John Lamansky

According to Bink.nu, it’s going to be announced on February 16. My guess? Office 2007. Since some proposed names for Windows Vista were Windows Seven and Windows 07, and since the name of the current version of Office is Office 2003, I think a combination of the just-mentioned year and year format is a likely possibility.

I don’t think it’ll be Office 2006, since Microsoft already has an Office Small Business Management Edition 2006. (However, despite the version number, it just includes Office 2003 Small Business Edition plus Microsoft Small Business Accounting 2006.)

What are your guesses?

As some readers will know, Pope John Paul II had given “themes” to certain years. The “Year of the Rosary” was October 2003 to October 2004, and the “Year of the Eucharist” is October 2004 to October 2005. I think it’s highly possible that Benedict XVI will continue this tradition. If so, I’m going to make a wild guess as to the theme… I’ll say, “Year of the Priesthood.” I’ll find out if I’m right or wrong in two months :-). I haven’t seen or read any other predictions for the October 2005-2006 theme yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised if some other people have made this or other guesses. Do you have a theme prediction? If so, what is it?