iWork 9 now or wait?

[W1MRK]

Hello all.


Heres the question. I have two new apple i3 computers that need iWork.

Should I get a iWork 09 family pack or should I hold out for iWork 11 whenever that pops up?

I can get the iWork family pack for about 55 dollars on Buy.com

Will there be a huge difference in versions? Didn't find a exact post on this so thought I would ask

Mike

 

[gorjan]

Hello all.


Heres the question. I have two new apple i3 computers that need iWork.

Should I get a iWork 09 family pack or should I hold out for iWork 11 whenever that pops up?

I can get the iWork family pack for about 55 dollars on Buy.com

Will there be a huge difference in versions? Didn't find a exact post on this so thought I would ask

Mike

I don't know anything about any new features, but I'd at least wait until the Mac App Store is launched. There have been some hints about a new version hitting at the time of the App Store launch.

 

[Hellhammer]

It's quite unlikely that iWork '11 will revolutionize text processing. If you need it now, go ahead and buy it. Office for Mac 2011 may also be worth a look

 

[Mal]

I'd wait until January 6th at this point. It's highly likely, though of course not certain, that there will be a new version released alongside the new Mac App Store. If you purchase them there, at the price points in the keynote where it was demonstrated, you'd pay only $44.97 ($14.99 x 3) for all three apps, and they will run on multiple machines.

jW

 

[gorjan]

It's quite unlikely that iWork '11 will revolutionize text processing.

This is true of course, but you can say that about every version of MS Office for the last ten-fifteen years. It all depends on needs, and if Text Edit can suffice for a month while waiting for the new iWork, it's always nice to have the newest version.

 

[PeggyD]

Since the Mac App Store in launching in 3 weeks, why not download the trial of iWork '09 & use that until we know for sure what the App Store will bring? The trial is good for 30 days.

 

[W1MRK]

Thanks for the responses everyone. I think I will wait it out and try the trial in the mean time


Mike