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Microsoft said on Tuesday that it has released its first update to Office 2008 for Mac, fixes that should boost stability and performance in some areas, while closing some security holes.
Although the release of the next version of Office for the Mac has slipped into next year, Microsoft is ready with the pricing and packaging options.
Microsoft has pushed back the release of Office 2008 for Mac, from the second half of this year to next January because it wasn't satisifed with the product.
Microsoft has started private testing of the next version of Office for the Macintosh, which is due out in the second half of the year.
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