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Mac Forum / Applications / Other MS Products / December 2005Publisher and Money for Mac/Next Version of Office
After reading through the archives on Google Groups, Publisher and Money seem to be the most wanted programmes for OS X. I think that if MacBU persuaded the rest of Microsoft to get these into Office 200x, it would be smashing! Publisher is a becoming a must for me. I know Pages from iWork is good but not as good as Publisher and can't read files. Also, when is the next version due out? Will it be 2006 or 2007? What sort of features will this have? Thanks Seb Hi Seb, The Mac Business Unit at Microsoft works more like an independent company than you might expect. Essentially, they can make whatever they want as long as they make a reasonable profit. It's not a matter of MacBU persuading other parts of Microsoft to get these into Mac Office, it's a matter of them deciding whether or not adding these products will sell enough units and a price that will generate a profit. There's another big change coming from Apple: Macs on Intel processors. This is a big change for developers - maybe even as big or in some cases bigger than going from OS9 to OSX. Expect the next new versions of all the major programs (not just Microsoft) to be pretty much the same as the previous versions but that they will run on Macs with Intel chips. Like with OSX, expect a gradual introduction and gradual adoption of the Intel-ready versions of your favorite software titles. I doubt Apple will announce the whole line of computers has changed to Intel in one swoop. Jobs pretty much said at his announcement about Intel chips that the change will be incremental. Developers can now get Macs with Intel chips to get software ready. There are a variety of factors that will affect the ultimate timing of the next versions of everything: chip availability, software availability, market timing, and maybe the phase of the moon. Expect a lot of hoopla when the first publicly available Macs with Intel chips hit the market. At that time you will likely see at least something from most major software developers. Check the rumor sites for the latest scuttlebutt about timing. I wouldn't want to hazard a guess. -Jim  SignatureJim Gordon Mac MVP MVP FAQ <http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;mvpfaqs> > After reading through the archives on Google Groups, Publisher and > Money seem to be the most wanted programmes for OS X. I think that if [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Seb Hey Jim Thanks for the awesome answer. It is cool to be talking to a Microsoft MVP guy. > The Mac Business Unit at Microsoft works more like an independent > company than you might expect. Essentially, they can make whatever they > want as long as they make a reasonable profit. It's not a matter of > MacBU persuading other parts of Microsoft to get these into Mac Office, > it's a matter of them deciding whether or not adding these products will > sell enough units and a price that will generate a profit. Totally understood. Just wondering what the likely hood of this is. > There's another big change coming from Apple: Macs on Intel processors. > This is a big change for developers - maybe even as big or in some cases [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Check the rumor sites for the latest scuttlebutt about timing. I > wouldn't want to hazard a guess. Pretty cool stuff - even though I never metioned the Move to x86 :-). I guess this means the next version of Office will be a universal binary. Just bought a Mac Mini and love that damn machine. I knew the Intel Macs were coming but as someone said, I didn't buy it for the machine but the great OS. The Mac Mini is also a very very nice machine. If it can last me three or four years I'll be happy. The Questions is though, how long will Apple support PowerPC and produce OS X for PowerPC. I guess once Apple stop this, other developers will gradually follow. Obviously, I realise you can't say too much but is there any chance that more programmes (from Windows) will appear in the next version of Office. Office 2004 is totally sweet and has allowed me to use OS X full time - although I still have Windows PC for Publisher! Keep up the good work guys, you are doing a great job. Seb On 4/11/05 10:41, in article 1131100908.726236.26970@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com, "Seb" <sebpayne@gmail.com> wrote: > Pretty cool stuff - even though I never metioned the Move to x86 :-). I > guess this means the next version of Office will be a universal binary. I believe (although I can't now find the quote) that MS said "they will support macintel AND PPC. Ah, found it: <http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20050606corp.htm> > We plan to create future versions of Microsoft Office for the Mac that support > both PowerPC and Intel processors,² I have not seen any press release that states there will be a single universal binary, although I agree, that would be the most preferable. SignatureBarry Wainwright Microsoft MVP (see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com for details) Seen the All-New Entourage Help Pages? - Check them out: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> A question comes to mind here: Will current software written for OSX, say on the Macmini, be able to run on the Intel Macs? Will Mac software written for the new Intel Macs run on the current Macs? Thanks. > Hi Seb, > [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] >> >> Seb Good questions! To the first one: Some software will run on intel Macs. Some won't. For the past year Apple has encouraged developers to make dual binaries compiled for both PPC and intel Macs. I'm sure you'll hear a lot about this at MacWorld Jan 6, 2006. Some software might be backwards compatible. The more the software touches the hardware, the less likely it is to be backwards compatible. -Jim SignatureJim Gordon Mac MVP MVP FAQ <http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;mvpfaqs> > A question comes to mind here: > [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] >>> >>>Seb > After reading through the archives on Google Groups, Publisher and > Money seem to be the most wanted programmes for OS X. I think that if [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Seb What do you plan to do with the Publisher file? Print things onto your own printer, or give it to a printer? SignatureTheresa Mesa Mesa Design House http://mesadesignhouse.com Please reply to newsgroup I have solved the problem as I have just bought a new Mac Mini which included iWork 2005 and Pages. Pages suits my needs perfectly and I have managed to move bits from Publisher over to Pages. Also, how long will MBU continue to produce PowerPC versions of Office for Mac? As I said, having just bought a Mac Mini, Office is my most used application! Thanks for the help guys Seb (Theresa: It was for my own printer) On 30/11/05 09:25, in article 1133342739.777107.142070@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "Seb" <sebpayne@gmail.com> wrote: > Also, how long will MBU continue to produce PowerPC versions of Office > for Mac? As I said, having just bought a Mac Mini, Office is my most > used application! They haven't said, and I wouldn't expect them to give any open-ended promises. What they have said tis that "future versions will support MacIntel and PowerPC" This implies that the next version and the one after that will support PPC - this seems reasonable. The OS requirements for Office 2004 go back to Jaguar (10.2.x), so it seems likely that the next version will support at least 2 earlier operating systems. SignatureBarry Wainwright Microsoft MVP (see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com for details) Seen the All-New Entourage Help Pages? - Check them out: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> |
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