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Which is better ..... I need to purchase one of them.
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Great question. I purchased iWork 09 cause it was cheaper and because I don't use Excel or Word very much. I have no problem opening those files and sending them but I think I miss some of the features of office that made it easier to use for me. So while I'm glad I saved $50-$60, sometimes I wish I had dropped the extra coin! But the more I use it the more I may find work arounds. I've only had a Mac for like 1 1/2 months.
I guess you answered my question then I am getting MS Office.Originally Posted by Mickeylittle
Great question. I purchased iWork 09 cause it was cheaper and because I don't use Excel or Word very much. I have no problem opening those files and sending them but I think I miss some of the features of office that made it easier to use for me. So while I'm glad I saved $50-$60, sometimes I wish I had dropped the extra coin! But the more I use it the more I may find work arounds. I've only had a Mac for like 1 1/2 months.
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I don't think you'll be disappointed with MS Office. That's what it seems most people use so if you have someone send you over an Excel or PowerPoint file you're going to be able to open it with no issues.
-Philip
Yeah my girlfriend just got back from bestbuy she picked me up MS office. Im going to wait and see if my computer stops acting up to install though. Right now I am having technical difficulties.
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Neither. Paying for an office suite is a thing of the past. Use OpenOffice.org. Free and open source!!!
I already got my copy of MS office and it works great love it!
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OpenOffice.org is great if you never have to integrate anything is MSOffice. I try out every major new update and still have a lot of problems integrating the two. The same goes for iWork.
I have to switch between a MAC and PC, so I opted for MS Office, I actually found it better and easier to use on the MAC rather than on its native operating system.
@jmp316: I do believe Open Source is the way to go but unfortunately, whilst I like OpenOffice.org, most of my clients refuse to budge from MS Office and sometimes formatting can be lost between the 2 programs, so unfortunately, I have to keep using MS Office (for the time being anyway), until more people adopt Open Source.
I got iWork because I wanted to save a little $ and I wanted the whole Appke iMac experience so I opted to get iWork. I figure if I don't like it and I must have MS Office, I'll buy it at a later date.
Thing is, I use Excel a lot. I was told that Numbers can open Excel files. I'll see how it goes. I am thinking I might be buying MS Office sooner than later. I'll see.
I will be getting my computer Friday, March 19th. It's In Transit right now from Shanghi CN.
Is that an iPhone in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
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