Breaking Windows : Microsoft celebrates 20 years of Mac apps

Microsoft celebrates 20 years of Mac apps

Their relationship has seen its highs and lows, but this year Microsoft and Apple mark two decades of working together. The collaboration began with Word 1.0 in 1984 and Excel 1.0 in 1985, followed by a 1987 release of PowerPoint 1.0 that didn't ship for Windows until 1990. In the first half of this year, Microsoft plans to build on its previous accomplishments by shipping Office 2004 and Virtual PC 7. An article on Microsoft's Web site runs through the company's history on the Mac, complete with a timeline on a separate page that details important events from the past 20 years. Plenty of insights and anecdotes from Mac Business Unit employees are sprinkled liberally through the article. The piece also details all the new features -- such as Project Center, Word Notebook Layout View, compatibility reports, and others -- Mac users can look forward to in Office 2004, as well as a special promotion that offers a free copy of the suite to anyone who buys Office v.X from January 6 until 30 days after the new edition is released. Three versions will be available: Standard, Student and Teacher, and Professional, which will include Virtual PC 7 Source: MacCentral It is amazing how the core Office apps started on the Mac. I wonder why? :-P

Posted by Ken Edwards on January 8, 2004 1:45 PM

Comments (5)

mog:

If Virtual PC 7 supports the G5, I'll be happy. I really don't want another PC but there is one app I use and use a lot thus I need to be able to use Windows.

Posted by mog | January 8, 2004 4:08 PM

Posted on January 8, 2004 16:08

Ken Edwards:

is it a graphicly intense app? cuz those suck under VPC, i dont care if its a G5 or not. I am hoping since MS bought VPC that it will run better, and not just run better on the G5.

Posted by Ken Edwards | January 8, 2004 4:15 PM

Posted on January 8, 2004 16:15

mog:

It's Incredimail, course my alternate choice is one of these.

Posted by mog | January 9, 2004 2:10 PM

Posted on January 9, 2004 14:10

Ken Edwards:

I myself have an Alienware Area 51 rig that I got a year ago this month. I am planning an article about that, actually.

Posted by Ken Edwards | January 9, 2004 2:19 PM

Posted on January 9, 2004 14:19

mog:

I've heard good stuff about Alienware including in my Macworld magazine. There was a comparison with a G5, only picked the best PC out there IMHO.