This article and something I saw earlier on the web today reminded me that not everyone is aware of office productivity suites for the Mac that are available for no cost.
Microsoft grants Mac Office 11th-hour reprieve
ComputerWorld / Gregg Keizer
Just a day before Microsoft was to have retired Office 2004 for Mac by ending updates and fixes, including security patches, the company said it would instead extend the five-year-old suite’s support until Jan. 10, 2012.
The list of no-cost suites include:
The first two are available on several Linux desktop distributions as well as Microsoft Windows. They each include at least a word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation software.
Hi Bob,
Did you know that Microsoft Office Live Web Apps will also be available free for Mac? Check out the product at: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/2010office/docs/OfficeWebAppsFS.doc
Cheers,
Andy
MSFT Office Live Outreach
http://www.facebook.com/officelive