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Post #252,920
by SpiceWare
4/21/06 4:20:52 PM
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New if it supports WinAPIs then Windows Office would run
Of course, after experiencing Microsoft tweeking Win32s.dll to break Win-OS/2 compatibility, I wouldn't trust Windows Office to run for long using WinAPIs on the Mac. 
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Post #252,923
by drewk
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4/21/06 4:30:31 PM
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New "Not for long" is right
All it takes is one service pack with associated Office updates to change a ubiquitous API in a trivial but annoying way. Like say a change to the File Open dialog used by Office apps. Release a version that depends on a new API and Office for OSX is instantly sunsetted/legacy.
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Post #252,932
by inthane-chan
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4/21/06 5:44:03 PM
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New And that API change already exists - require .NET.
Post #252,929
by Another Scott
4/21/06 5:35:08 PM
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New Yup.
"It's a Critical Security Update. We can't help it that it breaks applications that aren't running on our OS. We only test fixes on our OS."

Or some such rot.

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Post #252,934
by pwhysall
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4/21/06 5:52:50 PM
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New Why would you want it?
Office 2004 is much nicer than the Windows version.

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     Cringely says Apple has rights to the WinXP APIs. - (Another Scott) - (5) - April 21, 2006, 02:24:40 PM EDT
         if it supports WinAPIs then Windows Office would run - (SpiceWare) - (4) - April 21, 2006, 04:20:52 PM EDT
             "Not for long" is right - (drewk) - (1) - April 21, 2006, 04:30:31 PM EDT
                 And that API change already exists - require .NET. -NT - (inthane-chan) - April 21, 2006, 05:44:03 PM EDT
             Yup. - (Another Scott) - April 21, 2006, 05:35:08 PM EDT
             Why would you want it? - (pwhysall) - April 21, 2006, 05:52:50 PM EDT

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