Sources familiar with the matter hint that the new Office may be unveiled this month

Jan 12, 2013 13:01 GMT  ·  By

With so many rumors regarding the launch date of the new Office 2013 productivity suite swirling around, we bet it’s only a matter of time until Microsoft makes an official announcement on this.

And still, some sources familiar with the matter told ZDNet.com that the Redmond-based technology giant could introduce Office 2013 as soon as January 29.

Contrary to previous reports which suggested that Office 2013 may go live in March, this new rumor hints at a much earlier launch, but both are in line with Microsoft’s initial announcement that the updated productivity suite would be released in Q1 2013.

According to this new report, on the other hand, Office 2013 will be first launched in the United States, while the rest of the countries around the world would get it by November.