Thanks. I've been busy with a lot of other things and missed it. My concern is this:
There will be a migration path, provided by Microsoft, for customers of prior versions of BCM using a compatibility pack.
While I believe a compatibility pack of some sort would have worked in past versions too, instead of completely new versions (therefore possibly negating the rest of my comment), I'm concerned that it probably means the end of BCM. They've never had an income stream for it (most won't upgrade to their CRM) and made it harder than heck for anyone new to get BCM the last two versions. If new users can't get a copy of BCM, the installed base isn't going to grow... if this version of BCM is limited to people who already have it, i don't see much of a future for it.
We invite you to check back in the new year when we will have more details to share.
Looks like BCM 2013 won't be out until Office 2013 retail availability. While they haven't announced when Office 2013 will be released to the masses, I expect an RTM announcement this week or next. (They announced a few weeks ago that office 2010 purchases after Oct 19 get a free year of Office 365/Office2013 subscription - that date is a clue that it won't be long). It typically takes a few months to package and ship disks but downloads will be available to TechNet and MSDN subscribers within days of the announcement. There is no reason for a subscription offering to be delayed until the new year - they should be able to begin offering it within days of the RTM announcement too. (I don't know if they will.)
If BCM won't work with the subscription model (no idea if it will or won't at this point), it's another blow to it because they are pushing the subscription model.
I'm with Ove, I'm waiting for more information.
