Microsoft has no plans to release Office for Mac 2013

When Microsoft recently announced an Office for Mac 2011 update was in the works it also confirmed that OS X users would not be able to take advantage of the newer Office 2013 as the software suite is reserved for Windows 7 and Windows 8 machines only.

Microsoft failed to mention whether a Mac version of Office 2013 was in the works when the productivity software reached Customer Preview phase on Monday, though during Wednesday's Office for Mac 2011 update announcement the company told The Verge it had no such plans.

"We havenâ€™t announced the next release of Office for Mac," a Microsoft spokesperson said.

According to the publication, Office 2013 will feature support for a new server-based version of Office which is said to be highly integrated with the cloud. Microsoft released the Service Pack 2 update to Office for Mac 2011 in April to fix bugs affecting Outlook.

While Mac owners won't be able to enjoy the newly-implemented cloud capabilites of Office 2013, the Office for Mac 2011 update will bring access to Microsoft's SkyDrive and Office 365 where users are able to save documents off-site.

Source: Microsoft

The Office for Mac 2011 update is expected to ship early next year alongside the Windows-only Office 2013.

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108 Comments

dlux

said about 11 years ago

At this rate, Apple has no plans to release iWork 2013 either.

(And as has been pointed out in numerous comment threads elsewhere, Office for Mac typically comes out one year after each Office for Windows. So no surprise here.)

canucklehead

said about 11 years ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by AppleInsider

When Microsoft recently announced an Office for Mac 2011 update was in the works it also confirmed that OS X users would NOT be able to take advantage of the newer Office 2013 as the software suite is reserved for Windows 7 and Windows 8 machines only.

There, I corrected it.

gadgetcanada

said about 11 years ago

Apple, all you need now is to build a true Excel spreadsheet competitor for OSX. Include similar power that macros and VBA provides in Excel. Numbers right now is nice but nowhere near as powerful as Excel. Pages is great but you really need a heavy hitting spreadsheet app.

j1h15233

said about 11 years ago

Sounds like Microsoft is saying "Dear Mac users, please find a way to use this software for free or please go buy the iWork suite from Apple" Honestly, I don't think I'd be missing anything major if I didn't have Office on my home computer and iWork is much cheaper.

dagamer34

said about 11 years ago

Because Mac releases of Office have never had the same year as the Windows release. Now if you had asked them when Office for Mac 2014 is coming out, PR might have given a slightly different answer.