Review: Apple IWork 09

Fri, 1st May 2009

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Where iLife ‘09 plays on the fun side of the fence, iWork ‘09 is all business, offering upgrades to Pages (word processing), Numbers (spreadsheets) and Keynote (presentations).

Pros: The ability to quickly export to Word from Pages is excellent, and the suite as a whole ran a little quicker on our test Mac. Apple is also offering an online shared space at www.iwork.com for document sharing.

Cons: There are still some parts of more complex Microsoft Office documents that Pages, Numbers and Keynote can’t convert properly. Like iLife ‘09, iWork ‘09 is a great suite that’s only been marginally tinkered with – and is that enough to justify a full upgrade?

Verdict: A good, lightweight suite, but possibly not advanced enough to justify an upgrade for many.

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