Alan Baker wrote:
> In article
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> Glorb <Glorb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> On May 13, 4:03 pm, Jim <j...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?ar...
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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."
>>>
>>> More if you care to read.
> <snip>
>
>> Mac gain in worldwide market share = 0.8%
>
> Yet Microsoft re****ts information that they're selling more MS Office
> for the Mac than they have in two decades and they consider it so
> im****tant that they're reversing they're decision not to include VBA...
Yet after more than 20 years of running the race, and claiming to be the
fastest they've ever been, Apple is still 100 laps behind the front
runner.
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