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

"Jim" <jim@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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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.
>
> 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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> More if you care to read.
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> -- 
> Jim


Yet when one buys Office 2008 they are really buying a downgrade because
of 
no Visual Basic.  Microsoft wants to sell you VB as part of a upgrade to
the 
next Office version in another 3-4 years or so.