From Microsoft Watch: In March, Microsoft delayed the release of Office 2007 to coincide with the Windows Vista launch. On Thursday, Microsoft officials admitted that Office 2007 is running behind schedule. Office 2007 will still RTM this year, they said, but now instead of promising a January 2007 launch, Microsoft is simply committing to an "early 2007" Office 2007 release. Will Vista now go the delayed way of Office 2007, so that the two will still launch in tandem? So far, the Vista team says no. But we'll see….