It's only August, but Mac users have already learned that Microsoft will be giving them a big lump of coal this holiday season.

Rather than delivering the shiny new version of Office for Mac in the late months of the year, the folks up in Redmond are going to wait until January, breaking the hearts of Mac users eager to send out this year's Christmas cards in Open XML

02 Aug 2007

Now, before we go crying foul, remember that they did the exact same thing with Windows Vista, pushing the consumer release date back from late 2006 to early 2007.

If you look at it that way, this isn't so much a setback as it is a landmark event. The Mac community is making progress: After years of living as second-class citizens in the eyes of Microsoft, the folks up in Redmond are finally treating the Mac faithful just like they treat Windows users.

Aint progress great?