Resurgent sales of Mac computers can't be making the folks over at Redmond comfortable. The ironic side effect is that Microsoft's Office 2008 for Mac [1] product is doing extremely well as a result. Microsoft declined to disclose specifics, though it is understood that Mac 2008 is flying off the shelves at three times the rate of its predecessor--the highest in the entire 19-year history of the Mac unit. Sales figures aside, Microsoft also announced that the next full release of Office for Mac will see the re-introduction of Visual Basic scripts, which were pulled for re-working after the original introduction in Office 2004.
For more on Office for Mac:
- check out the CNETNews.com article [2]
Links:
[1] http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.mspx
[2] http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9942251-56.html