Does this update make any of the apps FASTER?

They are slower than Office 2004!!!!!!!!! PATHETIC!!!!!!! I came to the conclusion MS ordered the MacBU to make 2008 slow. Plain and simple. Why would a native version be slower than an emulated version, especially when as far as I can tell, they haven't added any new features, except a stupid toolbar which is less useful?

I really liked Office X and 2004. 2008, after losing VBA, getting slower, and having a crappier interface, is really, really unimpressive. I think they should pay us to use it, not the other way around. If anyone has 2004 and is thinking about upgrading: don't.