Windows RT to come with Office 2013 RT Preview: no macro, VBA support, some other features missing too
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Except, when it's running on ARM chips. Windows RT, as the ARM-based Windows 8 operating system is called, will not come with the full office, but rather only a Preview that will lack macros, VBA support, third party add-ins and a “small number” of other features. Bummer. The reason for that disappointing decision allegedly comes from battery life and reliability concerns.
The Office 2013 RT Preview will get an upgrade to a final version sometime in 2013.
It wasn’t all that unexpected - Microsoft has kept suspiciously quiet and practically refused to talk Windows RT in depth suggested there’s a reason for that. Now, it’s clearer that just as the Office it ships with, the system itself give the full Windows experience - you wouldn’t be able to go out of the Metro (oops, Windows 8-style) interface, and it wouldn’t support existing Windows applications.
source: TheVerge
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5 Comments
1. tigermcm posted on 08 Aug 2012, 02:39 1 0
seriously confused, I thought MS said RT WILL come with full Office
5. CharlieAtInfinity posted on 08 Aug 2012, 03:48 0 0
Yeah, wonder how many more features are missing I know few of my friends still use Macro and VBA features... :(
Anyway, maybe Intel Version is fit for me
2. lukasound posted on 08 Aug 2012, 03:08 1 2
Well done Microsoft. Why make it simple when you can complicate...
The only advantage they could have had (software compatibility) is not there.
Windows tablets will go by way of Windows phones...
3. haseebzahid posted on 08 Aug 2012, 03:34 0 1
well thye sould give software package options with these tablets cutomized with price like office home edition/pro/ultimate all with different price tags
4. pikapowerize (banned) posted on 08 Aug 2012, 03:44 2 0
oh... i dont really know about macro, VBA etc etc.. as long that it can offer full word, excel, and powerpoint (i dont know if those features are in this 3) im good with it... but if they offer it a bit higher tha tiPad or android tablets i think MS will have a problem with that!
if you want a full support, go for surface pro!!
