UPDATE 2:
READ THIS CAREFULLY
Many people have looked at the title and then skipped to the comments to ask for a copy. THIS WILL NOT WORK! However, if you want a copy of Open Office for Mac, carefully follow these instructions.
- Read at least ten posts on this site.
- You can use the links on the right to access some recent posts, or
- You can click on the Categories link, pick an interesting category and read the most recent ten posts in your favorite category.
- Pick your favorite of these posts.
- Put a comment in your favorite post telling why you picked it.
- Then (and only then) put your request for a copy of Open Office for Mac at the end of that comment.
If you follow the instructions above I will send you a copy.
If you do not follow these instructions, your request will be ignored. I am not trying to be mean. I have just received a lot of requests from people who failed to read the whole post.
UPDATE 1:
This post has been pulling in a lot of traffic!! A lot more than I expected.
Guys listen, there is no way M$ is going to let you have a free copy of their most valuable monopoly. But there is a way to get out of their slimy little talons (okay not little, but you know what I mean).
First get a free copy of OpenOffice from this website. Yes it really is free. This will let you create, read, and edit, just about any file used by MS Office. Then if you want presentations or printed documents that look really nice get Apple iWork. It will produce results that will make Office users drool, at a fraction of the price. How can they do this? They do not have a legacy ball and chain to support. You may want to wait a couple of months for iWork ’09 to come out, though.
Now back to the original post……………
I am almost immune to advertising. We are surrounded by so many of them we have learned to recognize them at a glance and to move on in search of what we are looking for. But I saw an ad today that got me curious. They were offering Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac for free. Now there are only two ways that I know of to make an offer like this work.
First, you can give it away with the purchase of something else. In this case, it is not really free since the price has to be built into the other product or spread across all sales from that company.
Second, you can promise to give it to them if they complete a bunch of surveys, sign-up for a bunch of stuff, and in some cases buy other products.
You could also give something to get them in the store hoping they will buy something, but this does not work on the web.
There may be other ways, but I am not aware of them. Which is why I clicked on this ad – to see if they had invented something new. I am a sucker for “new.”
Anyway, this is where it took me.
Free Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Congratulations!
100% Free Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Just check your email address for availibility!
Features: Free Trials are far from a zero-cost decision from the customer’s standpoint. How-to articles are -toarticlesare. I think word processing needs some real software like Microsoft going to be Office’s Vista I have written about this before, but I believe that Office 2008 is going to fail. Downloads are designed specifically for Office v. Office software is still a requirement to fully take advantage of Live Office. Clip art is . This is office 2008. This is much better than Office 2004. This is here. Microsoft Office 2008 is scheduled to be released (second half of 2007). Not sure about troubleshooting this on windows rock solid reliable. Microsoft Office 2008 is there any detailed information for the product launch in Europe. Is hard to use to expose all the things that are already there and make the product easier to use” says Jones. “We wanted to make it more discoverable, to bubble up the features that people didn’t always find. Sometimes Office 2008 performs like expected at Macworld Expo 2008 in San Francisco. This is running on the iPhone. Is hard to use going to be Office’s Vista I have written about this before, but I believe that Office 2008 is going to fail. I think it’s like on sale. Sometimes Office 2008 performs like fully Vista compatible and starts up fast, works fast calculates fast. I think it’s like there any detailed information for the product launch in Europe. I think it’s like fully Vista compatible and starts up fast, works fast calculates fast. I think it’s like indeed, on schedule and will be ready to …
This one fit into the second category. I did not copy the whole page, but the rest of the page talks about completing a certain number of “offers.” Thanks, but no thanks.
Anyway, what made this interesting to me, was how they pulled together random, related content from a bunch of different sites to try make the site look legitimate to trick the machines. The results are rather interesting. The “features” do not even resemble features and after read a few of them I am not sure I am interested anymore. If the advertiser thinks the product is going to fail, is hard to use, and only performs as expected some of the time, why would I want it even if it is free. 
The sad thing is that there are probably people who fall for this in spite of the obvious nonsense “features.”
I guess the moral of the story is that shortcuts can be quite tempting, but do you really want to look as ridiculous as this website?
Update: Tabetha just linked to post by Seth Godin suggesting that you click on ads to help pay for content you enjoy. I guess if they are fun ones, like the one is this post, I am okay with that.
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thanks a lot
thanks!
different than saying they are totally wrong.
I chose this post because it’s exactly the question that I had, and that certainly was answered, I am new with the macs, but I really want to learn how to use it. besides I spent so much buying my computer that there´s no money for the office, it would be a great favor if you send it to me.
It’s amazing that these comments just keep rolling in and people are still not paying attention to what the post is about….
Yes, Caleb it is. But ya know, people laugh at us for things we miss too. When you first dive into a new area of learning, there is so much to learn you have to make a few mistakes before you get the hang of it.
Is this offer valid? I will be working on completing this if it is
Simon,
Thanks for asking. OpenOffice software is free, so there is no reason to follow the steps above. All you need to do is go to openoffice.org and download the free software.
I made up the qualification process to make fun of a site that had a much more difficult and expensive process you had to do to get something “free”. Be very suspicious of any site offering proprietary software, like Microsoft Office, for free. They are almost guaranteed to be fraudulent.
OpenOffice, on the other hand, was built to be free, and makes a very nice alternative.
Thanks for the info. I have used OpenOffice before and I don’t like it much besides the fact that it is free. It just looks so outdated, on both Mac and Windows. I haven’t used it in a while so it might have gotten a couple upgrades (hopefully) between now and then but I still prefer Microsoft Office.(odd enough for someone using a Macbook and other Apple products) I thought this offer was for a free copy of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac. I kinda skimmed through the post and only read the updates.
that’s right I have never seen anyone to reply to the topic
OpenOffice may free but it is a pain to use
Which version did you try? It has taken a while to grow-up but Version 3 seems fairly smooth.
It would of course be nice if ever free project could blow away the competition like Firefox did, but each project will attract a different set of developers, and building an office suite is incredibly big project.
For the size of the task and the pay, I think they are doing an impressive job.
I like your profile. I started to read your comments. Then I went to yours. So I went to openoffice.org and it looks like it is for PC not for mac. Can you please send me a copy of Open Office for Mac. Thanks It can’t hurt for asking.
Thanks for stopping by. They make versions of OpenOffice for all operating systems.
i hav read most posts please can i hav a copy of microsoft office 2008 for mac
thanks mate
please gimme the copy of this free software, i need it so much
your website is soooo cool. i love it
Pure Genuis! I would enjoy to have a copy of the free Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac.
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i hope u send me soon th M.O. for mac i need it for th university, thanks
i enjoyed reading ur blog
Hey i picked this link because i herd about it throu a friend, please let me get an MS office for Mac for free
Thanks
hey can i have the mac office 2008 for free
Did you guys actually read the post you are commenting on?
I really need Office 4 mac because the excela is just not the same with openoffice, please….
OK, so there’s nothing free. In order for you to prove it though, you must send it to me.
BTW, yesterday I awoke to sound of a train impressing its face in the side of a van. The spectacle was enormously engaging and totally free (2 me).
can i have the mac office 2008 for free
hi.. read a cazillion posts… like them…free?
i ve just come from vistar and have now bought a Mac really need office for free. Thanks a lot.
Mac Office ’08 has the Martlett font, which I need badly for my MacBook and certain Adobe PDFs with check boxes. Please send me Mac Office ’08 for FREE!
Thank you.
Hay,
I really need a free copy
I can give you a free serial for iWork if you can.
(I got iWork but i need a coppy of microsoft ’08′ for school)
when i got iWork, i didn’t know that there was a microsoft office for mac.
please
i need a copy ..please send
To recent commenters, If you have not read the post, your comment will be ignored.
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I posted one on “women are normal”
I thought it was very interesting! I was gonna post the one about learning to laugh, but wanted to leave a comment for you to think about.
so can you send me Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac…
thanks
nora
Silly people, tricks are for…you, apparently.
No office for you! Mwahahaha
hi ill take a free microsoft mac for free
i liked ur comments
Re: Women are Normal Post
That article made so much sense. My very husband suffers the very emotion deficiency!
And if it was me, I would rather be exceptionally good at something and weak in everything else. Then I’ld be special!
Free Office Please!
can i have the mac office 2008 for free
thanks
Hello there!
Very interesting idea… I read it and I think it’s important doing that
Now I want my ms office free, please
I am glad you liked the post. The offer you are referring to was for OpenOffice a better alternative to Microsoft Office.
Stella, I am glad you liked the post. The offer you are referring to was for OpenOffice a better alternative to Microsoft Office.