Microsoft drops VBA in Mac Office 2007 374
slashdotwriter writes "Macworld features an article stating that the next version of Office for the Mac will not include Visual Basic scripting. From the article: 'Microsoft Office isn't among the apps that will run natively on Intel-based Macs — and it won't be until the latter half of 2007, according to media reports. But when it does ship, Office will apparently be missing a feature so vital to cross-platform compatibility that I believe it will be the beginning of the end for the Mac version of the productivity suite...'"
Re:QUICK!!! (Score:5, Funny)
"Double-Clickey-Wait-Wait-Wait-Wait-Typey-Typey-W
Re:QUICK!!! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:bah! (Score:4, Funny)
I don't know what's worse: being the one making a 70MB+ powerpoint presentation or the one forced to sit through it!
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I see two products making money in my Xtal ball (Score:4, Funny)
One is to translate VBA in Office to Applescript and the second one is to translate Applescript to VBA.
Damn, I don't know either of them and I am so busy reading /. that I don't have time to learn, otherwise, I am going to be rich.
Re:Typical Microsoft Tactics at work (Score:5, Funny)
No, you couldn't.
Oh, no! Word Macro viruses won't run! (Score:5, Funny)
The only time I use VBA automation is when a PC user sends me a Word attachment with a macro virus and I open it.
We must have cross-platform virus compatibility! If we don't have Word macro viruses, what will be left for antivirus programs to protect Mac users from? The Mac antivirus market will collapse!
Re:Can Microsoft even *do* this? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:QUICK!!! (Score:5, Funny)
No VBA?! (Score:2, Funny)
Oh, wait, I forget, OSX doesn't suffer from viruses.