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iWork to Become a Web Application at Macworld?

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dtyson said:
Yes. This just can't be completely accurate. I *always* look forward to iWork updates because I use it so much.

If it *is* entirely web-based, I'll be using iWork 08 for a long, long time to come. But again, I just can't see this as being accurate. People are right - we're probably just talking about a web-extension of the apps.

Another reason it would foolish is that not everybody is a MobileMe subscriber - or wants to be.
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This is full of promise. Imagine iWork documents on your iDisk accessible and editable on your iPhone. I would also imagine that these documents could be sent as attachments to mail messages when sending mails from the phone and would also be natively editable (via web browser) when stuck on windows machines at work. Lack of IE support will still be an issue on windows machines in corporate environments where there is often no other choice.
When working on my mac I would still use native applications on the machine. Collaboration would be another useful feature. Syncing for documents should work as for other data.
This would be the answer to not having local access to the iPhone file system and a finder for the phone.
Not everyone is a mobile me subscriber but this would be an additional benefit for those who are (provided it works!).
All in all it is a logical extension to the iWork suite and a welcome development.
 
drjones2 said:
Forget the web stuff, we need a DATABASE, or iWork is NOT a true "successor" of Appleworks. This is what I wrote on their feedback page:

"Myself and many other schools and business use Appleworks Database to keep track of student and client data. It is the only hole left in the iWork package .... PLEASE INCLUDE A DATABASE IN IWORK! Sincerely, Paul"
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Wow. iWork was released three years ago. I, for one, don't see any holes in the package. The only weakness I see is in Numbers, which I don't use anyway. I just don't think Apple will add a database application to iWork.

Anyway, you could have taken like a month or two of the three years, since its release, to learn MySQL (some basic PHP) and developed a very nice (cross platform) student/client information database.

I can't imagine the outrage you're going to feel when PPC is no longer supported and Appleworks no longer runs at all. It's inevitable. Before that happens, take some time to play with some new "building blocks".

You'll be quite pleased with what you can do outside of the antiquated Appleworks sandbox.
 
Ugh. So if one does not have a web connection then one is S... out of luck and can't get to files. Bad move, Apple. It also means the speed of connection can limit the application speed. There are also security issues.
 
When I think about my trial of MobileMe again, then I absolutely know that I do not want a browser based version of iWork. I've lost so many e-mails because the MobileMe page suddenly reloads itself. And it was sooo slow and laggy. No, I don't want it. 280slides.com is a good example of a bad web app. :)
 
Upon hearing this I got very sad because it forced me to realize this:

iWork as a WebApp is going to be the HIGHLIGHT of Macworld, and we're supposed to act like its a HUGE deal and not just the next logical addition to MobileMe. We'll be watching the keynote, waiting for them to move on to something else, and just like that an hour will pass and we'll realize the only exciting thing to come out of the last MacWorld is upgrade to Mobile Me. Fantastic.

As a Mobile Me user, $99 per year, I'm already a bit annoyed that they've spent the entire first year of service patching and fixing what's already there, rather than adding new features. This is actually over due.


Can you imagine if they try to charge MORE for these new WebApps? Like another $99 a year more? And Not just include it as a part of the rectal insertion that Mobile Me currently is?
 
If iwork becomes part of mobileme then i might just renew my subscription.:D

Why so much negative comments ?
 
Alchemist said:
Agreed. Web Apps suck. Latency is the big problem.

I used to work at Sun Microsystem and all their systems were slow as can be because they insisted on running everything within a browser environment.

I'll be disappointed if this is the way of things to come rather than an addition to the existing feature set.
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Agreed! Just don't buy into this and if they come out with this and no one buys they WILL get the msg! ;)
 
This thread is probably the best example of induced mass hysteria as we've seen around here in years. Hasn't anyone actually read the linked article? Arn even edited his front page article to make it clear that this rumor is not about Apple abandoning iWork for the Mac. It's about the possibility of adding on online version, not the subtraction of anything.
 
OrangeCuse44 said:
If this happens then I think a Mac Netbook is inevitable.
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If this happens then I think we allready have a Mac "Netbook". What can you do with a "Netbook" that you can't with an iPhone/iPod Touch?

P.S: Ok, maybe copy & paste but not much more... :D
 
IJ Reilly said:
This thread is probably the best example of induced mass hysteria as we've seen around here in years. Hasn't anyone actually read the linked article? Arn even edited his front page article to make it clear that this rumor is not about Apple abandoning iWork for the Mac. It's about the possibility of adding on online version, not the subtraction of anything.
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Well, Steve Jobs himself said (in reference to the Amazon Kindle) that nobody reads anymore. Maybe he was right.
 
Porco said:
Also it doesn't matter that Pixelmator, (or Photoshop Elements for that matter) are available at reasonable prices, we're talking about what Apple are doing. I mentioned Bento, because it is actually an Apple product (well, FileMaker product, but they are Apple-owned), and so could be bundled in with iLife in the future, I guess. I haven't used it much so I don't really know its limitations, but I kind of wonder if it was made a separate product until Tiger support is dropped in iLife (as Bento is Leopard only)...
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I guess I don't see drawing as a critical component. I always found the drawing and paint components of all-in-one apps to be their weakest areas.

I do agree, however, with whomever suggested that a drawing app should appear with the MultiTouch Macs. It has to be shocking and innovative and loaded with eye candy, much like the original MacPaint and MacDraw were so far ahead of anything else we'd seen.

As for Bento, I find it to be very UN-iLike. FileMaker's UI is abysmal, especially considering that it's an Apple-owned business! There are no modern (looking) interface elements or controls. Don't get me wrong; it's a great product. But it's stuck in 1992 or so in the looks department.

And, for some reason, Bento feels a lot like FileMaker and nothing like Pages, Numbers, or Keynote. I'd see it as an iWork app only after a DRAMATIC facelift!
 
CyberBob859 said:
Well, Steve Jobs himself said (in reference to the Amazon Kindle) that nobody reads anymore. Maybe he was right.
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Chalk that up to Steve mocking the singularity of the Kindle with Reading books. There are tons and tons of books published each year.

People aren't dedicating as much time, in their daily lives, to reading books, but those that do read voraciously. The Harry Potter fan base is one example of millions of avid readers.
 
iWork online similar to Googles Online Office Suite or something as a backup or addition to a client license.

Then again Open Office v3 beats the pants off iWork, so this really doesn't affect me. :D
 
While there are benefits, I really dont want to see everything go to online where your computer is nothing more than a connection terminal. This kind of thing would be a first step there for apple.
 
I think this can work *IF*

- There's still an off-line version that syncs up when you have a network connection available (which is to say, some people will only use the non-cloud version, and maybe use the cloud as a simple back-up option)

- Purchase comes with a promo code for an iPhone version that allows editing. I'm going to say that again: EDITING! Just viewing documents on the device is worthless, and I probably wouldn't want to create one even on a 9" screen. (Of course, I say that now :D)
 
iPhone!

I think this style of iwork will be mainly aimed at iphone customers seeing as people complain about how they cannot edit data or do some of the word processing that other windows mobiles can.
This would be very useful for an iphone user seeing as they connect over 3G when not in wifi zones.
anyone else agree?
 
I'd like iWork to become web based, but I'm not sure how good that is for Apple in the long term.

I just bought a Dell netbook. I wanted/needed a netbook, and Apple didn't make one, so I went for Dell. Windows still sucks as much as I remembered, but the great thing is that with my Mobile Me account, I can get the Mac Mail look and feel even when I run Firefox on XP.

If Apple takes all of iWork online, then it starts to erode the reason to buy a Mac. I can save money on a computer and still have Mac application look and feel.

Maybe Apple don't care. They're getting a subscription payment from me after all.
 
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