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| Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Home & Student Edition | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $149.95
Buy New: $109.99
You Save: $39.96 (27%)
New (47) Used (5) from $94.59
Avg. Customer Rating:  267 reviews
Sales Rank: 2
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Macintosh, Mac Os X
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Home & Student
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: GZA00006
Model: GZA00006
UPC: 882224526302
EAN: 0882224526302
ASIN: B000X86ZAS
Release Date: January 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Microsoft is the worst company ever March 11, 2008
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
In case there wasn't enough evidence in the world at large regarding Microsoft's failure to do ANYTHING right, Office 2008 for Mac is just one more solid example of the ineptitude and lack of anything resembling intelligence in Redmond Washington.
First of all, I have three macs and one PC, bought three licenses of this alleged 'upgrade' and have since uninstalled them and replaced them with Office 2004.
One mac is a iMac G5 with maxed out everything and it ran painfully slow. The other two are Intel based macs with 4GB of RAM and 256MB of Video RAM and to my surprise it loaded twice as long as Office 2004. This is not a random occurrence, every time on both computers it takes nearly 40 seconds just to load. My four year old PC loads Word in about .5 seconds.
Forget using the notebook layout. The interface is awful and the only way you can switch between levels is by setting your margins in 'Print Preview'. As a law student I am constantly outlining and the fact that I have to do my outlining in 'Print Preview' mode is just ridiculous. Office 2004 did the job just fine by hitting the 'Tab' button.
I know there are those of you who actually studied software programming who will argue that I don't understand anything about how the software works. You can even convince me that Office 2008 is faster and more stable etc... But as someone who spends about 12 hours a day in Word I can say this product really really, ridiculously sucks.
I find myself saving every time I type a period because the software is so unstable. One second you're typing, the next you are faced with a twirling umbrella for four minutes. Sometimes it just flat out crashes on you. Then you enter 'Recovery Mode'.... enough said.
Finally, why does Microsoft insist on making nothing backwards compatible. By that I mean why not stick with .doc? Why did Microsoft have to go out and invent something called .docx? Now when I E-Mail my work as attachments to friends, I have to convert it to .doc before sending it. I don't care what advantages .docx has, the fact is, Microsoft simply wants everyone to upgrade. As a business savvy individual, I can understand that, but wouldn't you rather make something that is easy to use and reliable?
Just like I downgraded my PC from Vista to XP I am downgrading back to Office 2004.
 Microsoft Office for Mac March 9, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
The affordable price made this a good buy. I needed to have Word so I could complete my class papers & having the other Office products in this package is a nice perk. I received it very soon after placing my order on Amazon.
OK to get if you don't have the earlier version; otherwise, NO March 9, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was very disappointed to see this version does not have many of the features of the new PC Vista version. I would definitely NOT buy this if I had the earlier version but would if I were starting with a new Mac.
It's MS Office! March 8, 2008
6 out of 13 found this review helpful
This package includeds Word, Excel, Powerpoint and the email organizer Entourage. All the programs are full of what you'd normally expect from an office product. The software came on a DVD which installed quickly and EASILY on a mac. I've "heard" complaints about this being slow on Mac, or whatever, but so far I've found it to run great and do what it's supposed to.
MS Office 2008 for Mac March 8, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Home & Student Edition
It's a great product. Works well on my Mac with Leopard. A lot of great features at a great price. License for up to three computers.
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