For a limited time, you can load up your new Mac with a full version of Microsoft Office 2004 and save up to $250 after mail-in rebate.
Create professional documents, presentations, spreadsheets and much more while using all the features you’ve come to expect from these industry-standard applications. Plus you’ll enjoy excellent compatibility with Microsoft Office for Windows, so you can easily share documents with friends and colleagues.
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac comes in three editions — Standard, Professional and Student & Teacher — all of which include full versions of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Entourage. The Professional Edition also comes with Virtual PC for Mac Version 7, the application that makes it possible for you to access PC-only software, files, networks and devices from your Mac.
Here’s how to take advantage of this special offer:
1. Purchase any new Mac and any qualifying version of Microsoft Office.
2. Download and follow the instructions on the rebate coupon.
3. Sign and mail the form.
Students, teachers and administrators, visit the Apple Store for Education.
Business customers, visit the Apple Store for Business.
This offer expires on January 31, 2006.
Qualifying versions of Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac include the Student & Teacher Edition, Standard Edition and Professional Edition. You can also get the same 50% savings when you buy Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac, Microsoft Excel 2004 for Mac, and Microsoft PowerPoint 2004 individually from selected retailers. Upgrade editions are not eligible for this offer.
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That’s preposterous! Everyone knows Microsoft products don’t run on a Macintosh!
I suppose that makes Microsoft half as bad? Although zero plus zero still equals nothing.
I think Apple is gonna tug at some heart strings…
It does make a Mac more attractive to potential “halo” buyers over the holiday season.
Nice deal.
Didn’t they run a $100 promotion a few years back… where you could get Office for $100?? (or is it my bad memory??)
NeoOffice is free.
It’s still free if you don’t mail in the coupon.
I want an Aperture “50% off with purchase” promotion.
what about LogicPro7 or Shake promotion 8)
Are the viruses 50% off too?
Apeture is half off for students, but I too poor to buy it becuase I’m a student.
Buy any new Mac and save up to 50% on Microsoft Office for Mac
DON’T THREATEN MY MAC WITH THAT TROJAN APP PLEASE APPLE!
It disgusts me to see OfficeMac displayed in the front of Apple Store windows. But Steve knows what he’s doing I guess.
Doesn’t mean I have to go for it.
Appleworks is dirt cheap $79, fast as hell and can read and write to the Office using fools.
Just ignore all the deceptive school grade packaging graphics on AppleWorks boxes, it’s just designed to fool M$.
Dave H is right, NeoOffice is free but it has a fair few glitches in it and the interface is, um, very windows. I might add, I tried it for six months and it was just too painful to use. Example of just one glitch: You can’t change the preferences.
Here’s a better option. For a Word equivalent buy Mellel 2. It’s a mac shareware program and users at http://www.versiontracker.com have given it five stars. Example: When importing RTF, if the original document has graphics they get imported as well. It also imports Word documents. Note: The interface is different but very easy to use. It took me just two weeks to start getting into the guts of the application
As for Powerpoint and Excel apps use NeoOffice, just get accustomed to an “interesting” interface.
I haven’t mentioned Apple’s iWork package because Pages needs a lot work. It’s a shame you can’t buy a standalone copy of Keynote because it rocks. Pages doesn’t.
As for Microsoft’s bloatware…snort! It forces you to do things you don’t want to, there are way too many features etc, etc. I’ve now got to the stage that I wouldn’t use Office even if it was offered for free. And it was free. I used a copy from my college library under an education licence. I trashed the sucker and replaced it with a combination of Mellel and NeoOffice. The total cost was $US29.00.
Anyway that’s my two cents worth and everyone has an opinion on their favourite work package. The great thing is that there are many stable software apps out there.
Rebate applies in Canada too!
This is FANTASTIC news, since I’m 90% of the way getting my roommate’s mother to switch to a new 17″ iMac. She was going to get Office anyway for her single-person business, so the C$300 off should come as a nice Christmas bonus!
Before you ask–Office is a must in this case; OpenOffice, NeoOffice, etc are NOT acceptable substitutes. Heck, the switch still might not happen because I need to find a serial-to-USB adapter for her Palm III (can’t believe how hard it’s been to find one to buy in Canada!)
It reminds dimwits that .. OH MY GOD.. Office can actually run on a non-MS OS.
Actually.. they don’t know what an OS is.. never mind..
Folks,
I too am waiting for MY special offer of MS Office.
It’s the one where I get a $1200 (Cdn) PREbate and the full boxed Office:Mac suite hand delivered by Bill or Ballmer.
I probably have to wait 6 to 8 eons, don’t I?
I don’t care even if it’s free. I still don’t want crap in my house.