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Mac Office 2004 Shipping in May

I don't expect Virtual PC 7 to be ready by then.....

I have heard ZERO stories about VPC 7. Office 2004 preview is hovering on the 'net, but absolutely no info on Virtual PC.

I bet alot of G5 owners are waiting for it. But somehow I feel the wait could be a very long one (... similar to new PowerMacs :D )
 
Well there is some info on VPC....

Quote: "Virtual*PC for Mac and the Power Mac G5


We know Mac users are excited to take advantage of the speed of the new Power Mac G5 processor to run Virtual PC for Mac and PC programs. Microsoft is currently working on the next version of Virtual PC for Mac, which will run on the G5. Watch the Mactopia newsletter for updates."

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wasn't there something about if you bought office in the past couple of months you would get the upgrade for free?? I got the student version in feb. and seem to recall something like that when I ordered it...
 
Ah good old UK prices. Student edition Orifice v.X = $237
Upgrade Orifice v.X = $512
Microsloth orifice v.X = $641

I think its the upgrade price that gets my goat (f**ks me off).
"Yeh we know you paid a huge wad of money to borrow our software but you wanna borrow a later version, well its gonna cost I'm afraid.
 
ssnmx said:
Office 2004 - Student and Teacher edition: $149.95

Office v.X - Student and teacher edition: $149.95

You think that's cheap??
I got Office v.X for a whooping $7 at my university... :rolleyes:
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Universities that have signed contracts with Microsoft are paying millions a year for that software, so really it isn't cheap.

Also, your university fees (technology, etc) are helping to pay for it. You just don't know it..
 
Eh, sounds like we're only getting complaints from the Mac fanboys out there. If you can't afford it, tough.

I haven't seen anything useful with this new version of Office (that goes for the PC version, too) except for that voice recording thingy for notes. $149 doesn't seem to justify the Student version for me though. Show me some more new and useful features, and I might upgrade.

And for those pirates out there, if you can't afford it then don't buy it and quit your bitching. Send complaints to Microsoft about their outrageous prices.
 
wrldwzrd89 said:
Clippy, no matter whether rendered in OpenGL 3D or not, is still annoying. Down with Clippy! (As you can probably tell, I have no interest in purchasing Office:mac 2004.)
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Hey now wait a minute! Office on the Mac only has Oliver's Banana PC, which is pretty cool in my book. Where else would a suicidal computer hang out?

Clippit only shows up if you drag him kicking and screaming from the CD, and force him to live on your desktop.
 
MacsRgr8 said:
Well there is some info on VPC....

Quote: "Virtual*PC for Mac and the Power Mac G5


We know Mac users are excited to take advantage of the speed of the new Power Mac G5 processor to run Virtual PC for Mac and PC programs. Microsoft is currently working on the next version of Virtual PC for Mac, which will run on the G5. Watch the Mactopia newsletter for updates."

Taken from MacTopia
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I started filling out my free upgrade forms last evening and plan to mail this week. Sounds like my timing is just right.

VPC has been shipping with the Professional addition of Office. So now if VPC 7 comes out at a later date, that means that Microsoft will get to charge extra. Can only hope they might make an adjustment.
 
iMeowbot said:
Hey now wait a minute! Office on the Mac only has Oliver's Banana PC, which is pretty cool in my book. Where else would a suicidal computer hang out?

Clippit only shows up if you drag him kicking and screaming from the CD, and force him to live on your desktop.
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I don't like ANY of the Office Assistants. They're all annoying, no matter how good they look, since they all use the same "guess what I'm trying to do before I do it, which most likely isn't what I was trying to do anyway" help routine.
 
Jetson said:
AppleWorks sucks big time. I write software for a living and wouldn't dare release such a buggy piece of crap.
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What's wrong with AppleWorks? I haven't encountered bugginess with it. I only use it for the spreadsheet function; I use TextEdit for word processing and I don't need presentation software (if I did, I'd use Keynote).
 
UK University Prices

Well, after reading all this $7 Office talk, I quickly logged onto my universities network and had a look at what they had to offer, I've known that Sophos has always been free, but didn't know about Office.

Well, an Office v.X CD is...£11.70 :D
but
You also have to buy an Office licence...£70. Not including VAT.

So, it's actually cheaper to buy the Student & Teacher edition of Office in the USA (at just £81), than buy the university "subsidised" version over here. Fantastic.

How about other UK universitians? What's the prices like at your unis?
I might email my uni asking why they don't license the big products like Office.

AppleMatt
 
MacsRgr8 said:
I don't expect Virtual PC 7 to be ready by then.....

I have heard ZERO stories about VPC 7. Office 2004 preview is hovering on the 'net, but absolutely no info on Virtual PC.

I bet alot of G5 owners are waiting for it. But somehow I feel the wait could be a very long one (... similar to new PowerMacs :D )
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The professional upgrade deal says June 30, so expect VPC 7 by then. Note that the Apple store lists Office 2004 Standard and Student/Teacher, but not Pro - not yet.
 
afields said:
Does this mean we're getting new PowerMacs?!?!

I hate stupid posts like this. Why even say it when it's obvious that Microsoft releasing a new version of Office only means one thing..........that new dual G5 powerbooks will be out next tuesday!!!! :D :D
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3-22 said:
I just wish Microsoft would bring out Visio for the mac..
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Have you tried OmniGraffle? It even reads and saves in Visio format.

The only product I wish they would bring is Project because I haven't found software on the Mac that does what that does. If someone has a suggestion I'd like to hear it :)

Later, Frank
 
brogers said:
I deal with businesses all the country and I have never had someone tell me they are sending me an Apple Works document that I might have to translate. I wish they would. I wish everyone would, but they don't.
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Do you really wish that? I used to be a big time AppleWorks fan five or ten years ago. They haven't updated it in at least four years and it is showing its age.

Later, Frank
 
applekid said:
Eh, sounds like we're only getting complaints from the Mac fanboys out there.
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Is anyone else as sick as I am of people coming into forums and calling those that like to voice their opinion "fanboys"???

I find it to be the least intelligent response I see in a forum.

Later, Frank
 
wrldwzrd89 said:
There may not be any difference. As far as I know, the Student and Teacher Edition of Office:mac X is the same as the Standard Edition, only cheaper. The Professional Edition includes Virtual PC; that's the only difference from the Standard Edition. I would expect this trend to continue with Office:mac 2004.
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Actually there is a major difference that makes the Student/Teacher edition BETTER. You can use it on multiple computers in the same household.

Later, Frank
 
apple works is utter garbage (it hasn't been upgraded in years).

microsoft office is a complete ripoff even for the student teacher pricing.

somebody really needs to create a decent Mac OS X Office Suite that is affordable yet quality software. i had alot of hopes for Open Office, but they've gone nowhere.
 
briankonar said:
apple works is utter garbage (it hasn't been upgraded in years).

microsoft office is a complete ripoff even for the student teacher pricing.

somebody really needs to create a decent Mac OS X Office Suite that is affordable yet quality software. i had alot of hopes for Open Office, but they've gone nowhere.
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I'm sorry but if you have ever used Microsoft Office on a regular basis then you wouldn't be saying that it is a ripoff at $149. I agree that the regular price is too high but it is well worth $149. Please name me the equivalent apps that do the same thing for less than $149...........


Later, Frank
 
VPC?

Connetix's common excuse for the slownees of VPC was that they didn't have access to the M$ code in order to make it run faster..

Perhaps M$ is keeping VPC under wraps because they've made it fast, fast ,fast... They'd like every mac user to have a windows liscense, so if they made it seamless and speedy, it might work to their advantage..

it could also just be crap that no one will care about..
 
Open Office

It's free.. that's less than $149

frankly said:
I'm sorry but if you have ever used Microsoft Office on a regular basis then you wouldn't be saying that it is a ripoff at $149. I agree that the regular price is too high but it is well worth $149. Please name me the equivalent apps that do the same thing for less than $149...........


Later, Frank
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