Apple iWork '08 Reviews

The new Numbers spreadsheet software rounds off this suite, which offers attractive and intuitive... (cnet.com)

Apple iWork '08 Keynote is an affordable PowerPoint alternative with some very slick tricks. (laptopmag.com)

alaTest Review Summary

We have collected and analysed 18 expert reviews and 204 user reviews from international sources. The alaScore™ for this product is 98/100 = Excellent. Experts rate this product 76/100 and users rate it 82/100. The average review date is December 12, 2007. We have compared these reviews to 20795 reviews from other Business. Last update: November 20, 2008.

222 reviews

November, 2008

76 / 100

18 Experts

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82 / 100

204 Users

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Key Features

Media - volume - CD - Mac

Expert Reviews (18)

US

Apple iWork '08

By (cnet.com)

The new Numbers spreadsheet software rounds off this suite, which offers attractive and intuitive interfaces; solid new features for image editing, page layout and printing; applications integrate well with each other, with iWeb, and with Apple iLife; and...

Apple iWork '08 lacks an e-mail application; pivot tables and Visual Basic macros not supported.

Although Microsoft Office 2007 offers deeper features, particularly for number crunchers, Apple iWork '08 is a strong Mac productivity package and a pleasure to use.

Photo gallery: Apple iWork '08 The $79 iWork '08 is a solid deal for anyone n...

US

Apple iWork '08 Keynote

By (laptopmag.com)

Apple iWork '08 Keynote is an affordable PowerPoint alternative with some very slick tricks.

Apple iWork '08 Keynote DownsidesThe downside to Keynote is its user interfac...

AU

Apple iWork '08

By Ryan Faas (PC World) (goodgearguide.com.au)

Apple iWork '08's three applications have excellent comment and mark-up support; the ability to open documents saved in the native Open XML format used by Office 2007 for Windows; Page Layout mode gives consumers much of the capability of professional too...

We would have preferred to see Apple include some layout-only, contentless templates for Numbers and Pages in Apple iWork '08; clumsy way of creating a layout in Word Processing mode that you can make in Page Layout

Users comfortable with Microsoft Office may find it takes time to get used to Apple iWork '08. Advanced Word and Excel users, especially those who rely on specialised features and functions, will probably find Apple Pages '08 and Apple Numbers '08 to be l...

Apple iWork '08 allows you to create your own blank templates by deleting the...

User Reviews (204)

US

"iLike it.switched"

By HuDu (cnet.com)

After being a Windows and Office user for yea... 

streamlined interface, good presentation and layout tools, inexpensive

no ODF, no document comparison tool

US

"Does a great job for the price but lacks vital features and has compatability issues"

By epizzle (cnet.com)

iwork is a good all rounded package and is th... 

Keynote (best presentation app), simple user friendly features, cost

sometimes over simplified with key features missing. Major compatability issues with non mac users

US

"An amazing piece of software for an amazing price!"

By neutrino15 (cnet.com)

And I don't know why cnet is expecting an ema... 

This suite is now well rounded with Numbers. You can preform almost any task you would want to do in such a suite, and end up with an amazing looking outcome!

Numbers needs a little work. But it's certainly more friendly than Excel!

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