Apple's productivity suite for the Mac, iWork '08 includes three applications: Pages '08, Numbers '08, and Keynote '08
Powerful word processing and page layout with 140 Apple-designed templates with Pages
Effortlessly create stunning presentations, complete with Apple-designed themes, cinema-quality animations, and voiceover narration with Keynote
Create compelling spreadsheets for everything from family budgets and event planning to invoices and complex financial reports with Numbers
Import and export compatibility with Microsoft Office
Rating: - Great office suite
This is just simply a great office suite. I no longer use MS or any other office suite because iWork has everything I need. The templates in Pages are great and working with them couldn't be easier. Numbers may not have everything Excel has but it will probably do what you need 90% of the time. Keynote is just flat out fun to work with. While my wife scrapbooks, I create great looking slideshows with animations that outdo PowerPoint. I'm really enjoying iWork. It's put the "fun" into an office suite.
Rating: - Excellent Product, Excellent Price
What more is there to say? I'm a fan of all Apple products, and this one lives up to its standards.
Pros: Professional working environment
Simple layout
Native to Mac OS X
Dirt cheap, in comparison with comparable products
Cons: As with most Apple software, there is a bit of a learning curve, especially coming from Microsoft Office and Open Office, but it's easy to use once you get it.
Rating: - Surprisingly good for first release
As I trust to Apple and completely got stuck with non native OpenOffice, I have finally made my choice and purchased family pack of this suite.
This is one of the suites that OS X technologies makes possible and especially "Numbers" is worth a try since it is the first thing for years not trying to emulate Excel (which is copy of Lotus) but tries to put a new concept to your hands.
It should have Trial version free downloaded from Apple's downloads, you should trial it and see why people are really impressed.
Ditching single star since there is no sign of "Upgrade" option in package, when '09 ships, we will buy the full version over again... It is pretty sad that they are stranger to concept of upgrade licensing which makes Microsoft Office still a rival.
Rating: - Numbers Delivers
This is a great package and fantastic value. I wouldn't buy it because there was no spreadsheet to do the everyday stuff, now it has one so no excuse and it is worth every cent.
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