![]() ![]() The coming apart and the (eventual) coming together The answer is simple: the home computing revolution. Mac versions of these apps were also developed and released around the same time, so – at least at this point in time – Office on Mac and Windows were broadly in line with one another.īut these similarities didn’t last, and it was only a matter of time until the Windows product became the star, while the Mac was somewhat side-lined. ![]() By the time the PC was becoming a mainstay in households across the UK with Windows 95, the Microsoft Office product was already fairly well-developed.Īnd while Office 95 was the suite’s big break, its story really began much earlier, being officially unveiled by Bill Gates at COMDEX in Las Vegas on August 1st, 1988.įrom here, the infrastructure was built upon until Microsoft developed and released very basic (but functional) versions of each productivity app: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Mail for Windows 3.0 and 3.1. Big glasses, big sweaters, and the early days of Microsoft OfficeĪlongside all the brightly coloured clothing and the unmistakeable sound of 90s pop music, something else was slowly gaining ground: home computing. So why the big change? Where did it all happen and, perhaps more importantly, why? So, what does all this mean? Essentially, Microsoft has flung the doors open and now practically every popular consumer operating system is supported by their flagship software. ![]() Want to really push the boat out? You can even install the Microsoft 365 apps on your iOS or Android device. That said, the cloud-based versions of the apps are identical whether you’re on Mac or Windows. Just to address that concern head-on: yes, Microsoft 365 offers the same set of apps on Mac as it does on Windows – with a couple of small differences with the desktop apps, such as Access and Publisher being Windows-only. The split between the two companies has been so vast, in fact, that even today you might hear someone ask, “But does it support Mac?” when discussing Microsoft’s latest product, Microsoft 365. Few professional rivalries can match that of Microsoft and Apple.Īs well-known as the founders themselves, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, for many years there was a broad line drawn in the sand between these two tech giants – with Microsoft on one side, and Apple on the other. ![]()
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