FYI:
Office 2001 - October 2000
Office X - November 2001 [1yr., 1 month later]
Office 2004 - May 2004 [ 2 yrs., 7 mos. later]
Office 2008 - January 2008 [3 yrs., 8 mos. later]
Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_2004_for_Mac
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Bob Jones
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"Phillip Jones" <pjones1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Actually X showed up within just a few months of OSX (Hence the
reference
> about Office X) That was in 2001 just after Office 2001 was released.
>
> Then it was Office 2004 but it was almost 4 Years. Then 2008 has been a
> little more than 4 years. If you count by Month.
> And before OSX the was office 2001 which took the place of I believe 98
>
> And before that was w95/Excel95 (the one I liked the best), offered as a
> package as Office 4.2 There never has been a 2 year spread, its 2-1/2,
3,
> 3-1/2, 4. who know It might end up being 6 year spread next time.
>
> JE McGimpsey wrote:
>> In article <u0hYZQftIHA.3804@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> Phillip Jones <pjones1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>> Be sure to make it understood. when you refer to *next* version you
are
>>> referring to 2012. Not the next upgrade. So don't get peoples juices
>>> flowing only to have them realize that is 4 years from now.
>>
>> Be sure, also, not to assume that there will be a four year gap between
>> versions. Where did you pull your assumption of 2012 out of?
>>
>> Sure, it could be, but it's more typical to see 2-3 years between
>> versions.
>>
>> Office 2001, v.X and 2004 were ALL released in less than 4 years.
>>
>> No need to be a curmudgeonly wet blanket, either.
>
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