Office on the Mac is fairly inexpensive when compared to the PC version. Mail won't do any of that stuff. Apple doesn't want to license the full tech that would be required to completely integrate with Exchange. It would be nice if they did, since Exchange isn't going away for a very very long time. It's great that you can read basic e-mail and look at your Exchange calendar with Mail or on an iPad/iPhone, but that isn't enough. Exchange is a full personal information management system that automatically syncs, over the air, between all of your devices. I can start Outlook on any of my computers, or grab a phone or PDA, and I'm looking at all of my critical work info. I don't sync it. Its just there, on all of them, when I need it. That sort of tech is mandatory unless you have your own personal secretary. So, it will be good to have Office as an alternative to Mail. Would be nice if Apple had something like Exchange that could even be used as an alternative, but they don't.
If you don't use Exchange, you most likely wouldn't see the point to these features or care. That's alright. I can't tell you how much it increases my efficiency, and helps me earn more money with less time. Paying a silly $100 - $200 fee is nothing, as it will make that back easily. Bryan -----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 6:44 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A Question Regarding MS Office for Mac Hi, Seems a lot of money to spend if you only need those few extra options. Besides, it'll probably happen even for iWork, Mail and iCal. I'm such an optimist right now. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Apr 26, 2010, at 9:46 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: > Well, for those of us that use Exchange for information management, we'd sure > like to be able to run a version of Outlook on the Mac. Mail and ICal can get > to some of that info on an Exchange server, but not all of it. Right now, if > you want to change a server-side e-mail filtering rule, for example, you must > start Outlook in a virtual machine or under BootCamp to make that adjustment. > > I also don't think that Pages supports all of the formatting options of Word. > That isn't so important when you're making your own files, but it matters > when you're exchanging files with other people that are using Word. > > So, Office isn't essential, but many of us would appreciate it. > > Bryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen > Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 2:32 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: A Question Regarding MS Office for Mac > > Hi, > > Why buy MS Office for Macs? I'm still personally trying to justify the > purchase of iWork. it doesn't seem like MS Office has more than iWork does. I > never really liked Office because it always felt sluggish to me as opposed to > iWork. > > I'm sure someone a lot smarter than me can tell me why. > > Regards, > Nic > Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk > AIM: cincinster > yahoo Messenger: cin368 > Facebook Profile > My Twitter > > On Apr 26, 2010, at 8:20 AM, M. Taylor wrote: > >> James, >> >> Thank you for the feedback. >> >> That's the breaks. I am going into purchase the software for a >> friend's child who needs it so she can work with Office for Windows >> which is the standard at her college. Surprising as I thought most >> schools used Macs for everything educational. >> >> Fortunately the college student is sighted so she won't have any issues. >> >> Again, thank you. >> >> Mark >> >> Get to know yourself as you get to know me on The Secret Life of Mark >> Marcus Live Talk Show http://candleshore.com/secrets -----Original >> Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of James & Nash >> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 9:11 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: A Question Regarding MS Office for Mac >> >> No it isn't. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Apparently, >> Microsoft will be releasing their latest version at some point this >> year, which is reportedly going to be VO accessible, but who knows. >> >> TC >> James, Lyn, Nash & Twinny >> On 26 Apr 2010, at 01:56, M. 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