This is the Thanksgiving shopping deal that you don’t want to miss. If you have any need for Microsoft Office on the Macintosh at all, now is your chance to get it for a ridiculously low price. For a short time only MacMall has an instant rebate on the Special Media Edition. (Note: If you click the link early, the non-sale price will show.) $350 INSTANT REBATE! Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition NOW only $69.99! (was $429.99) from 11/27-11/28
I was personally debating whether I was going to put MS Office on the new MacBook I am buying. This answers that question. In addition to the normal Office features, including Entourage which is the basically Outlook for the Mac, this special media edition includes Microsoft Expression Media. Expression Media is the program that used to be known as iView Media Pro before Microsoft bought them. It is an excellent document and imaging cataloging and retrieval program. Think of it as iPhoto on steroids.
So, there you have it. So far our of all the Black Friday previews I have seen, this is the big winner. And, by the way, Happy Thanksgiving!
[Update: 12/01/08] Please note that this deal has now ended. Sorry!
November 26th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Missing this is not a big deal at all. Rather, go get OpenOffice.org 3.0. it is a new version of the free and gratis office software made by the community. It is good stuff.
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November 27th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Mark, I agree that OpenOffice.org is great. Without a doubt, for most use, it is just as good as MS Office. The two advantages this has are Entourage, which is basically Outlook for the Mac, and Expression Media. Expression Media is the MS relabeled iView Media Pro – a great program for cataloging and organizing all sorts of digital media. So, if you need the programs offered by MS Office, this is a great opportunity. If you don’t have to have Office itself, I agree that OpenOffice.org is the way to go.