Office 2011 for Mac includes the usual favorites, such as Excel, Messenger, PowerPoint and Word. However, there is something new for the 2011 edition, Outlook. This is certainly nicer than the standard mail service that Apple offers you.

Those of you who use Office Mac 2008 knows that there are a few issues, so is nice to know that Microsoft has listened to users and developed the new version into something much better. On the Office for Mac Blog, they point out that performance was one of the most important features – so nice to see that the 2011 edition will now open the applications much quicker.

Office for Mac 2011 ranges in price from store-to-store, some of the best deals will be found at Amazon, Apple, Best Buy, or by download as mentioned above.

What are your first thoughts of Office Mac 2011?

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As reported from Pocket-Lint, it seems like a strange move by Microsoft to be giving away hardware from their rivals Apple, but the competition is ongoing regardless.

As you can see from the picture above, the Macbook Pro laptops have been given a full color makeover, in either blue, purple, green or orange.

The Macbooks will be bundled with a version of Office 2008. Competition lasts until this Thursday, open to all those in the U.S or Canada. Full details over at Pocket-Lint.

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