VB in next MAJOR Office Release??

[Stukey]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

Does this mean we'll all have to pay another $100s for VB functionality in Office 2010, 2011, 2012, or whenever it is back? If so, are you kidding?? You took it out, charged us for 2008, and now that the world is screaming at this move, you'll charge us to get it back? Maybe I'm being hard, and you'll have every intention of offering a free upgrade to give VB functionality back to the 1000s of people that have grown dependent on it over the past decade or so. Then again, you are Microsoft, and that just wouldn't be in your character. Therefore, if you think the world erupted over the 2008/Mac loss of VB functionality, get ready for Armageddon if charge for the next MAJOR update with VB back in.

 

[Shane Devenshire]

Hi,

Personally, I rather have VBA back and pay for the standard upgrade, than to
pay for the upgrade but not get VBA. In the end there will be an upgrade,
there always are, and whether it includes VBA or not I can't guess, but with
or without VBA people will upgrade because there will be other things that
attract them.

Cheers,
Shane Devenshire

 

[CyberTaz]

Please understand that you are NOT communicating with MS here. This is a
user-to user newsgroup manned on a voluntary basis by people who are not
even employed by MS. If you want to communicate your feelings to the company
use Help> Send Feedback in any Office program or use this link:

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/contactus.mspx

FWIW, I don't believe the return of VBA will impact the price of the upgrade
to the next version. The price would be the same with or without VBA.

Additionally, you might want to review your history a little The upgrade
to Office 2008, itself, was initially offered free by way of one program &
for a mere shipping charge of $10 in another. It may be unfortunate for
those who chose to decline the opportunity to take advantage of the programs
before they expired but that's their decision to live with. My guess is that
there will be a similar program introduced when the next version arrives.

Likewise, the only part of the world that "erupted" is the part which
ignored the pre-release announcements that VBA would not be a part of the
2008 version. For those who needed VBA there was no mandate that they
upgrade ‹ and most have continued to use 2004. For those users MS provided
free converters for the OXML format & further insured that 2008 would run
side-by-side with prior versions. It's also been suggested that support for
2004 should continue beyond the normal EOL period for that same reason.

And before you fire off a missile accusing me of "defending" MS that
really isn't the case ‹ I'm just setting the facts straight. I'm as vocal a
critic as any when the issue warrants it.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Stukey]

No missle necessary. I, like so many others, are just plain disappointed with the removal of VBA only to have to wait for the next major version to get it back. Yes, the solver and stat pack alternatives are now available, but IMHO, this is a cludgy workaround. I'm very vocal about the need to get VBA back without having to pay for the 'next major update.'

 

[CyberTaz]

I appreciate your points, but VBA support isn't something that can simply be
"plugged in" by way of an update to the current version. Make sure you're
clear on the distinction between an up[date] & an up[grade]. Updates to
current versions are always supplied at no charge throughout the life of the
product. Right now versions 11 (2004) & 12 (2008) are current & have been
updated to 11.5.5 & 12.1.9 respectively. More updates to each of those
versions are yet to come.

It's NEW version releases for which we pay, either by purchasing outright or
by way of an up[grade] at a reduced price based on already having a
qualifying prior version. As I replied earlier, the next Version Release
will include VBA support at whatever the pricing happens to be, you won't
have to "pay extra" to get VBA support -- although it's always possible [but
unlikely] that an edition sans VBA will be made available at a lower price.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac