Microsoft Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Office 2012 Release Dates

Chris Green, a Microsoft employee has placed information about the release dates of Microsoft’s next products including Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 (Windows 8 Server) and Office 2012 on his MSDN blogs.

According to Chris:

“The content of this site are my own personal opinions and are not intended to represent my employer’s view. These postings are provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confer no rights.”

Windows 8 Release Date:

RTM: Friday, July 1, 2011
Mainstream Support: Friday, July 1, 2011 – Thursday, July 1, 2016
Extended Support: Friday, July 1, 2016 – Thursday, July 1, 2021

Windows Server 2012 (Windows 8 Server):

RTM: Monday, July 2, 2012
Mainstream Support: Monday, July 2, 2012 – Friday, June 30, 2017
Extended Support: Monday, July 3, 2017 – Friday, July 1, 2022

Office 2012 (Office 15):

RTM: Monday, July 2, 2012
Mainstream Support: Monday, July 2, 2012 – Friday, June 30, 2017
Extended Support: Monday, July 3, 2017 – Tuesday, July 5, 2022

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Release of the public Beta of Microsoft Word 2010

We are thrilled to announce the release of the public Beta of Microsoft Word 2010! Betas for Office 2010, as well as SharePoint Server 2010, Visio 2010, and Project 2010 are available for you to download at www.microsoft.com/2010.
We’ve talked in a bit of detail about the goodness of Word 2010 in these posts, and our friends in marketing put together a handy top 10 list here. In addition to these new features and experiences you’ll find a lot of fit and finish, performance, and stability improvements since our technical preview. If this is the first time you’ll experience Word 2010, we highly recommend reading Scott’s framing post before jumping in.
Grab the beta (click “Get It Now” ) and let us know what you think.