Monday was a big day for Microsoft, the company unleashed its new Office Suite proving to everyone that the old dog still have some neat tricks up its sleeve to stay relevant in the game. Office 2013, which is also a mash-up with Office 365, is Microsoft's most ambitious Office software yet, and if done right, could truly undermine Google's efforts.

Steve Ballmer himself announced Office 2013 (code-named Office 15), and you could tell the man was super excited about the things Microsoft has done with it. Let's take a look at some of the biggest features that are bound to draw eyes to Office 2013.

Deep Cloud Integration

Unlike previous Office versions, Office 2013 is built from the ground up with touch in mind, making it easier to use on a Microsoft Surface tablet device, or any other touch-centric Windows 8 tablet or PC to make the rounds in the near future.

Another great addition is the new cloud services. Sure, Office 2011 had SkyDrive built in, but it was clunky and felt nothing more than an afterthought. With the new Office, SkyDrive is seamless and feels like it belongs, and uploading files is so much easier because less steps are taken to get the job done. Office 365 for businesses is also built in, which brings together online office collaboration software for email, document sharing, Web conferencing and more.

Office in the Cloud

Microsoft brings forth to Office 2013 a subscription model that will allow users to buy Office and an Office on Demand feature that allows you to stream full-featured Office Apps to any Internet-connected Windows PC. This is the feature that will compete directly with Google Docs, and from what we can tell, Google is in for one hell of a ride when Microsoft unleash this bad boy to the masses later in the year.

Increased Touch Support

Windows 8 is Microsoft's baby for the desktop and tablet devices. We have seen over recent years that touch-enabled computer devices are becoming more important, and therefore why the company is so bullish about Windows 8 and all its touchy-feely capabilities.

The new Office will have deep touch support for Windows 8 tablets and PCs. From the video we have seen, touch in Office 2013 will definitely be put to good use, as it looks very intuitive.

Roaming Capabilities

This we like, props to Microsoft for making it happen. With the new roaming capabilities, users of Office 2013 can get access to recent used files, templates, custom dictionaries and more across all your devices. This is  good move, it will save time by allowing users to use recently created documents and custom templates without the need to start over. The cloud features here are putting the competitions to shame, Microsoft has finally understood the cloud.

Native Apps for Windows 8 Metro

Some of the apps in the new Office will have native UI for the Windows 8 Metro user interface. At the moment, both Lync and OneNote have native Metro UI. We're not yet sure about the others, but we'll get to that in our initial impression.

Finally, Social Integration

Microsoft of late has been trying to a company that integrates its products with all the social hoola hoo. Office 2013 is not on the cards to escape that, however. Users will be able to link certain social accounts with Office 2013, such as Skype, and the recently acquired, Yammer. We're not particular sure what this add to the new Office, but we'll find out soon enough.

Wrap Up

This is Office 2013, Microsoft's maiden attempt at an Office with deep cloud and touch features with a little social on the side. No word on the pricing, but we are certain if Microsoft truly wants to compete with free services such as Google Docs, when we see the dollar sign it shouldn't hurt our pockets too much.

What do you think of Office 2013? Is it a hit or miss?

Interested parties and can download the Consumer Preview and give it a test run.