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| Apple iWork '08 | 
 enlarge | From: Apple
Category: Software
List Price: $74.00
Buy New: $59.95
You Save: $14.05 (19%)
New (15) Used (5) from $53.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  114 reviews
Sales Rank: 32
Format: Dvd-rom
Platform: Mac Os X
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.8
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5.3 x 0.8
MPN: MB624Z/A
Model: MB624Z/A
UPC: 885909244300
EAN: 0885909244300
ASIN: B000BQXTSS
Release Date: August 11, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Really nice program to work with January 31, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really like using this program. I used to work on Windows with Office XP, Office 2003, Office 2007, and [...], but this program, however different, was intuitive enough for me to get right to work. (I've also used Office 2008 for Mac more recently, but I don't like it as much.)
Everything looks elegant, effects (like slide transitions in Keynote) are totally cool (way better than in Office), it's really easy to use, it has really good performance, it's actually fun to use, and I'm always finding new cool things to do with it. Like control Keynote with the Apple remote or make a flash website out of a Keynote presentation (and yes, there are similar features in Office, but Office doesn't perform well enough and it's not fun enough to experiment in). You can even make 3D graphs that look like real materials or draw vector graphics almost as well as in Inkscape or Illustrator. And the list goes on and on, it's really nice to use.
Office compatibility is just 'okay'. It works, but when you import a Word document, for example, you're going to have to manually fix things like picture location or page boarders. Using Keynote to open a PowerPoint won't import transition sounds. But I noticed that even Office 2008 won't look the same as documents viewed in Office 2003. PowerPoint files are best viewed in Office 2008, but Pages opens .doc files BETTER than Office 2008, I noticed. Excel compatibility is fine.
I can't go though everything I like about the program in one review, but you can download the trial from Apple so there you go. I would highly recommend trying iWork 08.
 Good but not enough January 28, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
While it's great that Apple has added its own version of Excel, I'm still underwhelmed by the number of templates available in Pages: Apple's answer to Word. I tried to find a template for a simple thing like a daily "chore checklist" for kids, and there was nothing there.
If I had it to do over again, I'm not sure I would have spent the money for this upgrade over iWork '06. But it's a solid upgrade so I give it 3 stars.
iWork '08 by Apple, Inc. January 23, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Not as easy as AppleWorks 6.0. The Spreadsheets especially are difficult to complete, even using the iWork
'08 User Manual (download) and the iWork '08 'Getting Started' booklet that comes with the software. I had a
much easier time creating my own 'drawings'; spreadsheets; charts, etc when I had only my AppleWorks to
rely on. The word-processing (Pages) and the various 'templates' work fine -but- I still miss my Appleworks.
I know Apple, Inc. has to offer PC/Microsoft compatibility in order to compete in this market--I just hope they(Apple) do not lose sight of their primary MAC customers. Profit is one thing but customer satisfaction is something totally different [and absolutely necessary]. Getting the consumer to come back, each time, is the
most important thing Apple should be doing at this time.
Excellent January 12, 2008
Apple iWork '08 has a clean interface, is horribly easy to use and contains all the tools I need to run a small business. I am extremely happy with this product.
Don't let the beautiful templates fool you. I had Office 2004 on my Mac, but since acquiring iWork have deleted it.
Good for the home user January 9, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This package is a very good value, but has a couple of shortcomings. For one thing, Pages, the word processor, doesn't have a word count function. That may seem trivial, but any obscure function that you need isn't trivial. That said, I'm glad that I didn't spend a bunch of money on MS Office for Mac.
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