Office 2008 versus 2011 for MacBrook Pro with Lion: Would Office 2008 do the job for me and would Lion support it ( My MacBoork Pro is Intel dual core}
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I just contacted Apple after installing Lion and finding out-to my dismay-that Office 2004 & earlier aren't supported (PowerPC based). The reviews of Office 2011 don't look like that version is stable. So, if I buy 2008, I actually have to uninstall Lion and re-install Snow Leopard? Apple's solution was to buy the upgrade of office or reinstall Snow Leopard-which they said was "very difficult". This is absolutely unacceptable! When I asked whether it was an oversight or intentional that PowerPC wasn't supported by Lion, I got "I don't know, I don't have communication with the developers". Pages won't open office documents either. So...given the choices, I am extraordinarily disappointed with Apple on this one and hope they will come up with a solution, upgrade or patch that works. In the meantime, Try downloading Neo Office for free. It works with Lion even though it is a very basic word processing system. Anybody at Apple listening?
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With the question, I'm not sure what specifics you might be looking for but, this version has Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, and Word. All have been very stable and worked very well with the MAC OS. I have done a number of presentations, spreadsheets, papers and I deal with a lot of email. It's been a great version for me.
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is almost the same.. will have no troubles switching if you use only office suite.. the osx ecosystem is good for work and daily stuff
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You'll need Office for Mac; works great and is compatible with Windows OS versions of Office, but only word, excel, powerpoint, and outlook. It doesn't include Project, Visio, or OneNote. Available from Amazon via download here: http://www.amazon.com/Office-Mac-2011-Home-Business/dp/B0064PF4ZQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1403018369&sr=8-2&keywords=office+for+mac
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I have Microsoft Office 2007 and installed it to this computer. It works great and I have been using it for about 2 months without issues with that software.
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Fortunately no. I still use an older Mac and OS. There is a comaprison chart at Roaring Apps to see if any other things with Lion/Mountain Lion. Good Luck!
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I'm sorry to report most of them are rebuilt therefore instead of XP Pro, they have Windows 7. I can highly recommend a word processor that is on the same standard of Word and can export import (almost seamlessly from word). They are "Libre Office and Apache Open Office". Libre Office loads quicker and has quicker response time w/o the hang up that plagues office 2007. the best qualification is they're free and no nagware. My personal choice is Private Firewall, take out windows defender from start up and go with AVAST or AVG. they are on par with paid version. I would buy a rebuilt or reconditioned as the original production run is plague with problems that a rebuilt system has rectified. BY A COOLING PAD FOR IT. Part of the problem is overheat. It is older, very reliable as a reconditioned/rebuilt, rugged, fast. It is duel core. Again Cooling pad and the 2 word processors I mentioned are free. they are so good you can desk top publish with them. The adequate word processing is usually word pad, Jarte, Q Jot, etc. Buy it if it's under 200.00 Go with 4 stars or better.
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D. Howard is right. I've used Open Office on my NC10 and it's great.I don't think you'll miss MS Office.Bob H
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Original package is in the trash, I have microsoft office for MAC OX installed with no problems, works fine and recently i updated to the mac ox yosemite software and microsoft office still works fine
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Not sure about the 2008 Hardware, but I bet it would be more software dependent. Works fine on my MacBook Pro (I own three, 2 circa 2011 and one 2013, not to mention the several we use in our office) I know it worked fine running Lion, and now Mtn Lion. I willing to bet that it will with any thunderbolt connection.
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Not sure. The MSOffice programs that I ran on this machine were opened by an Apache OpenOffice suite that can you download online for free. I never bought MSOffice for Mac. But it does not look like you can simply and barely take an MSOffice for Windows and make it run on this machine. If I understood correctly your inquiry. There is an adaptation program for that.
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Once you get used to the slightly different keyboard, you will love using a Mac for Office. Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac is absolutely compatible with other versions of Office (make sure you have the latest updates installed if you work with Office 2007 (and its new "Microsoft Office Open XML" format files). Apple's Mac OS X "aqua" look and feel looks great! Try it out at any Apple or CompUSA store -- they almost always have Office 2004 installed. Microsoft has a demo to try before you buy if you want to try it on your new Mac. Don't buy the Professional Edition. The new Parallels software makes it obsolete. You can also run your PC version of Office using Parallels (under your copy of XP) and be assured of compatibility.
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Hi WK Lorber, I too have the same as you and am a convert to Mac, I have MS Office 2004 for Mac, where did this post get you please and how did you go forward... nearly a year ago? Cheers Bob sortemout@btinternet.com
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T. Chu - This is the PPC version, but if you buy today (Black Friday, November 23rd 2007), you can get a FREE upgrade to the Universal version (Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition, which also includes Microsoft Expression Media digital asset management) PLUS a $100 rebate. Just click on the box of Student and Teacher over on the right hand side of this page to find out more.
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The version listed here (equipped with an Atom processor) comes with a full copy of Office 2013 Home and Student. If you opt for the more powerful (and expensive) models with Core i3 or Core i5 processors, they only come with a trial version; that is the point people get confused on.
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I have Mac Book Pro 2008. It is compatibel, but it did not last more than 10 days. Refund was correct and fat. though. Good luck, jaap
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There was only one real difference for me and that was it included Outlook. If you go to the microsoft web page they have a chart that shows a comparison of all their Office products. It may help you make your decision on which one to buy. Also, I chose to buy the Office Suite instead of doing the Office 365. It may be cheaper for the first 2 yeas, but, after that you are loosing money, at least that is the way I figured it. If you do buy I suggest that you get the disk s it is always available and you have a less time consuming process than doing it on line. Especially, if you have a slow internet connection. I did my first attempt using a hotel internet, which ended up with an error. I went to the Apple Store, took a workshop and used their internet to download the Yosemite upgrade in 45 minutes.