Apple extends "Numbers" Trademark
http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.ph...rademark_alive
Numbers is still alive. Apple had until June 29th to extend the TM or lose it. They extended it. This gives me hope for iWork 2007. A beefed up SS equals instant upgrade.
Numbers is still alive. Apple had until June 29th to extend the TM or lose it. They extended it. This gives me hope for iWork 2007. A beefed up SS equals instant upgrade.
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Originally posted by Ireland
Numbers, pages & keynote free with all new Mac's. Or buy iWork '07 (Numbers, pages & keynote) $79 for a single user licence.
Yeah it's about time Apple bundles iWork with new computers. I wonder if Apple has or will integrate the technology they gained from the aquisition of Schemasoft.
Originally posted by hmurchison
I wonder if Apple has or will integrate the technology they gained from the aquisition of Schemasoft.
Who are they and what's the tech?
Originally posted by Ireland
Who are they and what's the tech?
http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0503schemasoft.html
I believe they had tech that did data extraction and conversion on XML and PDF based sources. Just how Apple planned to use that tech is unclear.
iWork may be on a modest development track, but it's still a nicely developing "Works" suite.
I also wish Apple would bundle iWork with new Macs, but they seem intent on keeping it as $79 hidden cost. Too bad.
iWork:
Pages
Keynote
Numbers
Data
Keep it simple.
add numbers and then adding a drawing component. Acquire
Intaglio or create it from scratch.
iWork is almost there it just needs some love and attention. Sometimes you have a need for Office and sometimes you have a need for a simple but powerful "works" program.
They'd be able to read and create documents, read and create spreadsheets, read and create presentations (as well as everything they can do now such as organize and listen to music, make movies, make DVDs, make music, catalogue photos, etc...)
Originally posted by kim kap sol
If Apple released Numbers in 2008 and bundled the next iWork with Macs, it would tremendously boost the perceived value of Macs. Sure, TextEdit can open simple Word docs, but having apps that could open Word docs, PowerPoint files, and maybe Excel files out of the box would make them pretty complete for most consumers.
They'd be able to read and create documents, read and create spreadsheets, read and create presentations (as well as everything they can do now such as organize and listen to music, make movies, make DVDs, make music, catalogue photos, etc...)
Makes sense, but why 2008? Why not 2007.
Originally posted by Ireland
Makes sense, but why 2008? Why not 2007.
Typo...I meant 2007. I don't know why I didn't catch that before I posted.
On a side note, this is one area where I actually still recommend the MS solution. Most people are familiar with it, and it makes them feel "safe" having it on their Mac. Sure Pages is nice, but it is very different than Word, and the average user in my book is very adverse to change.
Originally posted by blue2kdave
...and the average user in my book is very adverse to change.
Oh shit...then they're in trouble come Office 2007. If they can't handle the switch from Office to iWork, I fully expect them to not buy Office 2007.
Even if Apple tried to beat Office I don't think they could. They don't have the manpower or IP to beat Office which is now so much more integrated with Microsoft's stategy and other apps.
Apple just needs to focus on letting Mac users do some neat things without paying the MS tax.
Originally posted by kim kap sol
Oh shit...then they're in trouble come Office 2007. If they can't handle the switch from Office to iWork, I fully expect them to not buy Office 2007.
You bring up a good point. I saw somewhere that office release has been delayed and that users are complaining about interface.
Originally posted by blue2kdave
Perhaps one reason that Apple does not bundle iWork is an agreement with MS. They just announced a new five year commitment to developing Office for the Mac, so probably wouldn't look to keenly on every Mac coming with an office suite that can read their files.
That shouldn't stop them, a 5 year agreemant is still a 5 year agreement, even if apple has something up its sleeve.
Originally posted by Ireland
That shouldn't stop them, a 5 year agreemant is still a 5 year agreement, even if apple has something up its sleeve.
Do you know something others don't know? I don't recall them ever releasing the terms of that agreement.
Originally posted by Project2501
Do you know something others don't know? I don't recall them ever releasing the terms of that agreement.
Steve said it in a keynote a while ago, when introducing that girl from Microsoft. (I don't remember when exactly)