Microsoft agrees to make programs for Mac for at least 5 yea
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
A new agreement with Apple Computer commits Microsoft to making Word, Excel and other Office programs for Macintosh computers for at least five more years.
The deal, announced Tuesday at the Macworld Expo, doesn't include an investment in Apple by Microsoft, as a previous agreement did. But people inside Microsoft's Mac Business Unit say they hope it alleviates concerns among Mac users about Microsoft's continued plans to make Mac software.
"This official commitment should leave no doubt in your mind that we're here to stay, and we're in it for the long term," said Roz Ho, general manager of the Mac Business Unit, announcing the agreement on stage Tuesday morning with Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs.