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by , 3:05 PM EDT, November 1st, 2007
Microsoft announced a special promotion on Thursday. In the "Super Suite Deal," customers who buy any version of Microsoft Office 2004 for the Mac between November 1, 2007 and January 14, 2008 will receive a complimentary copy of Office 2008 when it ships for just the cost of shipping, handling and applicable taxes.
Below is the upgrade matrix with shipping costs:
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Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition is a new combination for Mac users that features the Office 2008 applications together with the Microsoft Expression Media digital asset management system. Consumers in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico are eligible to cash in on this Super Suite Deal which lasts until January 14, 2008.
Customers can access the Super Suite Deal at a special Microsoft page and obtain a coupon that can be redeemed for Office 2008 when it ships.
An interesting feature of this promotion was pointed out by Microsoft's PR firm Edelman in Seattle. "As far as licensing goes, both licenses for Office 2004 and Office 2008 remain valid. Therefore, each suite can be used on a different Mac," according to Aimee Martin.
Observer Comments
Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:24 pm Subject: better late than never?
Office 2007 for PC has now been out since November 2006 in various forms, yet the Mac version isn't due until January 2008.
A 13 month disparity is not acceptable, and shouldn't be. Their push to foist the OOXML document standard on the world has created enough headaches as of late. To make matters worse by this time gap actually hurt them. Had Mac users been able to have a comparable version of Office (natively), then it's a pretty sure bet that they would have gotten fast track approval at ISO for their standard. Way to shoot yourselves in the foot.
Since the content of the matrix is not reproduced in the article, would it be possible to make the graphic large enough to read? Man, that type is small! I've noticed this trend on TMO of late, too small graphics without the ability to enlarge.
Since you forced me to go to the MicroSoft page, here's my favorite part of the Office requirements:
"HFS+ hard disk format (also known as Mac OS Extended or HFS Plus)"
So, will Office load on the GUID partition scheme?
Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:06 pm Subject: Re: Probably means NOT (old) HFS, UFS,
Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:38 pm Subject: Re: Probably means NOT (old) HFS, UFS,
Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:47 pm Subject: Just trying to be nice to you iTards!
Why all this funny stuff? You people should worship the ground that I walk on!
http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com
Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:34 pm Subject: Re: Just trying to be nice to you iTards!
QuoteSteve Ballmer wrote:
Why all this funny stuff? You people should worship the ground that I walk on!
http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com
Actually, I weep for the ground that you walk on. Not Steve Ballmer... you.
Office 2008 wasn't just designed for Leopard however. That's my point. It was designed for Tiger AND Leopard. The fact that Leopard was delayed six months by no means justifies putting off the release of the Mac version of Office that is compatible with MS new file formats 14 months after the release of the PC version. That is NO longer acceptable. Is it any wonder iWork is gaining ground? And OpenOffice?
Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:02 pm Subject: Gotta buy it BETWEEN...
Guest said:
"Well, then don't buy it if you don't accept it. Apparently it is pretty acceptable since no one is writing about it being unacceptable, except in the response to a blog post."
Acceptable is very different form having a lack of options. I am not part of the "Microsoft is evil, Apple is good" camp. Microsoft makes one heck of an office suite. It IS the de facto standard, regardless of HOW it got there. Until recently though, there really were no viable commercial challengers to Office in the consumer market,and before anyone says it, I know that ClarisWorks, AppleWorks, and Wordperfect suite were available and "just as good." But remember, I said viable- Claris is no more, Appleworks was killed off by Apple, and the only thing keeping the corpse warm on Wordperfect is Lawyers. iWork is a viable replacement for most home users. Online apps like Google Documents are getting better. Freetard software like Open Office is FINALLY getting to be palatable enough that non-propeller-heads can use it. This wealth of new options that are viable alternatives for many users is what make Microsoft's practices unacceptable now that those of us who want to drop them, can.
Guest said:
"Third party support is a major problem with Apple products and it is *not* the fault of the third parties, it's the fault of the way Apple treats third party developers"
Examples please? I have very little trouble with any of the third party software I use. All of it is commercial and is frequently updated and well-supported. I work in a Windows world. If 3rd party support was as bad as you ssay, I would never be able to do the work that I do since I routinely bring work home, do it on my Mac, and take it back to work...or connecting to Windows networks, etc.
I agree that Apple's secrecy does create hiccups during the upgrade cycles, but those are smoothed out fairly quick. microsoft, as it was pointed out, is making a Universal Binary of an Office suite that is NOT Leopard dependant...this FUBAR rests squarely in Redmond.
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