This is a heady time for Microsoft as it rolls out an ambitious OS and polishes off its productivity suite, billed as “the new Office.” At the suite’s core is Office 2013—the desktop applications.

The Frankfurt Motor Show is 65 years of automotive craftmanship. It's 65 years of unveilings. It's 65 years of anticipation and excitement. And out of those 65 years, 2013 will likely go down as one ...