Few updates regarding the new SharePoint/Office release

Ok so more (unofficial yet non NDA) info on the new version of SharePoint. So first of all Microsoft is still very hard at work on Office 14 (which actually should've been 13 but it seems like there is more than just a few superstitious people at Microsoft Office Product Team). There is no clear indication on when the new version will be released and some sceptics are even talking about it being released in 2010. Uncertainty is also evident from the fact that the date for this year's SharePoint Conference (2009) is still unknown as it was meant to happen shortly after the release of the new version of SharePoint and Office System.