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Mac Forum / Applications / Other MS Products / March 2007Office 2007 for Mac - when?
Anyone on from the Mac Team as MS who can answer when we will be getting the port of Office 2007 for the Mac? Or even when we will be able to get the patch/fix/update that will allow us to view the *.docx files natively with Office 2003? > 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  Signature<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 Office 2007 for Mac - when?Anyone on the "Mac Team" is bound by 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. SignatureRegards |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac Anyone on from the Mac Team as MS who can answer when we will be getting the port of Office 2007 for the Mac? Or even when we will be able to get the patch/fix/update that will allow us to view the *.docx files natively with Office 2003? Actually, the question was more in the sense of when is general 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$X4WHHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl, > Office 2007 for Mac - when?Anyone on the "Mac Team" is bound by > confidentiality agreements which prevent them from disclosing anything they [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > ready to go but MS has clandestinely decided to keep it a secret & withhold > it from you? I really am trying to understand. > 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. Signature<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 Hi, 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" <mikePOST@TOGROUPmacconsult.com>, in article 1hu9k58.eur6p4wvac4mN%mikePOST@TOGROUPmacconsult.com, on [DATE: >> If they know and already released it then it should public knowledge >> (as noted in a previous post from someone else about Office 2008). [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > designation, and the new Mac versions have consistently been the year > following the Windows versions, so this is no exception. SignatureJim Gordon Mac MVP MVPs are not Microsoft Employees MVP info http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > 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. Signature<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 Hi Mike, 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" <mikePOST@TOGROUPmacconsult.com>, in article 1hub2d3.1i1hwlgoybpp4N%mikePOST@TOGROUPmacconsult.com, on [DATE: >> Miss Ladd, my 8th grade English teacher, used to make sure we got the >> message of "always avoid always" and "never say never." [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > the same year as the designation." Office 4 didn't have a year as the > designation, it had a version number as the designation. SignatureJim Gordon Mac MVP MVPs are not Microsoft Employees MVP info http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ In that case I'll be happy to clarify a few of those points as best I can: 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%greg@kingcharter.net, "Greg King" <greg@kingcharter.net> wrote: > Actually, the question was more in the sense of when is general > availability. I haven't been following any of the Mac news and hence my [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> ready to go but MS has clandestinely decided to keep it a secret & withhold >> it from you? I really am trying to understand. 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 > In that case I'll be happy to clarify a few of those points as best I can: > [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > >> ready to go but MS has clandestinely decided to keep it a secret & withhold > >> it from you? I really am trying to understand. |
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