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    mac office question

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by dmak, Nov 3, 2009.

  1. dmak

    dmak Notebook Consultant

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    I am buying my first mac and I have copy of Microsoft word for my PC, if I can find the software, will my windows Office key work on the Mac Office?
     
    dmak, Nov 3, 2009
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    SP Forsythe Notebook Evangelist

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    It shouldn't. If it did, that would be a major MS blunder.
     
    SP Forsythe, Nov 3, 2009
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  3. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    It won't. It's a completely different version of Office.
     
    Lithus, Nov 3, 2009
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    Be prepared to open that wallet!
     
    surfasb, Nov 3, 2009
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    what if he ran windows in bootcamp? cant he install office and just reuse his key?
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Nov 3, 2009
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    Yuppers.

    I assumed he had already considered that option.
     
    surfasb, Nov 3, 2009
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    Short answer. No as Office for Mac and MS Office are essentially TOTALLY different programs with different features. and they keys are no where similar.

    but as has been mentioned you can install windows and run your office version in windows natively
     
    crazycanuk, Nov 3, 2009
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  8. Vogelbung

    Vogelbung I R Judgemental

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    But the big question would be... why did you buy a fricken Mac then?

    The Home and Student edition is cheap. If Exchange is involved things get a little tricker but H&S should cover most people's bases.

    To the OP: generally speaking, if you want stuff to work the Mac way and not actually have the OS X move be somewhat counterproductive, get ready to pay - although it needn't be a fortune.
     
    Vogelbung, Nov 3, 2009
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  9. dmak

    dmak Notebook Consultant

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    thats fine, I just wanted to check, no big deal. I plan on getting vmware running anyway for autocad. I figured there was a chance that office keys were compatible seeing as cs keys were. Did that with cs2 and there was no activation issue.
     
    dmak, Nov 3, 2009
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  10. Vogelbung

    Vogelbung I R Judgemental

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    Yeah, it's the case.

    I just don't see the point of spending time with your main productivity software in a third-rate PC as opposed to an actual Mac environment. I know for most the Reality Distortion Field does a very good job of suckering you into it making sense, but if you're actually going to have a Mac, the less you run Windows the better.
     
    Vogelbung, Nov 4, 2009
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    Poor guy. He woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
     
    surfasb, Nov 4, 2009
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  12. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    If you can get MS Office for Windows running right in Crossover or Wine, you'll be better off than running the overhead of a Virtual Machine... but your better off just using NeoOffice, or Open Office natively for free.
     
    doh123, Nov 5, 2009
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