And now Apple just killed the $899 iMac.

They didn't kill it entirely, they just made it for institutional purchase only, not any old education individual. So if you want one for yourself, you've gotta know someone who do…

It makes sense, I mean, all a consumer has to do is log-in the edu-page and viola! $400 price drop. I wouldnt need the bluetooth or the remote so it would be great! Apple saw this …

Quote: Originally Posted by SSharon I guess it's more than just that. The extra $225 gets you the the superdrive, the video card, the bluetooth, and the ram on a single chip. …

you could always get a refurb 17" iMac for $200 cheaper... although I really wouldn't trust a refurb laptop, I see no problem with getting a refurbished iMac...

This is a true shame, as our lab was thinking about picking one up. Institutional purchases are nice until you realize that you have to jump through hoops and red tape rather than …

It wouldn't surprise me... it could even be a quasi port from NeXT. I only wish they would build iWork/iLife into the OS (and tack on another $20-$40 to the price).

Meh, the article says that it's aimed at consumers and is not a direct competitor to Excel. I still hope they include a nice selection of equations (particularly financial). It w…

Sounds very interesting. I'm a novice user of Excel so Charts might be perfect for someone like me. Speculation of course.

I found Pages very impressive, it did everything I could ever want from a word processor and things like aligning multiple pictures to the right was a one click affair not a 1 dial…

This would make me very happy if true.

Think Secret have a high degree of reliability.

Quote: Originally Posted by El Gato Meh, the article says that it's aimed at consumers and is not a direct competitor to Excel. I still hope they include a nice selection of eq…

Quote: Originally Posted by greenamp Yeah but see the thing is, most people who use excel only use the basic stuff, like simple forumlas, customized tables, pie charts, etc. An …

Yeah, no kidding. They bundled AppleWorks, why can't they bundle iWork? Get it some installed base.

Quote: Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - Think Secret have a high degree of reliability. The thing is, they predicted that a spreadsheet app would be released as part of…

I think they admitted to having a not-very-high confidence level for last year's spreadsheet prediction, so they covered their ass a little. This time around, it'll look worse if t…

Quote: Originally Posted by CharlesS Yeah, no kidding. They bundled AppleWorks, why can't they bundle iWork? Get it some installed base. Bingo... there simply isn't an inst…

Quote: Originally Posted by production_coordinator Bingo... there simply isn't an install base. I use Keynote on a regular basis, but have yet to find many others using it (and …

Quote: Originally Posted by Cadaver I love Keynote, personally. I never use PowerPoint any more. Even when I give lectures at large, national meetings where they want all the ta…

Keynote is quite good, but Pages is just mediocre. Let's see what happens when these get upgraded and Charts gets added. V

Quote: Originally Posted by production_coordinator I only wish they would build iWork/iLife into the OS (and tack on another $20-$40 to the price). Quote: Originally Pos…

Quote: Originally Posted by nforcer I disagree. Keep them separate and let people buy them as needed. Bundling them together and increasing the cost of the OS is what I call "…

Quote: Originally Posted by production_coordinator This isn't politics... it's business. I think if there was a wider user base, it could be broken off in the future. Also, it a…

Well, the thing about iWork is that it's not selling too well right now. If they bundle it with Macs, then they would dramatically increase its installed base. This could result in…