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Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
alaSCORE 92

411 reviews

November, 2009

78 / 100

27 Experts

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55 / 100

384 Users

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alaTest collected and analyzed 42 user reviews of the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac from cnet.com. The average user rating from cnet.com is 29 out of 100.

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"What about the English lexicon?"

I don't understand why Microsoft Word repeate...  I like the spacing that isn't quite 1, but isn't 2 Yet, it can be really tricky to keep the spacing...

"Not worth buying."

If you need an office suite and don't already...  Less prone to crashing than the 2004 version No real new features. The 2007 version for Windows is ...

"Office 2008 = FAIL!"

Office 2008 for Mac feels intentionally cripp...  Reads and writes new MS Office formats. although anyone using Office 2007 will find HUGE compatibil...

"Barely usable"

Get open office  Does basic functions difficult to navigate, non-intuitive, requires constant Googling to figure out

Average Rating

29

US

alaTest collected and analyzed 12 user reviews of the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac from bestbuy.com. The average user rating from bestbuy.com is 63 out of 100.

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The Industry Standard Office Suite on a Mac

"Microsoft Office never looked or ran this good. Running Word on my PC can be problematic, but it runs perfectly, and even looks better, on OS X. Also...

Waste of money (for me)

"I bought this because I couldn't get the unnamed open-source Office suite to work on my Mac (something to do with X11, but I'm not proficient enough ...

Waste of money (for me)

"I bought this because I couldn't get the unnamed open-source Office suite to work on my Mac (something to do with X11, but I'm not proficient enough ...

Great product but missing some advanced features

"I was delighted when I found out that Microsoft released an updated version of Office for Mac. I am a frequent user of the Windows version and consid...

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alaTest collected and analyzed 6 user reviews of the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac from maclife.com.

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Really informative.

Really informative. thanks! __________ sohbet

Check CNET to get a more objective review

Usually I'm a pretty hardcore Mac|Life fan, but your review team really dropped the ball on this one. Anyone looking for some more objective reviews ...

Nice product

I use it buy movies online

why do you need to spend

why do you need to spend 400.00 dollars when you can buy iWork for 79.00?

maclife.com
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alaTest collected and analyzed 7 user reviews of the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac from newegg.com. The average user rating from newegg.com is 54 out of 100.

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They gotcha

There are other FREE programs you can download: open source office programs that can do all you need and more and can open and work with Microsoft fil...

It's okay, no solver in excel

An alternative that is compatible, and has many features not found in MS Office is iWork by Apple. Keynote is hands down superior to Powerpoint. Like ...

Microsoft Office Mac 2008 - Retail

this program is very buggy, my friend has a mac book and uses...or tried to use this. it just goes to show you that mac isnt worth it for the pretty w...

So buggy as to be amazing.

This is a great example of monopoly power; this product could not sell to anyone (because it is essentially unusable) if it did not have the backing o...

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alaTest collected and analyzed 5 user reviews of the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac from amazon.com. The average user rating from amazon.com is 92 out of 100.

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This enclosure is amazing

This enclosure is amazing I've never seen an enclosure like this before. You simply pop open the front, slide in your 3.5" SATA drives, and close. The...

This enclosure is amazing

This enclosure is amazing I've never seen an enclosure like this before. You simply pop open the front, slide in your 3.5" SATA drives, and close. The...

Twenty five cents saved, two stars lost

Twenty five cents saved, two stars lost I've been running this enclosure for several months on Firewire 800 mostly. Performance has been flawless exc...

great product (but watch out for pricing)

great product (but watch out for pricing) I've only been using it for a bit over a week now, but this Icy Dock RAID enclosure appears to be a truly gr...

Average Rating

92

AU

alaTest collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac from cnet.com.au. The average user rating from cnet.com.au is 75 out of 100.

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Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac

Powerful software for business and academic users. MS Office for mac offers advanced features that are essential to the academic and business markets ...

Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (Special Media Edition)

Having office-compatible documents and running native on Intel is enough for an upgrade for this business user. Frustrating there isn't another viable...

Average Rating

75

GB

alaTest collected and analyzed 5 user reviews of the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac from reevoo.com. The average user rating from reevoo.com is 81 out of 100.

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Microsoft Office Mac 2008

functions well with the mac OS Not as well integrated as iLife 08

Bargain hunter

All the functions required as expected from microsoft on the Mac. Available at a cheaper price on the Windows operating system.

Computer user since Spectrum.

It allows me to receive emails with .doc attachments It came without any documentation and takes much longer to load than equivalent programs. I have ...

Microsoft Office Mac 2008

It keeps me compatible with school and involves no change in use. Looks good on the Mac

GB

alaTest collected and analyzed 281 user reviews of the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac from amazon.co.uk. The average user rating from amazon.co.uk is 58 out of 100.

Quotes

Microsoft should be ashamed!

Microsoft should be ashamed! I use Word, Powerpoint and Excel from Microsoft 2008 and it's pure rubbish. ALL programs freeze constantly, shutdown on ...

Office 2008 for Mac

Office 2008 for Mac Was easy to install onto my new macbook, runs really easy, and very easy to use.

Well worth it

Well worth it I have recently bought my first Mac and decided to get Office for it. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone who has been using a PC ...

Office 2008 for Mac

Office 2008 for Mac Was easy to install onto my new macbook, runs really easy, and very easy to use.

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