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Apple iWork - Now in 3D?

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Apple's iWork suite is a bit overdue for an update. Many expected Apple to update the iWork suite on its usual schedule in January of 2007... but no update arrived.

People then speculated that Apple would release iWork (and iLife) updates alongside Leopard, but Steve Jobs made no comment about the productivity suites during the WWDC keynote.

A new job posting posted by Apple on June 13th 2007 reveals that Apple is seeking software engineers for the "next generation of iWork". Specifically, they are looking for a programmer to work on 3D specific features with experience in "openGL and other 3d technologies".

Apple's iWork suite currently consists of Pages and Keynote but there have been persistent rumors of a spreadsheet application in the works.
 
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3D? In an office application? Hmm. Does this mean we are going to get some beautiful looking pie charts? :cool:
 
My guess is they are looking for better transition effects for Keynote. Where else would they use 3D visuals effectively in iWork?
 
The main difference in user experience between a desktop app and a web app is 3d/animated graphics. I believe Apple is really going to push CoreAnimation as the next big thing to differiantiate OS X from Safari.
 
O Lord Job, when will you bring out new iLife? Get a break from your iPhone and get a iLife. :)

I have a very old version of iLife and am holding from last november to wait for Macworld, then for WWDC to get a new version. Hell Steve B. Jobs, take the wraps off from iLife, will ya? :mad:
 
I'd like to think they are looking to add basic 3D modeling to iWork, but I'm sure the idea to to add more pretty transitions to Keynote and more "pie"-like pie charts.

More eye candy to distract the audience from the fact the presenter is BS-ing them.
 
So if they are just now starting on it, can we assume a more likely Jan. 2008 release rather then a Leopard/October release?
 
Macrumors said:

A new job posting posted by Apple on June 13th 2007 reveals that Apple is seeking software engineers for the "next generation of iWork". Specifically, they are looking for a programmer to work on 3D specific features with experience "openGL and other 3d technologies".
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They are starting to look for a software engineer now? Sounds like this is for iWork '08 or '09.
 
iWeb Please!

I need a new iWeb app right away. I love the simplicity, but I need this puppy to do more. (HTML, shopping cart, etc.) I know a lot of people make fun of iwebbers like me, but the simplicity of creating webpages is really great for non-programmer like myself. Please, please, Steve update iweb.
 
Generally when Apple does something, it does it right. Given that Microsoft is the leader in productivity software for the desktop, I can totally see Apple upstaging Microsoft with a completely rethought and reworked office suite that blows Microsoft Office out of the water. Apple can do it. It just needs the motivation. :p
 
CoreImage/Video in keynote would be nice, so would scrolling through multi-page docs in 3D. Maybe they just need someone to add coverflow :rolleyes: to the open/save dialog, but thats a leopard feature and they wouldn't add that because Tiger couldn't use it, would they?

[Update] I guess iTunes has it but not in the open/save, does Leopard extend coverflow into it? I was assuming that it did.
 
It will probably be limited to keynote transitions, although I think certain datasets would certainly benefit from some sort of data/graph fly-throughs inside of presentations.
 
flopticalcube said:
Even if they find someone tomorrow, they would still have to train, code, test. We are talking many months.
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The main problem/feature with Steve is he does things at the "bleeding edge" of technology.

He gets many kudos for that. He also sucks at times for that. Sometimes he gets screwed by suppliers (Motorola, IBM) or technology ramp claims (Adobe, Microsoft). Other times he has supplier agreements with massive upside (flash, Seagate, assemblers, memory). Sometimes he sucks hard by releasing known crippleware (USB 1.1, unused IR).

Rocketman
 
Rocketman said:
The main problem/feature with Steve is he does things at the "bleeding edge" of technology.

He gets many kudos for that. He also sucks at times for that. Sometimes he gets screwed by suppliers (Motorola, IBM) or technology ramp claims (Adobe, Microsoft). Other times he has supplier agreements with massive upside (flash, Seagate, assemblers, memory). Sometimes he sucks hard by releasing known crippleware (USB 1.1, unused IR).

Rocketman
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Well, I personally experienced that with Safari for Windows. I wouldn't want to rely on productivity software that wasn't carefully tested and reliable.
 
raggedjimmi said:
3D? In an office application? Hmm. Does this mean we are going to get some beautiful looking pie charts? :cool:
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What if the "other 3D technologies" include replicators? Pie charts could be made of actual pie, and if it was really yummy pie you wouldn't even need to have relevant facts and figures to win over the audience.
 
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