ICloud Lion $29.99 MS Office 2004 not supported $$$

Holy Crap!  I joined iCloud feeling the clock ticking.  Then I learn I need the $29.99 OS upgrade to Lion to support iCloud and I oblige.  NOW, I learn MS Office 2004 is not supported!  Feeling a little baited here.  Can't open any of my .doc's!  Any advice before I go out and drop another C-note on software that worked to suit my needs a day ago!!!  Contemplating a timemachine restore, but then I'm back to iCloud > Lion $29.99....   ...and my iphone won't sync without iCloud, right?

Is there a free download to upgrade 2008 up to 2011?
No
Office 2004 is 8 year old software developed at a time when Apple didn't use Intel processors. Don't you think an upgrade is more than justified?
Apple provided a free solution, Rosetta, that lasted up to Lion's release in Aug 2011.
In theory, Microsoft could have provided a free upgrade to support Intel processors in the Mac, but they chose not to do so. They chose to offer Office 2008, a profit making upgrade.

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