Rosetta 2: first run Mac Office “will take 20 seconds”

[Henk van Ess]

The first launch of each Office app will take longer as the operating system has to generate optimized code for the Apple Silicon processor. Users will notice that the apps 'bounce' in the dock for approximately 20 seconds while this process completes. Subsequent app launches will be fast.

Microsoft 365, Office 2021, and Office 2019 support for Apple silicon - Microsoft Support

support.microsoft.com

 

[ian87w]

Oh, so this means Office 365 is not native on day 1. That’s a bummer.

 

[Chundles]

It was a similar story when the Intel switch happened. Thankfully a Universal version is already in the beta channel.