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| Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Upgrade | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $239.95
Buy New: $173.99
You Save: $65.96 (27%)
New (41) Used (1) from $173.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 128
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Macintosh, Mac Os X
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Upgrade
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 73101769
Model: 73101769
UPC: 882224543170
EAN: 0882224543170
ASIN: B000WR2F3G
Release Date: January 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: THIS ITEM IS BRAND NEW IN ORIGINAL UNOPENED RETAIL PACKAGE. THE INSTALL PROGRAM WILL SEARCH YOUR HARDDRIEVE FOR A PREVIOUS VERSION OF ANY MS OFFICE FOR MAC 98 0R 2001-04 SUITE OR APPLICATION.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Improved user interface, but slower launching April 5, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Upgrade provides an improved interface over earlier versions and compatibility with the new .docx file formats. The downside for me was that on my MacBook (1.83 Ghz, 2Gb, MacOS 10.5.2) it was significantly slower to launch that the earlier version (Office X). For example, starting Word 2008 took 32 seconds vs. 14 seconds for Word X. I found similar slowdowns for other Office 2008 components. I had anticipated that the universal binaries for Office 2008 would provide greatly improved performance on the new MacIntel systems over earlier versions of Office. It was quite a disappointment to see that things went the other way.
 Great Free Upgrade - NOT. Thanks Microsoft April 1, 2008
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I bought a beautiful new iMac for Christmas for the family (and me). It came with a coupon from Microsoft that permitted me to upgrade (for free) Office 2004 Student/Teacher Edition to Office 2008 Home and Student Edition when it became available in the Spring. I thought, "wow, those guys at Microsoft are pretty neat. What a nice gift and just in time for the holiday." I brought my shiny new iMac home, set it up, and it ran beautifully - of course. In short order, I had Entourage interacting with my Exchange server at work sending / retrieving email. What could be better, the kids had a place to do their homework and I did too.
I got my new version of Office 2008 Home and Student Edition today. I installed it. I started Entoruage, and guess what? It no longer supports Exchange servers. Like buying a new car and finding out that, although last years model had air conditioning, this years model does not - I was stunned. Could my new found appreciation for Microsoft be dashed so suddenly? You bet it could be - those Bas.....!
My only alternative, if I would like to send and receive email at home is to upgrade at considerable expense to the standard edition. So, if I want to retrieve my previous functionality, I get to pay ~$200.00 for an upgrade to Microsofts gracious "free upgrade offer." A truely brilliant peice of marketing.
My company (the one that I own) spends several $100,000.00 annually on Dell computers to be included with our products. Each Dell has a host of Microsoft software on it. I swear that I will do everything I can to have our design teams remove Microsoft's products from ours - sorry Dell. Microsoft is a decietful company and should pay the price for their "bend the customer over" mentality.
 Good but still Microsoft product March 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Well these programs work well if you need to sync with co-workers who use Microsoft Office. And if your server is windows based then Entourage works excellent for getting email, contacts, etc. My only problem is that one of the main reasons I got a mac was to get away from inferior Microsoft software. I have noticed some problems with Office for Mac shutting down with no warning.
No Issues March 26, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The upgrade went without a glitch. Word, Excel and Powerpoint work as expected and give me good interoperability with my colleagues running Windows. I use Mac Mail exclusively, so I have not tried Entourage at all. But other people who have seem pretty happy.
not ready for prime time March 24, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Never in my experience with mainstream software has it been my displeasure to deal with software this buggy. Powerpoint cannot work with many fonts reliably other than the ones it comes with. Word cannot print documents with pictures in it with any regularity. And excel was losing data ... my people would work on a document, save it, open it later, and the data entered was no longer there. This software was not ready for release. And the features added hardly account for the price. Plus, one last little, FU to everyone involved, it saves file types that require people to upgrade to their software (or you can download utilities that allow you to change docx to doc). I recommend anyone considering the Mac MS Office 2008 upgrade to wait, and then wait some more. We bought itm installed it and have now downgraded back to 2004. Sort of the same thing that happened with Windows Vista users. Caveat Emptor.
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