Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit (Mac BU) has announced the official availability of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac at the Macworld Conference & Expo 2008 in San Francisco. Office 2008 for Mac is significantly enhanced to provide a simplified user experience that aims to help beginners and long-time experts alike to deliver professional documents that are compatible for users on Macs and PCs.<\/p>\n
The suite aims to provide the Office tools that Mac users rely on, with a Mac-like approach and style. In addition to Office 2008, the Mac BU Web site, Mactopia (http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/mac<\/a>), features a dramatic transformation aiming to provide an even more resourceful hub for all things Mac BU.<\/p>\n “We developed Office 2008 for Mac as a comprehensive productivity suite that also helps people to simplify their work,” says Craig Eisler, GM of the Mac BU at Microsoft. “To complement the improved features, we redesigned the interface so that it is truly easier to use. And we focused on delivering reliable compatibility, so that users can confidently share documents across platforms.”<\/p>\n “The suite has many new features that help users to work faster and with more ease, and Mac users will also love how seamless it is to share Office 2008 files with PC users,” says Ron Okamoto, vice-president of worldwide developer relations at Apple Computer.<\/p>\n