Preemptive apologies to those of you who read Gizmodo to get away from work: Sorry! Now pay attention:The next version of Office for Mac is on its way,and we've got a sneak peak.

• Ribbons!: The ribbon interface, which took over Office on Windows in v.2007 and found its way into some of Windows 7's default apps, like Paint, has finally made the jump to Mac. Luckily, Microsoft opted for a native look, building the new ribbons out of familiar interface elements and keeping the aesthetic sufficiently Mac-like. It's a conceptual conversion,
so people who jump between PCs and Macs don't get confused.

• Sharing!: Office 2011 lets you jump into documents with Windows Office users, and edit them at the same time—it'll lock a specific paragraph while you're working on it, but allow your collaborator to edit the rest of the document. It's also highly integrated with the Office Online suite, which lets you back up and edit your documents in the cloud. Collaboration is the new non-collaboration! (?)

• Outlook!: Mac users will finally get Outlook. No, not Entourage—real, actual Outlook, like Microsoft promised back in August. Salient features include easy .PST file importing, Time Machine and Spotlight support, and, well, it's Outlook, so you know what you're getting into.

The new suite isn't set for release until the holiday season this year, though we should be able to get a (much) closer look at it over the summer. Desk drone Apple fanboys, I would like to wish you a merry Christmas.
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