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Re: Apples "Office Suite"

From Aldo Raine <apache@scalpem.net>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Apples "Office Suite"
Date 2015-05-14 11:27 -0400
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On 5/14/15 9:56 AM, Alan Browne wrote:
> On 2015-05-13 23:10, TaliesinSoft wrote:
>> On 2015-05-13 20:08:10 +0000, awoolmeyer@gmail.com said:
>>
>>> iShit.
>>>
>>> That's why all the Appholes use MS Office.
>>
>> Not all!. I, for one, find Pages, Numbers, and Keynote quite adequate
>> for my needs. Microsoft Office was removed from my computer a few years
>> ago and hasn't been missed!
>
> For light use Pages and Numbers are fine.  Pages is even much better in
> Word for integrating graphics/photos, etc.  But for larger projects Word
> is far better.
>
> As to Numbers it is horrible in all senses to use and lacks essential
> business/engineering functions like "goal seek".
>

Another issue is file compatibility with anyone else that may need to 
use or edit the document. There's probably not more than 87 or 88 of us 
that use the Mac Office programs;-)

-- 
The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other 
people's money...
			- Margaret Thatcher

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Apples "Office Suite" awoolmeyer@gmail.com - 2015-05-13 13:08 -0700
  Re: Why I smell bad JoeyDee <email@nothanks.com> - 2015-05-13 16:54 -0400
    Re: Why I smell bad awoolmeyer@gmail.com - 2015-05-13 17:08 -0700
  Re: Apples "Office Suite" TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2015-05-13 22:10 -0500
    Re: Apples "Office Suite" David Moorman <email@domain.com> - 2015-05-14 00:33 -0500
    Re: Apples "Office Suite" Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-14 09:56 -0400
      Re: Apples "Office Suite" Aldo Raine <apache@scalpem.net> - 2015-05-14 11:27 -0400
  Re: Apples "Office Suite" Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> - 2015-05-13 23:38 -0500
    Re: Apples "Office Suite" Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-05-14 17:11 +1200
    Re: Apples "Office Suite" Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-05-13 22:45 -0700

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