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Microsoft Office updated to 12.1.3
tuaw.com - 10/16/2008
Microsoft Office updated to 12.1.3
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It got a bit lost in the hustle and bustle of yesterday's announcements, but there was an update released for Microsoft Office 2008 ; the 12.1.3 update, weighing in at 154 MB, provides the usual slew of security fixes and bug repairs that you know and love. Some crashing bugs have been squashed ...
support.microsoft.com - 10/15/2008
Description of the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.3 Update
— support.microsoft.com — The Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.3 Update contains several changes that improve security, stability, reliability, and performance.... Additionally, this update includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of a ... (more) Description of the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.3 ...

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Microsoft closes the quarter with less cash than Apple
venturebeat.com - 10/24/2008
Microsoft closes the quarter with less cash than Apple
— venturebeat.com — Buried in the first quarter earnings report from Microsoft is an astounding fact. For the first time... that I can remember, Microsoft closed the quarter with less cash than Apple. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments for Microsoft add up ... (more) Microsoft closes the quarter with less cash than Apple

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microsoft.com - 10/15/2008
Download details: Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.3 Update
— microsoft.com — To install this update Print this page if you want to use it as a reference when... you are offline. Quit any applications that are running, including all Office applications, Microsoft Messenger, and Office Notifications, because they might interfere ... (more) Download details: Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac ...

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Infinite Loop:  Office 2008's 12.1.3 update improves security, stability

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Office 2008's 12.1.3 update improves security, stability
Infinite Loop — ... via Excel. When exploited, this opening "could take complete control of an affected system," according to Microsoft's security page (pointed out to us by TUAW ), which sounds a bit alarmist to our Mac ears. In non-security areas, the update appears to improve stability and avoid many of those crashy-crashy errors that would shut down the application during use, particularly when dealing with embedded PDFs. The update also promises better performance for many common tasks including generating charts and drawing tables. Among other fixes, PowerPoint will no longer change ...

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