MS office

hey guys i havent really been on much this past week how are ya? anyway, the latest version of ms office for windows is office 07 right? or is it 08? so whichever one it is, is it out for mac yet? (basically what im saying is should i buy the current version of office or wait), but i cant just say that because i dont feel that my posts are complete without me rambling on.

 

Latest release for Windows is 07. 08's supposed to come out for OS X in January.

 

Definitely wait until Janurary and use neooffice for now.

 

If you can live without the latest, greatest, the OEM version of Office 2003, Small Business can be had for just a little over $225 at newegg.

 

Don't buy Office 2004 (the current version for Mac OS X). It runs under Rosetta and is absolutely horrible [in my opinion]. I would say wait for Office 2008 (the new Mac OS X version) and then evaluate the differences between that and Office 2007 (the current Windows version). That's assuming you are willing to run Windows on your Mac. As of now though, Office 2007 or 2003 (both for Windows) are the best Office versions.

 

no, i dont run windows on my mac, and right now i use neooffice. i thought i had read something that a new version was supposed to come out it january but i coulndt remember exactaly.

 

That's too bad. Office 2008 has to be better than 2004, assuming it can't get any worse. And Office 2008 will not run under Rosetta. You're right about the expected January release though.

Source

 

Yeaps, they're expecting to launch Office for Mac 2008 at Macworld in early January. Although I don't know if they'll hit that deadline.

Personally, I don't know if I want Office for Mac 2008 anymore...the ribbon and the menus take up so much space! With my MacBook only going 1280x800, it will be hard to use.

 

well if you are using a powerpc like me, then office 2004 would actually be a better choice. but then the poster is using a macbook so, nvm

 

You can set the ribbon to autohide (at least in the Windows version), so it's not a huge problem.

 

i already un-installed the office 04 demo that came with my mac. is there anyway i can download it and see how fast/slow it is?

 

Office 2004 Test Drive

 

thanks, i had just found that and was comin back here to post it, o well.

 

No problem . Except if you actually use the Test Drive you won't be able to simply uninstall then reinstall the Test Drive again.

 

yea i just found that out. i had apparently used up all the 30 or w.e days on the one that came with the lappy and it wouldnt let me use it at all. o well.

 

How is iWork compared to MS OSX?
I'm getting a free copy of iWork from a friend but since student MS is only 99$...

 

how are you getting a free copy?

 

She bought a family pack I think... you can install the software on up to 5 different computers.

 

o. well from what ive heard i think you have to be living in the same house to get that to work. you might be able to get around it some how but i think tats how it works.

 

yeah you're right

* The Family Pack Software License Agreement allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software on up to a maximum of five (5) Apple-labeled computers at a time as long as those computers are located in the same household and used by persons who occupy that same household. By “household” we mean a person or persons sharing the same housing unit such as a home, apartment, mobile home or condominium. This license does not extend to students who reside at a separate on-campus location or to business or commercial users.

Oh well anyway, is it really worth it?

 

is what worth it? iwork? the best way to find out is to just download the demo and see for yourself
http://www.apple.com/iwork/trial/

 

Good idea... I'll try that tomorrow