Nerdy Query...

"Tim (Fractal Footwork)" (fractalfootwork)
09/03/2013 at 16:03 • Filed to: Nerdy Query, OppositeLock

I have a dual booted Mac, and I suddenly need Microsoft Office because LibreOffice/OpenOffice isn't as compatible as it should be. The question is: should I buy 2013 Office for Windows, or 2011 Office for OSX?

And if any of you know where I can get it cheapest, that would be pretty cool of you too.

Nerdy Query - its now a thing!

UPDATE : resolved.

DISCUSSION (12)

ddavidn > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
09/03/2013 at 16:05

Depends which OS you use most for these types of things. I would go for the PC version.

Buycheapsoftware is all right, if you can't get something on student/educator discount anywhere.

BJ > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
09/03/2013 at 16:08

Which OS do you use most? If you're not sure, get the Windows version. You'll have a better overall experience, and since you can run your Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine*, you'll be able to use Office without having to reboot into the other OS.

* If you're not using virtualization software yet, you'll want to start. I'm pretty sure that VMWare ($), Parallels ($), and VirtualBox (free) all support this feature.

maximillious > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
09/03/2013 at 16:11

I just got a deal from New egg. Buy Office 365 for a year for 79.99 you can put it on 5 devices, and an additional 5 mobile devices. You also get 1 year of xbox live free

ttyymmnn > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
09/03/2013 at 16:13

I'll chime in for the Mac version. Runs just fine. You could probably get a relatively cheap copy from your school, assuming you are a student. I'm also intrigued why LibreOffice isn't working for you. Works just fine for me.

Nibbles > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
09/03/2013 at 16:15

Office for Windows. Office 2011 Mac, where better than 2008, is still shit. Resource intensive, buggy, etc etc etc. For compatibility and usability please get the PC version.

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > ttyymmnn
09/03/2013 at 16:15

I have a professor who does some crazy powerpoints and excel sheets on the new version of office, and it looks really bad and unreadable on Open/Libre Office

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > maximillious
09/03/2013 at 16:17

I've just been looking at this. Does it make you store your files in the cloud, or can you still store them locally?

The World of Vee > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
09/03/2013 at 16:20

just buy the version for whichever version you use more

corvairsomeday2 > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
09/03/2013 at 16:20

The correct answer is Google Docs.

/sorrynothelping

(My father told me that the hardest thing about writing his PhD dissertation was having to use MS Word, so there's that.)

ttyymmnn > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
09/03/2013 at 16:23

I hadn't thought of opening existing Word docs in LibreOffice. That certainly makes sense that they would be incompatible, especially with dense formatting.

maximillious > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
09/03/2013 at 16:27

You can still store locally, but you are also given cloud storage space. I think to access the files on a mobile device you might have to do cloud but im not even sure about that

Chairman Kaga > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
09/03/2013 at 16:48

I run both. I'm a Mac guy. As loath as I am to admit it, the PC version is more reliable. Outlook is a disaster. It's crashed numerous times, requiring a rebuild of the user profile, which always results in lost mail, appointments, etc. When i restore the, I invariably end up with multiple copies of old messages, old reminders and appointments popping back up, lost attachments, etc. It's a common malady but there's no actual way to fix it. MS recommends deleting (great advice for a professional environment) all of the old profiles and starting over.

The other apps, six in one hand, half dozen the other.