xiberia Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 * Office: Tens of millions of lines of code have been 100 percent transitioned to Xcode on the road to a Universal version of Office for Mac. The Mac BU also will provide free, downloadable converters to allow users of current versions of Office for Mac to read the new Microsoft Office Open XML formats following the availability of Office for Windows. * Messenger: Microsoft Messenger for Mac 6.0 is the first Universal application from the Mac BU and will be available later this year. It will deliver a number of new, exciting features including federation for Messenger for Mac personal users with Yahoo! Messenger customers, customized emoticons and spell check. In addition, users can display a personal message or which song they're listening to in iTunes. http://news.com.com/2300-1032_3-6102960-1....0&subj=news * Remote Desktop Connection: Based on extensive user feedback, the Mac BU is developing a new, free, Universal version of the Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) Client for Mac that allows Mac users to access Windows-based computers on their network. The next version of RDC will be released as a fully supported free product and details on this release will be shared closer to launch. * Virtual PC: The Mac BU has made the decision not to move forward with a Universal version of Virtual PC at this time; however, current Virtual PC customers will continue to receive product support. Developing a high-quality virtualization solution, such as Virtual PC, for the Intel-based Mac is similar to creating a version 1.0 release due to how closely the product integrates with Mac hardware. The Mac BU still recognizes that customers continue to need access to Windows applications from their Intel-based Macs, and feels confident that alternative solutions offered by Apple and other vendors, combined with a fully packaged retail copy of Windows, will satisfy this need. * Visual Basic: The Mac BU will be discontinuing support of Visual Basic scripting in the next version of Office for Mac, but is working hard to increase support for standard Mac scripting methods such as AppleScript and Automator. As always, cross-platform compatibility remains a top priority. As we develop the next version of Office for Mac, the files will continue to be compatible across platforms, including 2007 Microsoft Office system for Windows. Although VB macros within files will not be accessible and cannot be viewed or modified, the files themselves can be edited without affecting or changing the macros. The Mac BU also is working to ensure that resources are available to help developers make the transition. (taken from MacinTouch) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick taylor Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 I'm curious, do a lot of mac users still use office? I found 2004 to be really buggy and the install limit really annoying, so much so I moved to Open Office. OO isn't without it's flaws, but it does the job for my limited needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrsdead Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 I use it and prefer it to Office Windows versions much easier to use jrsdead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 I like Office for the Formatting Palette (which I wish I could get in Entourage) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiberia Posted August 9, 2006 Author Share Posted August 9, 2006 I use it for Entourage, fantastic piece of software. Thats the only thing missing from Oo.org, a nice Outlook/Entourage clone. God knows I need all the organisation I can get my hands on quote "... have 100% been transitioned to Xcode...." then just compile a unibin already! stop messing about! lol (waves magic wand) and I'm glad they're dropping VBscript in favour of Applescript. I never found Visual Basic very visual. or basic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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