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US Mall 1 - Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Upgrade
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List Price: $239.95
Our Price: $173.99
Your Save: $ 65.96 ( 27% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Microsoft Software
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: DVD-ROM
Brand: Microsoft
EAN: 0882224543170
Feature: Streamlined user interface runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs
Format: DVD-ROM
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Microsoft Software
Manufacturer: Microsoft Software
Model: 73101769
Platform: Macintosh
Publisher: Microsoft Software
Release Date: 2008-01-15
Studio: Microsoft Software
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Features
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Streamlined user interface runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs
Open XML file formats, the Office Art graphics engine, and other features that result in compatibility and file fidelity
Professional design is within your power with hundreds of new customizable templates and suite-wide themes, SmartArt graphics, and the new Publishing Layout View in Word 2008
My Day keeps you connected to all of the day's action. Command your calendar, tackle your tasks, and simplify your day
Includes: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage, Microsoft Server Exchange Support
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
Comment: Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac was purchased as an upgrade. I work as an editor and publisher of niche publications and it is necessary for me to have recent versions of software to serve my clients.
That said, this is the slowest, most memory-sucking MS Office yet. The performance on a G5 2.0 Dual GHz Mac running Mac OS 10.5.5 is abysmal. On my Intel Mac Dual Core 2.0 GHz MacBook Pro, the performance is only slightly better.
I suspect the primary reason for the slow boot-up time is that (as a publishing professional) each machine has more than 100 fonts open at any given time. MS Word does not handle large font libraries very well.
My recommendation is to avoid this program if you can. The Text Editor that is part of Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard) is far more nimble and allows documents to be saved as any number of MS Word version documents. It is a better bet for casual Mac users.
PowerPoint is only useful to view PowerPoint documents. I seldom need this function. I do not use MS Messaging or Ms Entourage (Mac Mail is better integrated with my iPhone).
I use MS Excel from time to time. Again, it is slow starting up, but functions well beyond that.
The bottom line is that I own MS Office 2008 for Mac because I have to, not because I want to.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Microsoft Office 2008
Comment: In general I found this to be a good upgrade and specifically useful since in my work I am being sent files from the PCs that are XML using Microsoft Office 2007. I like the changes in PowerPoint that make it easier to make changes. In addition this program allows me to make any file into a PDF without having to go print and making a copy. So far no problems or crashes.
Customer Rating:
Summary: After all, it is still a Microsoft product
Comment: Well, it could be worse. Before I purchased this upgrade I was working on Office X for Mac, and it was definitely worse than this is--Word in Office X was crashing on me upwards of twenty times a day. The 2008 version is definitely more stable than what I was using, but all of the other reviews that say it is slow were not exaggerating. (I'm using a well-equipped MacBook Pro, so it's not the computer.) I often work on multiple documents at a time in Word, and at times it can take up to and more than twenty seconds to switch between documents...in the same program. That seems a little ridiculous to me. I think it's the usual issue you run into when you use Microsoft products: new versions just pile new functions on top of poorly written code, so yeah, you're getting some cool stuff, but it's all based on something that doesn't work particularly well. I did try out iWork, but I work with files from a lot of different people and iWork just wasn't able to work seamlessly enough with those files for what I needed. (In fact, it kept crashing every time I tried to open an RTF file.)
So, what's my overall take on Office 2008? It is definitely more stable than the version I was working on. It has some nice features, but a lot of those features bog down the programs, making getting things done quickly a bit of a problem. Was it worth the money for the upgrade? I'd have to say "yes," but there are some annoying "features" that take some getting used to.
Customer Rating:
Summary: MicroSoft Office 2008 for the Mac
Comment: Since the files produced are xml, they are not compatible with previous version. One has to set the default files to the last version of Office so that others can open your files.
There are still a few bugs--can't open attachments. Must save first and then open from the application.
2008 Office has lots of great features, but I am not sure it's worth it because of the incompatibility with previous versions.
Customer Rating:
Summary: just not worth it
Comment: I got the upgrade for Microsoft Office Mac 2008. Wow... I have never seen such an awful application in my life. It take over 20 minutes for the application to open on my Mac. I say, run!! Run in the other direction. This product is just simply awful and a total waste of money and time. My production has suffered a great deal since it's purchase.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
Comment: Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac was purchased as an upgrade. I work as an editor and publisher of niche publications and it is necessary for me to have recent versions of software to serve my clients.
That said, this is the slowest, most memory-sucking MS Office yet. The performance on a G5 2.0 Dual GHz Mac running Mac OS 10.5.5 is abysmal. On my Intel Mac Dual Core 2.0 GHz MacBook Pro, the performance is only slightly better.
I suspect the primary reason for the slow boot-up time is that (as a publishing professional) each machine has more than 100 fonts open at any given time. MS Word does not handle large font libraries very well.
My recommendation is to avoid this program if you can. The Text Editor that is part of Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard) is far more nimble and allows documents to be saved as any number of MS Word version documents. It is a better bet for casual Mac users.
PowerPoint is only useful to view PowerPoint documents. I seldom need this function. I do not use MS Messaging or Ms Entourage (Mac Mail is better integrated with my iPhone).
I use MS Excel from time to time. Again, it is slow starting up, but functions well beyond that.
The bottom line is that I own MS Office 2008 for Mac because I have to, not because I want to.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Microsoft Office 2008
Comment: In general I found this to be a good upgrade and specifically useful since in my work I am being sent files from the PCs that are XML using Microsoft Office 2007. I like the changes in PowerPoint that make it easier to make changes. In addition this program allows me to make any file into a PDF without having to go print and making a copy. So far no problems or crashes.
Customer Rating:
Summary: After all, it is still a Microsoft product
Comment: Well, it could be worse. Before I purchased this upgrade I was working on Office X for Mac, and it was definitely worse than this is--Word in Office X was crashing on me upwards of twenty times a day. The 2008 version is definitely more stable than what I was using, but all of the other reviews that say it is slow were not exaggerating. (I'm using a well-equipped MacBook Pro, so it's not the computer.) I often work on multiple documents at a time in Word, and at times it can take up to and more than twenty seconds to switch between documents...in the same program. That seems a little ridiculous to me. I think it's the usual issue you run into when you use Microsoft products: new versions just pile new functions on top of poorly written code, so yeah, you're getting some cool stuff, but it's all based on something that doesn't work particularly well. I did try out iWork, but I work with files from a lot of different people and iWork just wasn't able to work seamlessly enough with those files for what I needed. (In fact, it kept crashing every time I tried to open an RTF file.)
So, what's my overall take on Office 2008? It is definitely more stable than the version I was working on. It has some nice features, but a lot of those features bog down the programs, making getting things done quickly a bit of a problem. Was it worth the money for the upgrade? I'd have to say "yes," but there are some annoying "features" that take some getting used to.
Customer Rating:
Summary: MicroSoft Office 2008 for the Mac
Comment: Since the files produced are xml, they are not compatible with previous version. One has to set the default files to the last version of Office so that others can open your files.
There are still a few bugs--can't open attachments. Must save first and then open from the application.
2008 Office has lots of great features, but I am not sure it's worth it because of the incompatibility with previous versions.
Customer Rating:
Summary: just not worth it
Comment: I got the upgrade for Microsoft Office Mac 2008. Wow... I have never seen such an awful application in my life. It take over 20 minutes for the application to open on my Mac. I say, run!! Run in the other direction. This product is just simply awful and a total waste of money and time. My production has suffered a great deal since it's purchase.
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