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Microsoft preparing for Office 15

By Nicole Kobie

Posted on 9 Dec 2009 at 16:54

Office 2010 - formerly known as 14 - hasn't even been officially released yet, and Microsoft is already looking at what to do in Office 15.

In a cheerful blog post, Greg Lindhorst explained that SQL Server support will be improved in the next iteration of the Office suite.

"As Office 2010 nears shipping, we are starting to plan Office 15," he writes. "One area that we are considering improving is our SQL Server support. Based on what I've heard from the community, that would be most welcome."

He warned that it was still early days. "Note that we are very early in planning, and considering many possible areas of investment. I unfortunately can't commit to any actual improvements at this time," he says.

Microsoft asked for feedback on what might need to be fixed, including when admins use SQL Server instead of a local Access database, what features from the database system need improvement, and any ideas for making SQL Server development faster or more efficient.

Office 2010 is set to arrive in June next year.

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User comments

Surely it'd be logical to wait until users see what improvements (if any) have been made with Office 10 before starting to plan for Office 15.

If you don't know what your customers want and how to make things easier for them, how can you make a better product?

By phoenixblack on 9 Dec 2009

adding IE back instead of using word as the HMTL renderer for emails in outlook should be first in their list.

By baldric on 10 Dec 2009

adding IE back instead of using word as the HMTL renderer for emails in outlook should be first in their list.

By baldric on 10 Dec 2009