Re: Sales of Office For Mac highest in nearly 20 years.

Jim wrote:
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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.
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> 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. "
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> 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.
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> 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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> More if you care to read.

Care to read more about even more people becoming dependent on M$
software?
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