Is it better to purchase Office for Mac or iWork's for Mac. What is better?

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   jeyaramdposted 12 years ago

   Is it better to purchase Office for Mac or iWork's for Mac. What is better?
   
   i think keynotes is better than powerpoint. However, word and excel are far superior to pages and numbers. What do you think is better and why?

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   loganwescottposted 12 years ago

   If like most people you already know Office, just stay with it. Office is the business standard and sending files will be easier. If you're not in the corporate world, or do not already know office I'd go with iwork. It really is more intuitive and the programs work so well with each other.

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   jeyaramdposted 12 years ago

   Loganwescott - Thanks for your answer. I have always been a PC user and recently converted after my stupendous experience with other Apple products, namely the iPhone. However, my concern is that I am not a heavy office user. I use the word document more than anything. I also enjoy the outlook. However, powerpoint and excel have not been used heavily. Only on occasion. So, I am wondering if Pages will fit the bill in terms of my needs. I believe that you can transfer a pages document to word document, pages format, or as a pdf. As such, you are not outside the loop with iworks. iWork's is a lot cheaper as well.
   
   I have heard, however, that the 2011 ms office for mac is superior to pages in many ways. Their outlook is actually much better and more mac like. Can you suggest which way to go. Thanks again. I have not tried the mac version of office. Thanks again for your honest feedback. Its much appreciated.

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