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Why is Office 2004 Test Drive included with your new Mac?

Posted by Alan Zeichick Monday, Apr 7, 2008, 08:57 PM ET

Why is Office 2004 Test Drive included with your new Macintosh computer? Because the Office 2008 Test Drive isn't yet ready, according to a Microsoft spokesperson, who says that while a Test Drive of Office 2008 is planned, the dates for its release haven't been announced. Note that Office 2008 came out in mid-January, nearly three months ago.

If, for some reason, you don't have the Office 2004 Test Drive and want it, you can download it from the Microsoft Web site. Note that it's a 200MB download, so don't try this over a modem.

Want the latest, but not sure if Office 2008 is right for you... well, you'll just have to find someone who has the software and test drive it on their computer.

By the way, am I the only one who is disappointed that if you just go to the default page for Microsoft Office, you can learn all about Office 2007 for Windows... and there's not even a link for Office 2008 for Macintosh? It's like it doesn't even exist.

Apple

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