Microsoft Office 2010 heads to release candidate

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A release candidate (RC) version of Microsoft Office 2010 has apparently been sent out to a select group of testers, with no plans to extend it any wider.

A Microsoft spokesperson told CNet.com: "Microsoft made a release candidate available to members in the technology adoption program (TAP)."

The statement added: "This is one of Microsoft's planned milestones in the engineering process; however [we] do not have plans to make this new code set available broadly."

Microsoft unveiled a technical preview over the summer, followed by a widely available public beta in December. Office 2010 is set to arrive by June, but pricing for the UK has yet to be announced.

Read on for our review of the Office 2010 Beta.

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