In a recent Mactopia newsletter from Microsoft they offer a FAQ about running Office:Mac 2004 on the new Intel-based Macs. I love this one:
Q. Will you re-release Office 2004 for Intel-based Macs? A. No. There are no plans to re-release Office 2004. With Rosetta, Office 2004 runs well on Intel-based Macs.
Um, okay. What have you people been doing in Redmond during the last year when you could buy a Mac-Intel developer machine for $1000? Maybe the Mac BU had some budget cuts.
The next Q&A is interesting:
Q. When will the next version of Office for Mac be available? A. The next version of Office for Mac is under development, and we typically release a new version every two to three years. Although we are on track, making sure that our next version will run on the Intel-based Macs will likely require additional time in our development schedule. We will know more about our release date after we’ve thoroughly evaluated the Intel-based Macs, and have identified any changes we need to make so that Office for Mac runs smoothly on both PowerPC-based Macs and Intel-based Macs.
They should have been evaluating this last year. It must be a great gig working for the Mac BU with heads buried in the sand.
I can only hope the Mac-native version of OpenOffice comes out soon and be rid of any Microsoft software on my Mac.
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