Guest Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Hi, I'm thinking of buying Office 2008 for my Mac, as I need it for Uni work. I recently upgraded to Snow Leopard and was wondering is there any incompatibility issues/bugs with it? I currently have Office 2004 installed (which runs under Rosetta) and it seems to be very slow/laggy. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpit Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 i use it and it runs pretty well. definitely worth getting in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 It's fine. Just make sure you have the latest updates installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espada04 Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Office 2008 is compatible with snow leopard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 http://www.officeformac.com/blog/Ready-for-Snow-Leopard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I've never really had any major problems with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysaor Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Better than Leopard, it has Spaces issues fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted September 27, 2009 Veteran Share Posted September 27, 2009 Better than Leopard, it has Spaces issues fixed. Not for me :/ Clean install here. However, speed wise it's like day and night using the latest service pack. The vanilla install speed it's horrendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdmcmahon Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Something for the OP to bear in mind is that Office 04 was still compiled only for PowerPC processors. Office 08 is native on Intel, so just in that regards, you will see improvements. It doesn't not require Rosetta to dynamically translate the binaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted September 27, 2009 Veteran Share Posted September 27, 2009 Something for the OP to bear in mind is that Office 04 was still compiled only for PowerPC processors. Office 08 is native on Intel, so just in that regards, you will see improvements. It doesn't not require Rosetta to dynamically translate the binaries. But oddly the installer requires Rosetta :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyX Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 It sucks as much as it did on Leopard. Not more, not less :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmugMac Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I have Office 2008 - it's running well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdmcmahon Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 But oddly the installer requires Rosetta :/ Does it really? That is friggin lame. I have been trying to get by without Office at home. Considering that most of my files are now saved as .pages and .numbers, I haven't needed it in more than 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 But oddly the installer requires Rosetta :/ Some versions do while others don't. I'm using the English version of Office 2008, the Installer of which requires Rosetta. However, my mom uses the Dutch version and its Installer doesn't require Rosetta at all. Go figure. I used this method to install the English version without having to also install Rosetta: http://forums.mactalk.com.au/46/72330-inst...ut-rosetta.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corris Veteran Posted September 27, 2009 Veteran Share Posted September 27, 2009 If you buy the student version (you are in uni, would be cheaper for you) of 2008, it doesn't need rosetta for the installer like the normal on. But other than that it works perfectly fine for mr. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltecXP Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 My Home Use copy doesn't need Rosetta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 My Home Use copy doesn't need Rosetta. Like I said on the previous page: Some versions do, some versions don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalE Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Just curious; does Office 2008 have something that iWork doesn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltecXP Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Just curious; does Office 2008 have something that iWork doesn't? A majority market share, and WAY higher corporate compatibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 A majority market share, and WAY higher corporate compatibility. iWork's export/import functionality isn't perfect, but it's very capable for most real-world scenarios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Just curious; does Office 2008 have something that iWork doesn't? Quite a lot, actually. Numbers is a joke compared to Excel, for one thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyX Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Quite a lot, actually.Numbers is a joke compared to Excel, for one thing. ? Excel for Mac? No. Excel for Windows? Maybe, but Numbers is not a "joke" compared to that The only really big thing that I found missing so far is the solver for operational research. Numbers 2.0 caught up with Excel a lot compared to the 1st version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 iWork's export/import functionality isn't perfect, but it's very capable for most real-world scenarios. No it isn't, it's bloody terrible. You ever tried to play a neatly formatted Keynote presentation in Office 2007? It's terrible. If you're at a school/college/university that deals in Office formats, you need Office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Yeah, I tried the iWorks trial and didn't like it. I will be dealing with Word docs and PowerPoints mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 No it isn't, it's bloody terrible. You ever tried to play a neatly formatted Keynote presentation in Office 2007? It's terrible. If you're at a school/college/university that deals in Office formats, you need Office. Yea, I have, but I know where my limits are in Keynote if I have to export for Office 2007/2008. Keynote can't magically make Office 2007 have features and fonts it doesn't have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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