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today's top five questions in the Office 2008 booth

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This afternoon, I worked in the main Office 2008 booth, answering questions. Based on my own (exceptionally faulty) memory, here are the top five questions and their attendant answers.

  1. When is Office 2008 coming out?

    It hit the streets in North America on Tuesday, 15 January 2008.

  2. Where can I get Office 2008 on the show floor?

    There's a few vendors here who have copies, although they've been selling out. Unitech (which is near our blogger lounge) and Best Buy. If they've sold out, they've been getting in more copies frequently; otherwise, you can walk a few blocks up to the Apple Store.

  3. What is the difference between the various editions of Office 2008?

    There are three editions: Home and Student, Standard, and Special Media. All three editions have Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Entourage. The Home and Student Edition is intended for home users. You can install it on up to three computers. It doesn't include support for Exchange and Automator. The Standard Edition has one license for the suite, and includes support for Exchange and Automator. The Special Media Edition has everything in the Standard Edition, and adds in Expression Media.

  4. Is there a trial available?

    Not yet. We're working on it.

  5. What is your favourite feature in Office 2008?

    Hands down, it's My Day. It really does make managing my time earlier. It's so fantastically useful. I didn't think that I'd use it very much, but now I can't live without it on my desktop.

I answered lots of other questions, too (although none were quite as ... personal, I guess? ... as yesterday's question). Great day, although my feet are threatening to fall off. Tomorrow's another day in the booth: 10am to 2pm. See you there!

Comments

  • Anonymous
    January 27, 2008
    Just installed Office 2008 for Mac. Looks like a solid upgrade. Except for one important thing. The equation editor is NOT compatible with Office 2007 for PC. As a scientist, this represents a substantial downgrade as I can no longer collaborate with fellow scientists on technical documents. I can't even see equations that they compose, let alone edit them! Question: Will Microsoft fix this issue? This is critical to all users of Mac Office who depend on the equation editor. Scientists make up a disproportionate fraction of Mac users. (I see lots of PowerBooks and MacBook Pros when I attend science and engineering conferences!) Eager for some inside info regarding this issue!

  • Anonymous
    January 28, 2008
    Kevin - Unfortunately, Solver is not a part of Office 2008.  If it is important to your workflow, I recommend that yo keep Excel 2004 on your computer so that you can continue to use Solver (as well as interact with any spreadsheets that have VBA macros).  You might find that checking out the Microsoft product forums will give you better insight into all of this: http://www.officeformac.com/ProductForums/