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Can I use Microsoft Office install discs (purchased with a Windows setup) on a Mac?
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<blockquote data-quote="iHarrison" data-source="post: 1220445" data-attributes="member: 195020"><p>Well, as had been said, no - but aside from that, if you're splashing all that cash on an ultra-slick new computer it'd be a <em>waste</em> to continue to use Office 2003 anyway! There're much better productivity suites out now to get the most out of the capabilities of your MBP:</p><p></p><p>For convenience, you can get your Mac pre-installed with Microsoft Office:mac 2011 (more familiar for switchers, but fairly expensive at GB£89.95 / US$119.95) and/or Apple's iWork 2009 (more Mac-native, office compatible, and quite a bit cheaper at GB£57.00 / US$49.00).</p><p></p><p>You will notice that iWork, though still the cheaper option, costs way more in Britain than in America - closing the gap between it & Office:mac - so your choice of which suite to go with may depend on where you are in the world.</p><p></p><p>As said by <strong>Buzzard2010</strong>, if you want value, go with OpenOffice or LibreOffice; both free, both Office (& by extension iWork) compatible, & both comparable to iWork and Office:mac in general usability, just less fancy looking!</p><p></p><p>Whichever way you decide to go, good luck & happy computing <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iHarrison, post: 1220445, member: 195020"] Well, as had been said, no - but aside from that, if you're splashing all that cash on an ultra-slick new computer it'd be a [I]waste[/I] to continue to use Office 2003 anyway! There're much better productivity suites out now to get the most out of the capabilities of your MBP: For convenience, you can get your Mac pre-installed with Microsoft Office:mac 2011 (more familiar for switchers, but fairly expensive at GB£89.95 / US$119.95) and/or Apple's iWork 2009 (more Mac-native, office compatible, and quite a bit cheaper at GB£57.00 / US$49.00). You will notice that iWork, though still the cheaper option, costs way more in Britain than in America - closing the gap between it & Office:mac - so your choice of which suite to go with may depend on where you are in the world. As said by [B]Buzzard2010[/B], if you want value, go with OpenOffice or LibreOffice; both free, both Office (& by extension iWork) compatible, & both comparable to iWork and Office:mac in general usability, just less fancy looking! Whichever way you decide to go, good luck & happy computing :) [/QUOTE]
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