In my best Gomer impersonation:
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise…
Microsoft has officially extended supporting Office:Mac 2004 to January 10th, 2012. Â They are stating that this will now offer a seamless transition between 2004 and Office:Mac TBD(2010 presumably).
For users who rely on the VBA support that is found in Office 2004, this will allow a seamless transition from Office 2004 to the as-yet-unnamed version of Office:Mac. We haven’t yet revealed a lot about the next version of Office:Mac, but we have shared that we are bringing back VBA in that release. The next version of Office:Mac will come out in time for holiday shopping in 2010.
Extending mainstream support means that we will continue to deliver all types of support for Office 2004, which includes security updates and fixing other non-security issues. Update Tuesdays won’t just be for Office:Mac 2008!
Here’s my 2 cents. Â They have realized that 2008 adoption has not been as “fast” as they would like, and they are concerned that the lack of official support will cause business users to start examining other packages….
via go ahead, mac my day : Office:Mac 2004 support has been extended.