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Rumor: Office 15 for Windows 8 will be desktop apps, not fully Metro style

Published in Windows 8 News by Oscar with 363 views

Microsoft's next generation of Office, codenamed Office 15, will receive interface tweaks to make it more touch friendly on Windows 8, including a radial menu system, but won't be rebuilt as full "Metro style" apps using the new WinRT programming model. That's the word according to our sources, who say that the core Office applications will be flatter, feature more white space, and use fewer lines in an effort to focus on content, but that the look will literally be window dressing — Office 15 apps will still be traditional Windows apps underneath.

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