Office 2008 For Mac Due In Second Half 2007

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Putting lingering questions about update timing to rest, Microsoft has announced that the new version of Office for Mac will arrive in the second half of this year.

Office 2008 for Mac, as the product is being dubbed, is a universal binary, the company said on Tuesday. That means the software runs both on Macs with Intel chips and on those with PowerPC chips. In addition, it is compatible with the new XML file formats used by Office 2007 for Windows, which hits retail shelves this month.

As with that Windows-geared update, much of the focus on Office 2008 for Mac was on revamping the user interface. The new Mac software, though, will not use Office 2007's "ribbon" user interface, but will instead have its own look, dubbed the "element gallery."

Office 2008 For Mac Due In Second Half 2007 [zdnet.com.au]

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Finally.. I'm getting sick of Excel freezing while scrolling.

Truthfully, I'm hoping Apple's new spreadsheet program comes out first, then I can rid myself of Office.