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#Friday5 – 5 Copies of Microsoft Office for Mac to Give Away + a $20 iTunes Voucher!

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What is #Friday5?

#Friday5 is a weekly giveaway that rewards 5 of our Twitter followers with a free copy of either a Mac or iOS app each and every Friday! Cool huh? But wait, there’s more…. one of the lucky five will also pocket a $ 20 iTunes voucher! Hurrah!

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#Friday5 – Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, Home and Student Edition

4e180 Microsoft Office Mac #Friday5 – 5 Copies of Microsoft Office for Mac to Give Away + a $20 iTunes Voucher!We have hooked up a local retailer to give away 5 copies of Microsoft Office 2011 Home and Student Edition – a powerful office suite for the Mac!  The student edition of Office 2011 for Mac would normally set you back $ 139, but we’re giving away 5 copies today for free! Hooray for surplus retail licenses!

To enter the giveaway all you have to do is follow @macdrops (our new giveaways and discount deals Twitter account) and RT the below message on Twitter.

Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 is this week’s @MacDrops #Friday5 – a powerful office suite for OS X! http://mctr.st/WNbTsE

About Office for Mac 2011, Home and Student Edition

Office for Mac 2011 includes Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel. The prize will be an activation code for Office for Mac 2011, along with a download to install the software. Here’s how Microsoft describes Office for Mac 2011 on their website:

Create professional documents and presentations with the most-used productivity software for the Mac. And since Office for Mac 2011 is compatible with Office for Windows, you can work on documents with virtually anyone, anywhere.

Whether you’re looking to share files or work together online, now you can do it with complete confidence, knowing that Office for Mac is most compatible with Office for Windows. With Office being used on more than 1 billion Macs and PCs worldwide, you can work with practically anyone you want, how you want, wherever you want—with no worries.

Create great-looking documents in a snap. Office for Mac 2011 offers the most complete feature set, with everything you’d expect from top-of-the-line software. If delivering impressive, professional-looking documents matters to you, then you need Office for Mac 2011. There is no substitute.

The Winners

We will pick out the 5 app winners at random, and we will also reward one of the lucky 5 with a $ 20 iTunes voucher. The competition is open to everyone (there is no regional restriction).

The competition runs for two hours after this post is published. Winners will be announced on this page and on Twitter.

In order to claim the $ 20 iTunes voucher you must have an iTunes account. If you do not have an iTunes account (or can’t create one) we will draw another winner at random from the four remaining app winners and reward one of them with the voucher.

If you want to have your app featured in an upcoming #Friday5 giveaway, email cormac@mactrast.com.

Microsoft Confirms Windows 8.1 Update, Won’t Cost Anything

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After all the hype surrounding Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows Blue update, Redmond announced that instead of “Blue” a Windows 8 update will be coming to the public called Windows 8.1.

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A preview version of the update will be shown during the Build 2013 event on June 26 and it becomes freely downloadable or through Windows’ automatic update feature soon thereafter although no exact date of the release has been announced. The update applies to both Windows 8 and the ARM-friendly Windows RT.

Windows 8.1 update offers a compatibility feature with smaller devices from the smallest tablets to anything bigger such as desktops. A number of improvements to the existing Windows 8 system will be revealed to address users’ complaints to the changes made by Microsoft’s latest operating system including the removal of the Start Button. While there is no official confirmation as to the return of that button, Microsoft has indicated its positive response to that issue with open mind.

Despite the users’ disappointment with Windows 8 the company has sold more than 100 million licenses worldwide and offering the upgrade for free with a host of improvements could increase that number in astronomical proportion. For now, Windows 8 and potential users should forget the whole Windows Blue thing and concentrate on the upcoming update instead.

Microsoft Confirms Windows 8.1 Update, Won’t Cost Anything

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After all the hype surrounding Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows Blue update, Redmond announced that instead of “Blue” a Windows 8 update will be coming to the public called Windows 8.1.

87c70 windows blue previous leak Microsoft Confirms Windows 8.1 Update, Won’t Cost Anything

A preview version of the update will be shown during the Build 2013 event on June 26 and it becomes freely downloadable or through Windows’ automatic update feature soon thereafter although no exact date of the release has been announced. The update applies to both Windows 8 and the ARM-friendly Windows RT.

Windows 8.1 update offers a compatibility feature with smaller devices from the smallest tablets to anything bigger such as desktops. A number of improvements to the existing Windows 8 system will be revealed to address users’ complaints to the changes made by Microsoft’s latest operating system including the removal of the Start Button. While there is no official confirmation as to the return of that button, Microsoft has indicated its positive response to that issue with open mind.

Despite the users’ disappointment with Windows 8 the company has sold more than 100 million licenses worldwide and offering the upgrade for free with a host of improvements could increase that number in astronomical proportion. For now, Windows 8 and potential users should forget the whole Windows Blue thing and concentrate on the upcoming update instead.

Microsoft Confirms Windows 8.1 Update, Won’t Cost Anything

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After all the hype surrounding Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows Blue update, Redmond announced that instead of “Blue” a Windows 8 update will be coming to the public called Windows 8.1.

87c70 windows blue previous leak Microsoft Confirms Windows 8.1 Update, Won’t Cost Anything

A preview version of the update will be shown during the Build 2013 event on June 26 and it becomes freely downloadable or through Windows’ automatic update feature soon thereafter although no exact date of the release has been announced. The update applies to both Windows 8 and the ARM-friendly Windows RT.

Windows 8.1 update offers a compatibility feature with smaller devices from the smallest tablets to anything bigger such as desktops. A number of improvements to the existing Windows 8 system will be revealed to address users’ complaints to the changes made by Microsoft’s latest operating system including the removal of the Start Button. While there is no official confirmation as to the return of that button, Microsoft has indicated its positive response to that issue with open mind.

Despite the users’ disappointment with Windows 8 the company has sold more than 100 million licenses worldwide and offering the upgrade for free with a host of improvements could increase that number in astronomical proportion. For now, Windows 8 and potential users should forget the whole Windows Blue thing and concentrate on the upcoming update instead.

Microsoft Rumored To Buy Nook Media For $1 Billion

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After investing $ 300 million last year, Microsoft is now planning to have a Nook Media buy-out which may lead them to spend a staggering $ 1 billion for its digital assets and college stores as well. Since it is part of Barnes & Noble, the acquisition would also include the Barnes & Noble’s Nook tablets, e-books, and e-readers.

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Reports are saying that Barnes & Noble plans to finally put an end to its Android-based Nook tablet devices at least towards the end of its fiscal year 2014. It seems like the company wants to focus on enabling those contents produced by Nook to be accessible by users through apps found on third-party partner devices. One could just speculate well enough what they mean by such devices. Perhaps it would point towards Windows 8 devices, other tablets, or maybe even both. There’s no mention about the company’s plans on its Nook e-readers.

When news about the acquisition plans of Microsoft was leaked, it had actually caused an increase in Barnes & Noble shares by up to 22 percent.

If Microsoft’s plans would push through, it would be able to work closely with a partner that is very much qualified to provide more entertainment material for its devices. Microsoft is on the lookout for a reputable content partner company for them to be able to create content opportunities which would be a leap from the movies and music provided by the Xbox Live. Moreover, it could be a start of a new venture in the e-textbooks market which is believed to be a thriving industry.

Currently, Microsoft has control over Nook Media by 16.8 percent. However, evidence of this partnership is only seen when the Nook eReader app was launched for Windows 8 during the fall of 2012.

We know very well that Barnes & Noble’s arch rival in the eReader business is Amazon. Now that Microsoft is buying out Nook Media, it will surely be a sad end to the finish line for Barnes & Noble. On the other hand, it could also be the unseen destiny of the Nook e-reader as it’s now suffering from a natural decline since customers have been switching from e-readers to tablets.

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