This feature has been essential for so many years that I've stopped using Office entirely. Most of my docs are shared and edited among a few collaborators.

I'll reconsider office 1.) when it is free 2.) when it works seamlessly on a Mac.

> I'll reconsider office 1.) when it is free 2.) when it works seamlessly on a Mac.

So, for the past year or two? https://office.microsoft.com/en-us/myoffice.aspx

The free online Office apps work great in Chrome on both Windows and Mac (not sure about Linux).

Office for Mac. For free online apps I've got Google Docs.

Last one I paid for was Office 08 for Mac and it was quite buggy.

What I'm saying is that the online version of Office is both free and will run in a browser on your Mac. In my opinion at least, the web-based Office 2013 apps make Google Docs look like a toy - especially if you need to interop with native Office documents.