Q&A: Microsoft's Renewed Commitment to Developing for the Mac

Q&A: Microsoft's Renewed Commitment to Developing for the Mac: : "Microsoft continues to deliver world-class technology products for the Macintosh platform, as it has for more than 20 years. Founded in 1997, Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit (Mac BU) is a leading developer of software for Mac customers. The group comprises more than 180 fulltime Mac product experts, who are dedicated to creating top productivity software for Mac customers worldwide. Developed by Mac users for Mac users, the current product line includes: Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, a productivity suite that is comprised of the e-mail application and personal information manager Entourage 2004, Word 2004, Excel 2004 and PowerPoint 2004; Microsoft Messenger for Mac 5; and Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 7. "

Maybe Microsoft will eventually use the Mac OS Intel shift to resync Windows and Mac versions of Office; this would leave PowerPC Mac users with stale, dead-end versions, but that appears to be consistent with Apple's overall strategy...