Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac: A Must-Have Upgrade

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ZIFFPAGE TITLEAt a Glance

Company:
Microsoft Inc., www.microsoft.com
Price:
$400 street

Pros:
Mac-only features, such as the handy Project Center. New tool for checking PC compatibility of documents. Excellent integration.
Cons:
No integrated database. PowerPoint still trails Apples Keynote in creating artistically designed presentations. Not cheap.
Bottom line:
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac is packed with a host of new features, some of which bring it to parity with the Windows version and some of which are exclusive to the Apple platform. Its a must-have suite for Mac users.

For insights on Macintosh coverage around the Web, check out Matthew Rothenbergs Mac Enterprise Weblog.

Review
Now this is more like it. When the previous Mac version of Microsoft Office came out, we were happy to see that the entire suite had been rewritten to run under Mac OS X but dismayed that …
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