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Office 2019 / Office 2016 / Office 365 / Office 2011 for MAC => Office 365/ Dev. => Office 2013 => Topic started by: javajolt on August 08, 2012, 02:47:47 AM

Title: Office 2013 for Windows RT will ship with stripped down features
Post by: javajolt on August 08, 2012, 02:47:47 AM
Apparently Microsoft will be shipping a Preview version of Office 2013 RT as part of its Windows RT ARM-based tablets later this year. That version will apparently be upgradeable to a final copy in early 2013.

This is all subject to any official confirmation from Microsoft.

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Microsoft is planning to remove certain features from its Office 2013 RT edition, according to sources familiar with the company's plans. The software maker is planning to ship a Preview version of Office 2013 RT as part of its Windows RT ARM-based tablets later this year. We understand the Preview edition will be upgradeable to a final copy that will be made available in early 2013.
 
To optimize for Windows RT, Microsoft has made the decision to remove a number of features from its Office 2013 RT release to ensure battery life and reliability are not impacted on tablet devices. Macros, third-party add-ins, and VBA support will all be dropped from the Office 2013 RT edition, and one source says a "small number" of other features have also been removed. We'll have to wait for Microsoft to detail all of its changes, but although a spokesperson says the company has "not finalized any packaging," we understand that Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013 RT Preview will come preinstalled on all Windows RT devices.