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Should Microsoft Office Be Scared of Apple iWork?

By: Daniel Chubb | August 10, 2007 | 4 Comments

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With Microsoft office dominating the market ever since word processing came out the cave, Steve Jobs created iWork which is a mirror of Office, created for the iMac. It’s no surprise either, seeing as Microsoft Office for the Apple is the best selling third-party software for the iMacs.

iWork contains all the same concepts of Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel but as with all things Apple, is incredibly easier to use. It also looks a tonne better than any office programs on a PC. Selling for $79, will it be popular?

If you ask me, at the end of the day, no matter how much more beautiful or easy to use or convenient the new software is, you will never see PC users buying iWork. Why? Because once a market is dominated by such a large percentage, people become used to what they’ve been using; not everyone likes change.

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  • http://www.angryfatman.co.uk Angry Fat Man

    I’m sure it’s a great piece of software.

    However, I use Open Office. It’s free, which is $79 cheaper than iWork and hundreds cheaper than that awful office suite from the other company.

  • http://www.apple.com/iwork/ Let the world know

    Open Office is great, but development is slow. And they, in my honest opinion, are too much inspired by the guys in Redmond. Don’t like it. Why copy bloat?

    iWorks ’08 is great. Does what it needs to do, without bloat and high cost. Previous version of iWorks did not cut it, the latest version however, does.

  • elko

    I was just looking if there’s an option to find iWorks for Windows and that’s actually how I stumbled upon your webpage. I for once am sure I’m not alone behind the idea that good products come with a certain extra bit of advantage, no matter if in design, interface etc, and there are people willing to spend money for the better product in these terms.

    I’d love to have a go on a trial version of iWorks for Windows and purchase the product if I’m convinced, unfortunately Apple Inc. are not forward enough to dare competing against the clumsy Office.

  • kevin

    iworks does not compare to Microsoft office. Microsoft office is superior!