Office 2013 for mac.

It would be a better idea for people to just purchase the subscription version anyway. It costs £95.98 per year (which is only £15.89 per year more) and for that extra £15.99 you get all the online collaboration tools from Office 365 and automatic upgrades when new versions are released.

Yes it is slightly more to buy the subscription when you work it out over the year vs the cost of purchasing the hard copy but it is definitely worth that extra cost.

1. You can install Microsoft Office onto 5 computers (a mix of Mac and Windows), and
2. You can also install Microsoft Office onto 5 mobile devices (a mix of Android, iPhone, WindowsRT device and Windows Mobile
3. You get all the collaboration tools that goes with Microsoft Office Online
4. You get 20GB of SkyDrive storage included (as well as the 7GB that you get free - note that's 27GB in total)
5. You get 60 free minutes of Skype calls to any world destination
6. You get every upgrade that is released for Microsoft Office (as long as your subscription is paid)
7. Easily chop and change which devices your software is installed on by activating/deactivating them in your account (this can be accessed from any web-enabled device

Compare this to what you get with the boxed version for £79.99 -

A hard copy of Microsoft Office that you can install onto *one* computer only

So when you compare subscription vs boxed, in the way, you see that the subscription is far better.

That would be a question for Microsoft, http://www.microsoft.com/mac

Or try the Rumor sites like MacRumors.

Microsoft has a Mac Business Unit that develops the Mac version separate from (but likely in conjunction with) the PC version. As of now, the versions have been about a year between the two versions (2007/2010 PC, 2008/2011 Mac).

So, I wouldn't expect a Mac version for another year, which seems to coincide with their current 3-year development cycle.

JovAgoncUSA wrote:

Hi Apple people.
I just wanna know that if u have something idea about "Office 2013" for mac.
U know what i mean, the office 2013 that is not the subscription one.

I dont wanna use the office 365 because its no sense at all. I want the whole software which i can use whenever i want until i want to uninstall i

Are'nt the Microsoft will build a Office 2013 for mac?
I hope they will make so.

Or maybe i should just buy the Microsoft Office 2011 for mac instead incase of there will be no office 2013.

I'm new to mac world, i havnt install any office software yet. I was looking at the office 2011 but i said there will be a 2013 version,

but i get disappointed to know that there are no office 2013 for mac. 😟

While only Microsoft knows its plans for Office for Mac, it's clear that Microsoft is pushing users to a subscription base rather than, as you put it, "software which i can use whenever i want until i want to uninstall i," which happens to be what I prefer, too. Yesterday, I installed the free Office 2013 upgrade after having recently purchased (the 3 user pack) and installed Office 2010 on a Windows Virtual Machine. First, you get one 2013 license whether you bought the 1 or 3 user Office 2010 install, whereas the Office 365 upgrade choice (you could pick either with the Office 2010 purchase) gets you five installations, at least for one year. Second, I believe you can move those 365 installations around, while with the computer based install, you can't deactivate it on one machine and reuse the license on another, at least not without dealing directly with Microsoft. Third, the subscription system is supposed to get you any full upgrades (e.g., 2013 to 2015), while the disk based 2013 is it; you'll have to buy 2015 fresh, if there even is such a thing by then. So you can see the push is towards subscriptions by making them a much better deal, at least price-wise.

On the other hand, I was surprised to find that the 2013 installation didn't delete the 2010 installation. And in comparing the two, the 2010 interface is more pleasant to work with, and if you don't need or trust the Cloud, the big new feature in 2013 is the ability to open and edit pdf files. Some quick tests of that suggest that on simple pdf's, the feature works pretty well, but add a bunch of graphics and/or complex text flow, and it's the difference between uncooked and cooked spaghetti.

Finally, there are free office clones available, such as LibreOffice http://www.libreoffice.org/download or OpenOffice http://www.openoffice.org/download/other.html which can get the job done, though they're not quite MS Office.

JovAgoncUSA wrote:

Hi Apple people.
I just wanna know that if u have something idea about "Office 2013" for mac.
U know what i mean, the office 2013 that is not the subscription one.

There is no Office 2013 for Mac and there never will be.

Office 2014 for Mac will be next, if you wait.

There is only an Office 2011 for the Mac. M/S is not planning to release Office 2013 for the Mac. If you work for a company that has a M/S relationship you might be able to get a heavily discounted (Home Use version) Office for the Mac thru your IT department. Or if you are in school, you should be able to get a discounted one thru your bookstore.

Most people say don't buy the Office 2013 anyway since there's no significant feature advantage over earlier versions. I seem to recall Office for the Mac 2011 touted as more advanced than Windows Office 2007.

Lanny wrote:

I agree with Csound1. Past practice predicts that the next version for the Mac will be called Office 2014.

Office PC Mac Subscription option

Office 2003 2004 N/A

Office 2007 2008 N/A

Office 2010 2011 N/A

Office 2013 2014? yes and a better deal

Pardon the quote modification but until the Cloud and ubiquitous really fast internet connections, a Cloud based alternative wasn't possible. Now that it is, the subscription model is likely a lot more profitable for MS since, instead of the user just missing out on a few new features in any eventual upgrade, the user is simply shut down if he doesn't pay up. Add to that the size of the installed Windows base vs Mac base, the fact that 365 is cross-platform so that it's available to all right now! and will likely drain off some Mac users, and that programing new versions is expensive, I doubt MS is in any hurry to satisfy Mac users with a new, disk based version of Office.

Lanny wrote:

Well, we'll just have to wait and see. There are still many without a, "really fast Internet connection."

That's very true and I bet the vast majority of them are Windows users, hence Office 2013 in a box on the shelf at your local Staples. I've never been an Office for Mac user but I don't believe Mac users should be left behind just because there aren't as many of us, so I hope you're right and I'm wrong. But I wouldn't bet the (dial-up) farm on it either.😟

FatMac\>MacPro wrote:

Lanny wrote:

I agree with Csound1. Past practice predicts that the next version for the Mac will be called Office 2014.

Office PC Mac Subscription option

Office 2003 2004 N/A

Office 2007 2008 N/A

Office 2010 2011 N/A

Office 2013 2014? yes and a better deal

Pardon the quote modification but until the Cloud and ubiquitous really fast internet connections, a Cloud based alternative wasn't possible. Now that it is, the subscription model is likely a lot more profitable for MS since, instead of the user just missing out on a few new features in any eventual upgrade, the user is simply shut down if he doesn't pay up. Add to that the size of the installed Windows base vs Mac base, the fact that 365 is cross-platform so that it's available to all right now! and will likely drain off some Mac users, and that programing new versions is expensive, I doubt MS is in any hurry to satisfy Mac users with a new, disk based version of Office.

Office 365 has been available for 2 years, it has always been subscription based and worked with Office 2010 long before iCloud existed. The current version includes Office 2013, with the earlier version the customer needed to buy 2010 (if they wanted local software that worked with Office 365). Strangely Office 2011 (for Mac) is not on the supported list, but this is Microsoft so who's surprised (they make a Windows version of Outlook that is compatible with iCloud and a Mac version that is not, go figure)

It is not possible to predict what MS will do as they don't have a clue.

Microsoft like microsoft don't have the best customer service, at lease with office.

in the offical office twitter when i asked them when we'll see office 2013 for mac they said that in the most of the times it's 10-12 months from the windows version release, and i know someone who called microsoft and they told him it'll be released in a few weeks.

So now we are waiting

One more thing-like the most of you i prefer iwork too but it doesn't support hebrew and i need it, and microsoft said ti the same man on the phone it'll support hebrew

Csound1 wrote:

...Strangely Office 2011 (for Mac) is not on the supported list, but this is Microsoft so who's surprised...

I didn't realize that.

I was going on Microsoft's Office Pre-Launch Offer which said buy Office for Mac Home & Student 2011 and get a "One (1) year non-commercial subscription" to "Office 365 Home Premium" free. Now I wonder just what they were offering.

FatMac\>MacPro wrote:

Csound1 wrote:

...Strangely Office 2011 (for Mac) is not on the supported list, but this is Microsoft so who's surprised...

I didn't realize that.

I was going on Microsoft's Office Pre-Launch Offer which said buy Office for Mac Home & Student 2011 and get a "One (1) year non-commercial subscription" to "Office 365 Home Premium" free. Now I wonder just what they were offering.

You get exactly that, an online version of Office and a local one, they collaborate only in that the local version will open and save the online versions files, which is nothing new.

Csound1 wrote:

You get exactly that, an online version of Office and a local one, they collaborate only in that the local version will open and save the online versions files, which is nothing new.

Thanks for the clarification. So does that mean both Office 2010 and Office for Mac 2011 users who opted for the free "upgrade" to Office 365 Home Premium get the capability to open and edit pdf documents the way PC based Office Home & Student 2013 can?

tomergold wrote:

i know someone who called microsoft and they told him it'll be released in a few weeks... the same man on the phone it'll support hebrew

Good luck with that! In my view it is much more likely you will not see the Mac version for another year and Mac Word 2014 will still not support Hebrew/Arabic any more than the 2001, 2004, 2008, and 2011 versions did. But it would be a very pleasant surprise if I were wrong:-)

Instead of Word or Pages, use Mellel, Nisus Writer, TextEdit, or OpenOffice.

JovAgoncUSA wrote:

Hi Apple people.
I just wanna know that if u have something idea about "Office 2013" for mac.
U know what i mean, the office 2013 that is not the subscription one... I want the whole software which i can use whenever i want until i want to uninstall i...

Apart from the other comments in this thread regarding the "when or if" of Office 201x for Mac, there's been a little noted change in the EULA for the licensed version of Office 2013 which will no doubt carry over to any future version of Office for Mac. The Cliff's Notes version is that until now, the Office license could be transferred from one computer to another as you upgraded your hardware or replaced a failing machine. Starting with Office 2013, the computer it's activated on is the only one it can ever reside on. If the computer fails, a new one will require a new purchase of another Office license. The details are here http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9236818/Office_2013_retail_licensing_chan ge_ties_suite_to_specific_PC_forever?taxonomyId=18&pageNumber=1.

Microsoft really wants us all to subscribe.

Mindmeldz wrote:

To clarify, micrsoft got some heat for that, so that is changed.

You can now reinstall or transfer the licence to another computer with next gen office

I guess after raising the price of the licensed version and eliminating the Family Pack license altogether, forcing the user to buy Office all over again when moving from one computer to another was just too much for long-suffering Microsoft customers, so what they did in February, they undid in March. Way to go Microsoft!