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    Office 2008 for Mac, Home and Student Edition (Mac)

    Office 2008 for Mac, Home and Student Edition (Mac)

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    From: Microsoft
    Category: Software

    List Price: £106.99
    Buy New: £79.97
    You Save: £27.02 (25%)



    New (13) from £79.97

    Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars 34 reviews
    Sales Rank: 6

    Format: Dvd-rom
    Platforms: Macintosh, Mac Os X
    Media: DVD-ROM
    Autographed: No
    Memorabilia: No
    Batteries Included: No
    Operating System: Mac
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
    Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0

    MPN: GZA00006
    Model: GZA00006
    UPC: 882224526302
    EAN: 0882224526302
    ASIN: B000X86ZAS

    Release Date: January 16, 2008
    Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
    Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

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    Editorial Reviews:

    Product Description
    Priced for home and school, these Office basics help you achieve more, for less. Whether your projects are around the house or in the classroom, the reinvented Office 2008 for Mac experience makes it easier than ever to create professional-looking work. Main Features:Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Home and Student Edition Features:WordExcelPowerPointEntourage...


    Customer Reviews:   Read 29 more reviews...

    2 out of 5 stars So Slow   September 30, 2008
    It looks good but not the same as before so there is some relearning required. But the biggest surprise of all is that it is frustratingly slow. I have iWorks but bought this because my wife kept saying that MS office was better, but even she now admits it's not.

    Only buy this if you absolutely have to, or if you have more patience than me.



    1 out of 5 stars Don't upgrade - VBA is off, quite slow   September 12, 2008
     1 out of 1 found this review helpful

    This product should have never been released. It miss a fundamental subset of Excel, VBA. Suddenly all macros stopped to work after I upgraded, and the unthinkable was correct, yes Microsoft has removed VBA, even from the help! after some online research to confirm, I removed it and re-installed 2004. This is not to mention the huge resources consumption or the new improved, or should say, ugly interface.


    1 out of 5 stars They should be ashamed.   September 5, 2008
     4 out of 4 found this review helpful

    I bought this because the kids need it for school and am amazed how dreadful it is.
    First of all when installed it needs a 160Mb "critical" update.
    This failed using the auto update (at 155MB). I then downloaded the latest update as a stand alone file from Microsoft. This failed at it could not find any office installation on my computer!
    I tried the auto update again and this time it worked, but only after a cryptic "Microsoft does not understand this error" message.
    This takes it to 12.1.
    I now states that a 12.1.1 update is "Critical" and is another 150MB download.
    The current version is actually 12.2 so goodness knows how long it will take to get there.
    I have used Macs for 10+ years and never have I seen such shoddy, slapdash work.

    They should be ashamed and Mr Jobs should have a word in their ear.

    I haven't used it yet and it has been a day wasted so far.
    Buy anything else unless you really, really need it.
    I would give it no stars if this system allowed it.



    2 out of 5 stars Don't upgrade, consider not buying Office   August 25, 2008
     1 out of 1 found this review helpful

    This new version of Office has too many problems. In addition to the slow performance the lack of compatability with other versions (meaning settings have to be changed to save files in the old format) makes day to day operation a pain. Added to that network operation on classic Office files is very uncertain.
    I have tried three service pack versions. The first one wouldn't open Excel XLS files through the network, then after the next service pack it did, after the next fix pack it didn't.
    Files seem to randomly get saved into last used save folders when they have been opened from somewhere else. If you want basic Word processing and spreadsheet analysis with presentation save money and buy iWork. The learning curve will be shorter than the frustration trying to make Office 2008 work. And you can install on five computers.iWork '08 Family Pack



    4 out of 5 stars Something i've found out too late!!   August 18, 2008
    everyone needs to consider when choosing either iwork or office that when you receive e-mails most attachments will be office documents. so if you choose to only buy one it may be worth your while getting office for the convenience of being able to read sometimes important attachments!!!

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