Comments on: Join the Herd: Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac Announced

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:58:37 +0000

That’s just great. In a world full of wide-screen displays, we have another program gobbling up vertical screen space.

I wish they would cut the ribbon, keep the toolbox and fix the bugs.

By: NG

NG — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:45:53 +0000

I got a new MacBook Pro last month (finally) to replace my ailing PowerBook. I decided not to install Microsoft Office for Mac on it. Instead, I’m going to use Boot Camp to run Windows from an old second-generation iPod, and just install Office in Windows. Something tells me I’ll still never use it…

By: Knute

Knute — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:43:33 +0000

I think computer users routinely buy from the accepted “catalog” of apps so as not to be out of the loop. MS benefits as the Lingua Franca of computing in that users usually try to maintain some updated compatible MS software on their machines. In many cases, that means VMWare/Parallels running on Intel Macs with MS Windows and Office.

So even if iWork works better (and cheaper – at least for professionals who can’t use the MSO Student/Home version), there’s just the compulsion to by MS.

By: Steve W

Steve W — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:35:27 +0000

Scott McNealy: “You sir, Step away from the monopoly!”

“It Feels So Good When I Stop!” – Joe Pernice

By: Peter Neal

Peter Neal — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:00:02 +0000

I sympathise with your need to cling on to the familiar, but I’m curious to know one thing – if pages is working fine for you with regards to writing new documents, then why would you be happy to spend more money with Microsoft upgrading to Office 2011? Especially when the last two versions clearly haven’t met your needs?