Sales of Office For Mac highest in nearly 20 years.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articl
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"Microsoft on Tuesday said Office 2008 for the Mac is the hottest 
selling version of the productivity suite in nearly 20 years.

In announcing the soaring sales, the software maker also released 
Service Pack 1 of Office for the Mac. SP1 in general improves the 
suite's stability, security, and performance. The company also gave a 
peek of the product's roadmap by saying it would have Visual Basic for 
Applications in the next version. "

VBA is an implementation of Microsoft's Visual Basic programming 
language that's built into Office applications. By embedding the VBA 
integrated development environment into software, Microsoft provides a 
familiar tool for developers customizing the suite. Microsoft dropped 
VBA from Office for the Mac after version 2004.

Microsoft said sales of Office 2008, which launched in January, are 
nearly three times what the company saw with the launch of Office 2004. 
The suite is selling faster than any version in 19 years. "As we set our 
course for future versions, we are working closely with customers and 
will also expand our staff to ensure that Office for Mac remains the 
most powerful and compatible productivity suite for Mac customers," 
Craig Eisler, general manager of Microsoft's Mac business unit, said in 
a statement."




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