Office 2008's first update is for updating the updater

I too downloaded the updater update and also now have a PPC version 1.1.2 sitting in Apps, and this new Universal version 2.1.1 in my Mac HD/Library/App Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0 folder. Should I dump the 1.1.2 one?

Pft! I just got this:

Dear Microsoft customer,

Thank you for your e-mail.

Your order has been updated per you request.

We apologize for any inconvenience this back order may be causing you.

Thank you for your interest in Microsoft products,
The Microsoft Back Order Processing Team

I've been using Entourage 2008 for about 3 weeks now and totally no problems. Not a single crash or freeze-up of any kind, and I even use a custom e-mail notification sound (Scully asking Mulder, "Mulder. Yeah? What's that in your pocket?")

I don't have any other Office 2008 apps installed though, scared of compatibility issues still. I am a proofreader and don't want to have to worry about that kind of stuff while working on a deadline.

I do wish the gray DAY bars in the inbox weren't so huge. Good thing I upgraded to a 24" monitor recently as my Powerbook's screen alone would have been able to only show like 6 messages at once.

Any idea if it will fix the Spaces bug?

I also ordered my upgrade in November 07, and have a "confirmed" (for the 3rd time delayed) ship date of March 9th.

I upgraded from S&T edition to the Professional version; friends who just went Student and teacher 2004 to S&T 2008 got their copy 6 weeks ago!

In fairness to MS (not that the article is particularly unfair), for a long time after Apple started distributing its automatic update app with Windows iTunes the only thing that it ever updated was itself.

I just checked the order status on my free copy of Office 2008 Media Edition, purchased through the Super Suite Deal. I have a tracking number that gives an expected delivery date by DHL of 3/4 on Monday. The ship date was listed as 2/28.

Maybe Excel will calculate dates correctly in a future update. Currently, if someone makes a spreadsheet in Office 2003 in Windows and I open it on my Mac with Excel 2008, the dates are totally off by several years. I felt like Desmond on Lost the first time it happened.

Okay, I just noticed that I don't even have a copy of Microsoft AutoUpdate. Odd.

I am concerned about my free update to Office 2008. I purchased Office 2004 under the "Super Suite Deal" in November. I'm reading that MS have notified people asking to cancel or keep etc, but I have not received any notification at all. Can we do a survey on TUAW for people who are supposed to receive this update to see how it's going? I see the product on the shelves, what gives??