The Mac version, however, may not be able to jump on this bandwagon - at least, not for a while. Microsoft has historically left Mac out in the dust in terms of software upgrades and capabilities. It could be the use of the Cocoa application language, presenting a large barrier of entry for the corporation, the inability to use their .Net platform, or even their business sense telling them not to do it.
I just hope that they remove the ribbon, the toolbar, and the formatting palette. Really now, mac users do not need a user-interface difference between the office applications on PC's. They are, at the very least, trying to make office for mac run as efficiently as possible, as well as integrating its interface to look more like native mac applications.
Interesting post Joseph. Personally I'm a bigger fan of the Mac interface vs. the Microsoft one. However, I really use Open Office more on my mac. I've found it to be superior to both Windows and Mac version of Office, not to mention that it's open source so it's constantly evolving.
ReplyDeleteThe new Office 2010 for Windows is neat. Couple of the guys at work have the beta versions for our testing to see if we want to roll it out to the whole company. I liked the open office to until I found it screwed up SharePoint at work. The Admin was not happy with me.
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