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Apple Releases iWork '09

In addition to iLife '09, Apple announced a major revision to its iWork suite of applications. iWork '09 is available now for $79/single user and $99/family pack, or only $49 with the purchase of a new Mac. It begins shipping today.

Keynote
New transitions, chart options. There's also a new Keynote Remote app for the iPhone and iPod touch to control Keynote wirelessly with video preview that changes depending on orientation.

Pages
Full screen viewing of documents, dynamic outlines, and a new mail merge with Numbers, which can connect with tables and lists in Numbers. Pages will also offer integration with MathType and EndNote. Additionally, there's a new set of 40 themes coming with the app.

Numbers
Table categories and 250 new functions will make things easier to understand.

iWork.com
A beta of this will be announced soon - offering collaboration options for notifying other people that you've changed documents, and allow others to review and edit them online. This will be a fee-based service offered by Apple once iWork.com launches.

Since OS X 10.5.x is required to run the new iLife, Apple is also offering a package of OS X 10.5, iLife '09 and iWork '09 for $169. This "Mac Box Set" will ship in late January when iLife '09 ships.

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41 months ago
The iPhone/Touch intigration is kinda cool. Too bad I won't ever use it being we're PC only here at work.
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41 months ago
Waste of my time. I didn't need these updates. Lets see new Minis or Mac Pro upgrades. The computers that really matter. Glad to see the iphone wasn't mentioned this time. Kind of tired of hearing about it.
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41 months ago
iWork's website says it will run on 10.4.11. I guess Apple doesn't want to talk too much about that though.

http://www.apple.com/iwork/systemrequirements.html
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41 months ago
seems reasonable, interested to see the collaboration website. could be neat advancement. especially on keynote presentations for my work
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41 months ago
Then pay another $100 to update to Snow Leopard?
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41 months ago
Don't worry guys, desktops will get their own event in a month or two!...

Right?...
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41 months ago
awesome! I can pay for iwork.com or use google docs for free!! I wonder what I'll do!?!?
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41 months ago
So I guess the Mac Box set of Leopard+iLife09+iWork09 shipping in late January makes it less likely Snow Leopard will ship in Q1. Doesn't seem likely that they would release the box set only to replace it in a month.
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41 months ago
Downloading the trial now. Good new features all around. Can't wait to try the Keynote iPhone remote.
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41 months ago

Don't worry guys, desktops will get their own event in a month or two!...

Right?...


Right.....? Right..........?! RIGHT??!?!?!?! Please answer me :(

Haha, that's exactly how I feel :(
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