingly.

 

[pparks1]

Yeah, I'm not really into the ribbon myself. I've found the menu system to be more to my liking. I find I usually end up hunting around longer with the ribbon. But hey, i'm also the one who prefers a smartphone with a physical keyboard over a touchscreen, and I don't own a single Apple Product, and I think Tablets are way too overpriced and more or less useless.

 

[jimbo45]

Microsoft Office 2003 is better than any new version of office. Most of the office and home users use MS Office 2003.

Hi there
that's what I thought until I got used to Offce 2010 which apart from one or two quirks is better in almost every way.

Like all these things it really depends on a) what you DO with the software, and b) How much it costs you.

If all you do is write a few standard Word documents or basic spreadsheets then it really doesn't matter WHICH version you use -- you could probably use the first Windows version which was called Word for Windows running on Windows 3.11 and still find it OK.

If you do things like dynamic web queries, XML processing, dynamic Pivot tables, team collaboration, and dynamic charting to say nothing of using VBA macros in these applications then you will definitely appreciate Office 2010 (or even 2007 ).

Office 2003 was a good release but sometimes one needs to move on -- rather like people clinging on to XP when they have no good reason to do so -- although there ARE plenty of valid reasons for running XP as a virtual machine.

Cheers
jimbo

 

[DeaconFrost]

People normally complain about the ribbon until they actually start using it full-time. My users aren't very tech savvy at all, but after about 2-3 weeks when we switched to 2007, they started loving it, and telling me all the ways the ribbin saved them time and mouse-clicks.

For me, it's now painful to go back and use 2003. It was good in it's day, but give me the newer ribbon UI.

 

[abuttino]

Where is Exchange 15? These products are usually developed together.

 

[GEWB]

People normally complain about the ribbon until they actually start using it full-time. My users aren't very tech savvy at all, but after about 2-3 weeks when we switched to 2007, they started loving it, and telling me all the ways the ribbin saved them time and mouse-clicks.

For me, it's now painful to go back and use 2003. It was good in it's day, but give me the newer ribbon UI.

As a senior technical writer working in a Microsoft shop, for my work Office 97 was the most productive - 2007 and 2010 are the least productive and the ribbon is one reason why (but not the only reason).

For those persons who don't really need most of what Word offers (what's that, maybe 98% of all users?) the ribbon makes no difference.

On the plus side, every time MS puts out a new version of Office it means MORE TRAINING $$$ for consultants (guilty as charged)...great ROI for corporate users (not!).

Regards,
GEWB

 

[DeaconFrost]

There are plenty of examples where common functions are made easier with the newer versions and the ribbons. If my non-tech users can say that and prefer the ribbon, it definitely isn't more difficult or less efficient. Honestly, most people who are against the ribbon are only saying so because it is a change. Change is bad to a lot of people...even if the change is a positive one.

 

[GEWB]

If my non-tech users can say that and prefer the ribbon, it definitely isn't more difficult or less efficient.

As I also stated above.

Honestly, most people who are against the ribbon are only saying so because it is a change. Change is bad to a lot of people...even if the change is a positive one.

< begin rant > Believe me, you DON'T know what's best for me or my profession. Change is not always for the better, unless you are talking about Microsoft's bottom line by selling more bloated software with virtually useless "imporvements." < /end rant >

Regards,
GEWB

 

[seekermeister]

I really can't compare Office versions, because 2007 is the only one that I know...at least partially, and I can't think of any reason that I would pay for a newer version. I did have 2010 beta for about a year, but with what little that I used it, I didn't find anything very special about it.

 

[DeaconFrost]

I couldn't agree more that change doesn't always mean better. However, I can see tangible results with the ribbon UI, even for non-techy users. Take Excel. When there are several formatting options to apply to a column, you can highlight the column and click each one on screen at once, instead of having to revist the menu several times, or dig deeper to open the dialogue box. Take PowerPoint. My users can change through fonts and sizes on the fly to find one that fits the slide's title or content, without having to revisit a menu after each choice.

For the record, I'm not telling you what's better for you personally. I'm giving facts to show that a person can't make a generalization against the ribbon. Some hate it, but many have found it increasingly useful. A percentage of those who hate it, have given up on it before getting used to it. That's why I said that many people fear change, and therefore assume change is bad.

 

[Coke Robot]

Oh, I love the Ribbon! Initially when it came out with 2007, I didn't like it so, but after some time I love it! I also love the Backstage view in 2010 with the File tab, that is AWESOME!!

 

[lehnerus2000]

Don't like it, but c'est la vie

Unless it's obvious where a function should be, I'm forced to check every tab/ribbon.
For example when I wanted to import templates into Word 2007, I couldn't find any way of doing it.
After consulting the Help files, I discovered that I had to turn on another ribbon!

All of the ribbons look the same (i.e there is no indication of which ribbon you are using, except the tab name).
The menus appeared in different locations, so there was a pattern that you could subconsciously remember.

I also find Quick Parts awful.
What idiot thought that a non-resizeable window was a good idea for that function?

C'est la vie.

 

[Lebon14]

I like the ribbon. dot.