Re: Office 2008 for Mac hits beta
- From: "scotty321.nospam.nojunk.noemail@xxxxxxxxx" <scotty321@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 1 Apr 2007 10:44:00 -0700
You know, they say that ignorance is bliss and they're right. I had NO
IDEA how badly we Mac users had it with Entourage until I saw a
friend's copy of Microsoft Outlook last week. Do you guys even
realize how stripped down & incomplete & half-baked Entourage is, when
compared to Microsoft Outlook? And based on the (lack of) Microsoft
press releases on Entourage 2008, it looks like we're in for yet
another round of mediocrity.
I mean, Outlook has DOZENS of productive & useful features that Mac
users can only dream about, let alone the fact that Outlook works
seamlessly & completely with Exchange servers whereas Entourage does
not.
But lack of full Exchange server support aside (which is a gigantic
issue), Outlook has tons of stuff: mini calendar views; ONE SINGLE
VIEW that combines emails, calendars, tasks, notes, and to-dos all in
one (right within the program itself, not tacked on as some floating
after-thought of an application); the ability to view entire
conversation threads which is completely lacking from the Mac version
altogether; the ability to display as much criteria as they want when
they're in "preview pane on right" view; the ability to TRULY attach
URL's from websites instead of it dropping everything after a question
mark in a URL; and much, much more. These are just the first few
things that I can think of right now off the top of my head, so these
may not be the best examples to be posting, but you get the point. If
you put me back in front of Outlook again, I can give you a list that
goes on for an entire page.
So I really don't care for Mac users who try to defend Microsoft. The
only thing they ever did for us was continue giving us a "bare
minimum" version of Microsoft Office for the Mac, which does more for
them ($$$$ -- they sell a copy with every single Mac -- nobody buys a
Mac without it) then it does for us (we now have no real Office
competition and are at the mercy of Microsoft continuing development
on it). Meanwhile, Microsoft has discontinued every other product
they've ever offered to Mac users, including their latest: Visual
Basic support in Office for Mac, and last year's dumping of Windows
Media Player. I wouldn't be surprised if this is the final version of
Office for Mac to come out of Redmond, which would be a nail in the
coffin for the Mac's current resurgence in the workplace.
Folks, it's time to wake up: Microsoft is NOT our friend and we should
NOT be embracing the enemy.
Thanks.
On Mar 31, 4:36 pm, Diane Ross <d...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I know we are all anxiously awaiting news on the next release of Office.
Office 2008 is scheduled to be available in the second half of 2007.
Office 2008 for Mac hits beta:
<http://apcmag.com/5780/office_2008_for_mac_hits_beta_shows_slick_ui_a...
ws_on_escher>
Not much mentioned about Entourage. It does show MyDay, a small stand-alone
app which works like a portal into Entourage's appointments and tasks.
Before you ask, there is no list where you can sign up to beta test and
there is no public beta.
MS Official Press Release:
<http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/jan07/01-09MacworldPR.mspx>
MacWorld article:
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/01/09/msftoffice/index.php>
--
Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
Entourage Help Page
<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
One of the top five MS Entourage resources listed on the Entourage Blog.
<http://blogs.msdn.com/entourage/>
.
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