Hi LDJIterns,
Regarding the error code Ox80000008 for Office 2011 on Mac, the advice for this error is mentioned in the article Troubleshoot installing Office with Office 365 for business. You can locate the error code in Mac installation issues and questions part of the article. I also find a similar thread from office forum. I would like to share it with you:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macoffice2011-macstart/mac-office-365-not-activating-with-error/b4fe581a-198e-4ed0-92db-5a1914839e9e
If the problem still persists, please feel free to post back with the updates.
Thanks,
Jerry