Office 2007 for Mac - when?
Greg King
Mike Rosenberg
> Anyone on from the Mac Team as MS who can answer when we will be getting
> the port of Office 2007 for the Mac?
We'll be getting Office 2008, as recently announced:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/jan07/01-09MacworldPR.mspx
--
<http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts
<http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Mostly muckraking T-shirts
<http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers
<http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift
CyberTaz
confidentiality agreements which prevent them from disclosing anything they
might know. Availability will be announced when the time comes.
BTW - Not sarcastically, but out of genuine curiosity, why do you think you
should be informed prior to anyone else or why do you assume the stuff is
ready to go but MS has clandestinely decided to keep it a secret & withhold
it from you? I really am trying to understand.
--
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
"Greg King" <gr...@kingcharter.net> wrote in message
news:C209AB24.24A6%gr...@kingcharter.net...
Greg King
availability. I haven't been following any of the Mac news and hence my
general question to the MS Mac folks because in my thinking I must of missed
the released date. I don't see where the issue of confidentiality is coming
from. If they know and already released it then it should public knowledge
(as noted in a previous post from someone else about Office 2008). I was not
asking for NDA or confidential information. What I was asking for is the
most informed group of folks (ie. The folks in the Mac group at MS) to
comment on general availability. If they can't or won't that is up to them.
On 2/28/07 2:20 PM, in article #NFJ$X4WHH...@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl,
Mike Rosenberg
> If they know and already released it then it should public knowledge
> (as noted in a previous post from someone else about Office 2008).
And that, Office 2008, _is_ the forthcoming version for the Mac. There
have never been Mac and Windows versions with the same year as the
designation, and the new Mac versions have consistently been the year
following the Windows versions, so this is no exception.
CyberTaz
1- These newsgroups aren't attended by MS employees. Some may monitor the
groups & interject on an occasional technical issue or "bug", but they don't
actively participate. Responders here are 'civilians' just like you.
2- Release dates for product under development is *always* covered by NDA.
3- The Mactopia web site ( http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ )will most likely
be the earliest & most accurate source of any official information about the
forthcoming version. As of now - AKAIK - the first Beta isn't even available
and the latest "best guess" from MS for the final version is Fall of this
year.
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
On 2/28/07 8:06 PM, in article C20B6700.254F%gr...@kingcharter.net, "Greg
Jim Gordon MVP
Miss Ladd, my 8th grade English teacher, used to make sure we got the
message of "always avoid always" and "never say never."
I think Office 4 was released in 1994 on both platforms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office#Versions
-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP
Quoting from "Mike Rosenberg" <mike...@TOGROUPmacconsult.com>, in article
1hu9k58.eur6p4wvac4mN%mike...@TOGROUPmacconsult.com, on [DATE:
> Greg King <gr...@kingcharter.net> wrote:
>
>> If they know and already released it then it should public knowledge
>> (as noted in a previous post from someone else about Office 2008).
>
> And that, Office 2008, _is_ the forthcoming version for the Mac. There
> have never been Mac and Windows versions with the same year as the
> designation, and the new Mac versions have consistently been the year
> following the Windows versions, so this is no exception.
--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP
MVPs are not Microsoft Employees
MVP info http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Mike Rosenberg
> Miss Ladd, my 8th grade English teacher, used to make sure we got the
> message of "always avoid always" and "never say never."
>
> I think Office 4 was released in 1994 on both platforms.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office#Versions
I specifically said "There have never been Mac and Windows versions with
the same year as the designation." Office 4 didn't have a year as the
designation, it had a version number as the designation.
Jim Gordon MVP
Sorry, I misunderstood.
Yes, the year style of naming convention began with Office 97 for Windows.
The Mac name followed suit with Office 98. The convention was abandoned on
Windows with Office XP and Mac Office v.X, but returned with Office 2003 and
Office 2004.
The next version for Windows is the 13th. I wonder if the box will have a
black cat on it and be introduced on a Friday the 13th.
-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP
Quoting from "Mike Rosenberg" <mike...@TOGROUPmacconsult.com>, in article
1hub2d3.1i1hwlgoybpp4N%mike...@TOGROUPmacconsult.com, on [DATE:
> Jim Gordon MVP <gold...@WarmerThanWarmMail.com> wrote:
>
>> Miss Ladd, my 8th grade English teacher, used to make sure we got the
>> message of "always avoid always" and "never say never."
>>
>> I think Office 4 was released in 1994 on both platforms.
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office#Versions
>
> I specifically said "There have never been Mac and Windows versions with
> the same year as the designation." Office 4 didn't have a year as the
> designation, it had a version number as the designation.
--
wsjessup
Or do a Amazon.com search. They usually take pre-orders and at this moment
you can have them notify you by e-mail when it is available. E-mail
notifications are better for me because I don't have to remember to read RSS
feeds or search here and there.
W S Jessup