Office Mac Home and Student 2011 -

✔SALE: 27% OFF Office Mac Home and Student 2011 - 1PC/1User [Download]... 4.1 out of 5 stars CONSUMER REVIEWS(917) Create visually rich newsletters, brochures, and more Organize, analyze, and share your data and lists Increase efficiency and save time by automating repetitive tasks Simultaneously edit a file with multiple authors in different locations Post, access, edit, and share your files from virtually anywhere Price: $139.99 Deal Price: $102.99

Description Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student 2011 helps your family make the most of every opportunity, every day, from managing home projects and planning important gatherings to helping your kids polish their homework. System Requirements A Mac computer that has an Intel processor Mac OS X version 10.5.8 (or a later version) 1 gigabyte (GB) or more of memory (RAM) 2.5 GB of available hard disk space HFS+ hard disk format (also known as Mac OS Extended or HFS Plus) 1280 x 800 or higher resolution monitor DVD drive or connection to a local area network (if you are installing over a network) Safari 5 or a later web browser is recommended There has been enough written about using Microsoft's office apps versus Apple's on the iMac. I'll not rehash that here. I need every feature I can get my hands on so I checked Amazon today for the best price on Office 2011 for the Mac. Given that I only have one Mac in the house I was happy to see I could save a few bucks on the 1 license/1 mac version.Then I saw the download version available and wondered if I should do that or wait the two days for the disks. The item description said it could take from 1 hour and 30 minutes to 5 hours to download. One of the reviewers said the download didn't work. I thought I'd take the risk anyway given I have all the latest hardware and software, fast cable internet connection, a little bit of tech knowledge, trust Amazon to take care of its customers, and am increasingly enjoying the new world of online availability of everything without having to store disks.So here's my take: It took me 8 minutes to download the... This software reminds me of why I recently gave up the PC and moved to the Mac.All I wanted for work was Word and Excel. I am a pretty advanced user and did not want to start experimenting with Mac productivity suites. So I just decided to buy this, the cheapest version of Office I could find and download onto my 2012 MacBook Air.Now I may have missed the avoid bloatware button when I installed this software but I was very annoyed to see completely unnecessary garbage installed on my computer without my permission. Microsoft Instant Messenger, a dozen tiny programs I am never going to use. Microsoft even had the audacity to install an Outlook icon on my task tray. Since this package does not come with Outlook I was intrigued (as well as annoyed that so many icons had just been installed) so I clicked it. Nothing but a message telling me I had to buy Outlook if I wanted to use it. Seriously? One of the biggest software companies in the world using adware...