New Office or iwork coming soon?

[jcdavies]

Just wondering if anyone knew if a new microsoft office or iwork were being released anytime soon and what expected new features will be coming with them

 

[alust2013]

Well, the next version of Office for mac should be released late this year as Office 2011, and iWork is rumored to be updated this fall as well, but I am not as sure about that one

 

[Hellhammer]

Microsoft to Release Office for Mac 2011 in Late October

We have no info about iWork but looks like it won't happen in 2010

 

[Queso]

The new Office will re-add VBA support into Excel and replaces Entourage with Outlook, so PST import from Windows will be available. It is also reportedly much faster than Office 2008.

There's other stuff, but that's the most important bits for me

 

[jcdavies]

any news on new features or if compatibility with office will be any better in iwork?

 

[maflynn]

check out the features for yourself
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.mspx

 

[milbournosphere]

The new Office will re-add VBA support into Excel and replaces Entourage with Outlook, so PST import from Windows will be available. It is also reportedly much faster than Office 2008.

I'm looking forward to Office 2011. 2008 is a bear, 2004 was even worse than that. At least 2008 worked with spaces. Do you know if they're abandoning the "tool box" for something implemented more cleanly?

 

[Jason Edwards]

Microsoft to Release Office for Mac 2011 in Late October

We have no info about iWork but looks like it won't happen in 2010

Just picking on you a little here, but if we have no info on iWorks then what info did you use to come to the conclusion that it will not happen this year ?


Jason

 

[LucasG]

I'm eagerly waiting for Office 2011.

 

[Hellhammer]

Just picking on you a little here, but if we have no info on iWorks then what info did you use to come to the conclusion that it will not happen this year ?


Jason

It's just my own conclusion. Apple rarely releases anything in late Q4 and if Apple wanted to release iWork soon, they would have done it in iPod event as iLife and iWork updates usually get an event to show the new features

 

[Dr McKay]

The new Office will re-add VBA support into Excel and replaces Entourage with Outlook, so PST import from Windows will be available. It is also reportedly much faster than Office 2008.

There's other stuff, but that's the most important bits for me

Ive seen it on my friends MPB, the beta was loading like a second slower than my current PC version of 2010 Office. And Programs in mine were taking about 2 seconds to fire up.