Full FeedMS Office 2008 SP2: The Upgrade Tango
Or, “When Things Fall Apart.” And boy can things fall apart when you install the SP2/12.2.0 upgrade to Office for Mac 2008. To begin with, unless you absolutely have to upgrade, it is definitely a good idea to wait. There are some serious issues here, which Microsoft will hopefully address… Continue Reading »
Microsoft using Office’s AutoUpdate feature to check licensing
Turns out surreptitious Microsoft updates are no longer a PC-only problem. Microsoft’s Genuine Advantage program is designed to check that copies of Windows as well as Windows-based software (mainly Office) are properly licensed. The stated goal of this program is to “... giv[e] you full capabilities, access to all the… Continue Reading »
Get Mac Office for 50% off from Microsoft
As if all of the holiday season goodness hasn’t already been enough for you, Microsoft wants to make it better by offering a kind 50% off on the Special Media Edition of Mac Office 2008. Although this isn’t across the entire line of software that Microsoft offers for the Mac,… Continue Reading »
Office 2004 and 2008 Updated
On Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled new updates to its Office 2004 and 2008 programs. Office 2004 version 11.5.0 adds an update to the Open XML File Converter, allowing for compatibility with the randomly changed file formats of Office 2007 for Windows and Office 2008 for Mac. Office 2008 12.1.1 offers improvements… Continue Reading »
Microsoft’s Mac business unit starts expansion
In what general manager of the Mac business unit Craig Eisler says is the “...biggest hiring initiative since the inception of MacBU eleven years ago,” Microsoft’s Mac BU is expanding. In a blog post on the “Mac Mojo” blog, Eisler wrote that the Mac BU is “...hard at work planning… Continue Reading »
New Get a Mac Ad: Office Stress
Apple released a new Get A Mac ad during American Idol last night. Now online, it’s title is “Office Stress.” The synopsis: PC gives Mac a gift, saying that now that Office 2008 is available for the Mac, Mac should have the gift. Upon opening it, Mac is confused, and… Continue Reading »
First Office 2008 update set for March 11
Office 2008 just launched, but a update set of bug fixes are set for March 11. These updates are listed as “high-priority” issues that they’ve discovered. Why the Microsoft Macintosh Business Unit, MacBU didn’t test it vigorously enough to fix this before it was just released is a question I… Continue Reading »
MacWorld 2008: Third-Party and Keynote Predictions
This is part five of a five part series leading up to Macworld. Third Party and Keynote Predictions: Microsoft Office 2008: Microsoft Office 2008 packs a punch as the first Intel Native version of Microsoft Office. it also for the first time supports a Mac native interface that looks quite… Continue Reading »
Mac Office 2008 hits GM; ships next month
Microsoft has declared that Mac Office 2008 has gone gold, and they are manufacturing them as we type. On January 15th, 2008, just over a month away, Mac Office 2008 will go on sale retailing from $150 to the super-ultimate deluxe $500 version (aka the Special Media Edition). If you… Continue Reading »
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