Dear Lifehacker, Earlier today, Microsoft released Office for Mac 2011. I like to keep up with the latest software, but is it worth the upgrade? Signed, Oscillating Over Office
From what we’ve heard, Office for Mac 2011 is actually pretty good! If you want to decide for yourself, today’s your chance to pick up a copy of the software suite that includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint and, for the first time, Outlook. It’ll run you $209 for a single Home and Student licence, and $379 for a single Home and Business licence. [Microsoft]
Office for Mac has long been the ugly stepsister that Redmond (and Mac users) pretended didn’t exist. Is the latest Office the same deal? No, says Macworld. They say Office for Mac 2011 is actually good.
Two versions of Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac will be released some time in October, the Home and Student Edition and the Home and Office Edition. Home and Student comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Messenger and is priced at $US119 for a single-user install and $US149 for a family three-pack; Home and Business also includes Outlook and is priced at $US199 for a single install and $US279 for a two computer multi-pack install.
Some of those Office for Mac 2011 features first shown off in February have appeared in a teaser video on YouTube. Word, PowerPoint, Excel and even Outlook (yes! Real Outlook!) all make appearances, as does the redesigned MSN Messenger.
