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jhomayne

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so what is the average mac user supposed to use for spreadsheeting now that iWork is supposedly doing away with the need to get MSWord (and therefore Office)

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The average Mac user will still be getting AppleWorks, which includes a spreadsheet application, included with their purchase.
 
Apple patented "Cell", which sounds like a spreadsheet app. My guess is that it will be incorporated into iWork 06. By then Apple will have a full Office suite that will be mostly compatible to MS Office.
I think that they didn't want to create a full blown competitor to MS Office just yet. They're slowly trying to build up iWork as the Office suite so MS doesn't pull out.
 
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