It;s the finish with the yr, which means it;s pundit prognostication time again. Here are my ten predictions about what I believe we;ll see in Microsoft land in 2008.(I could have carried out a great deal more than 10, provided I;m finishing up a guide on Microsoft;s future, Microsoft two.0: How Microsoft Options to Remain Pertinent in the Post-Gates Era. If you ever want much more, you;ll need to wait around until this spring.)For this Top ten record, I didn;t go for the low-hanging fruit and predict that Service Pack 3 will give Windows XP a new lease on life… or that the Internet Explorer (IE) team will field a first test build of IE 8. Too easy!Instead, I;m sticking my neck out with ten less obvious predictions for that new year, ranging from Beta 1 of Office 14, to a surprise, big-name hire for Microsoft;s Expression team.Remember: These are all predictions only,
Microsoft Office 2010 Professional, based on source and reader tips. Microsoft hasn;t confirmed these predictions and won;t.What are your predictions regarding what Microsoft will — and won;t — do in 2008?