Apple Store USA“Microsoft is running a pretty cool giveaway right now called Mac Office Loves You. The prize is none other than a 2.53Ghz 15″ MacBook Pro with custom PMS cover and a copy of Office 2008 for Mac,” Michael Grothaus reports for TUAW.

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Microsoft’s “Mac Office Loves Your Money,” er… “Mac Office Loves You” contest page explains:

To enter you must be a registered account holder of Twitter.com. You can enter one of two ways:
Follow @officeformac or retweet @OfficeforMac and include the hashtag #officeformac. Only one retweet will be counted per person.

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MacDailyNews Take: Remember that the CEO of the company trying to get you to buy Office for Mac is the same exact clown who insinuated that you are an idiot for spending “$500 for an Apple logo” by purchasing a Mac in the first place, not to mention intentionally stripping the Mac version of the product of functionality in order to maintain his company’s operating system’s grip on corporate market share. Enter to win, by all means, but we wouldn’t buy Microsoft’s Office. Ever.

Many people believe they need Office, but, in reality, most don’t. Do you need Microsoft Office or do you just think you do? Give Apple’s free 30-day iWork ’09 trial a try and find out.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Fred Mertz" for the heads up.]

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