Keynote -or - Office killer part 1
Keynote is an interesting application no one quite expected. My observations in no particular order:
1. This isn't exactly an AppleWorks replacement, not yet. It's already priced outside of that market. I'm curious if they pull some Keynote Express type of apps out, or if they do in fact update AW.
2. This is the next step in the Office killer software they're making. Obviously, it's mainly nicer eye candy and has better media handling (to the end user) than PowerPoint. Tries to be as compatible as possible with major presentation apps like Acrobat and PP, which is a very appealing part of the product.
3. Rather than creating a swidd army knife, they're creating hypothetical scenarios for using the app and fulfilling that role.
4. Interesting that the'y ve included some spreadsheet and charting capability in Keynote. This is the start of the Excel killer. I wonder if it's a private framework, or something that will eventually turn into another app altogether.
1. This isn't exactly an AppleWorks replacement, not yet. It's already priced outside of that market. I'm curious if they pull some Keynote Express type of apps out, or if they do in fact update AW.
2. This is the next step in the Office killer software they're making. Obviously, it's mainly nicer eye candy and has better media handling (to the end user) than PowerPoint. Tries to be as compatible as possible with major presentation apps like Acrobat and PP, which is a very appealing part of the product.
3. Rather than creating a swidd army knife, they're creating hypothetical scenarios for using the app and fulfilling that role.
4. Interesting that the'y ve included some spreadsheet and charting capability in Keynote. This is the start of the Excel killer. I wonder if it's a private framework, or something that will eventually turn into another app altogether.
Comments
Cheeky Apple.
Screed
Why have we 'needed' M$? Office and IE. Well all my IE-only sites are working fine in Safari so far and Keynote, the app, takes a big step into M$ turf.
I'm not saying M$ isn't important, but I'd like to see them become a major SW developer instead of the lifeline for Apple.
I'm very excited to see what the next few months bring.
Guesses?
edit: hmm, why did my tm come in as a ?? It looked right in the text field. Let's see: ? yup. That's right. Text entry bug in Safari, perhaps?
[ 01-07-2003: Message edited by: torifile ]
edit 2: Weird. It became a ? again.
[ 01-07-2003: Message edited by: torifile ]</p>
<strong>I was wondering why Apple would trademark "keynote." Now it makes sense. I wonder what other strange ?'s they've got.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Anyone want to take a swing at Junkyard?
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Anyone want to take a swing at Junkyard?</strong><hr></blockquote>
That'll be their Access killer. <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
I want to know how they will kill Excel! They have the start of a spreadsheet in Keynote now, will they hide it behind curtains like this forever, or will they be upfront about it? Will they tie it into some sort of accounting function, or will they find some other rationale to bring it to market?
Guesses?<hr></blockquote>
"Document" would work so well, if it hadn't become the description for all types of work- "Word document" etc.
I suppose if they wanted to get really cocky and cut ties to M$ they could have 2 versions: iWord and PowerWord.
<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
Jeff
<strong>What will the Word replacement be called?
Guesses?</strong><hr></blockquote>
"Author"
and $99 is a perfect price, provided the app is worth it. i think everyone thought that if it's good enough for the megalo-maniacal steve jobs, then, hell, it's GOTTA be worth US$99.
<strong>What will the Word replacement be called?
Guesses?</strong><hr></blockquote>
"PressRelease"
Because its an app designed for the press release department at apple. It could also have some simple page layout features and a native file type that is pdf compatable.
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"PressRelease"
Because its an app designed for the press release department at apple. It could also have some simple page layout features and a native file type that is pdf compatable. </strong><hr></blockquote>
I think you mean RDF compatible.
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I think you mean RDF compatible.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Pdf is a much better format, and is built into OS X.
<strong>Pdf is a much better format, and is built into OS X.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I believe RDF is built into OS X as well.
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I believe RDF is built into OS X as well.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Fair enough.
What is RDF any way, is it a cross platform format?
[ 01-08-2003: Message edited by: deestar ]</p>
or what is it you americans call written exams?
<strong>What will the Word replacement be called?
Guesses?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Sentences. (hey to quote apple "more is more")