New iWork Question

ajlwoody · Jul 18, 2007

Hey, im curious to know if anyone knows anything about the new iWork i have heard it is to have spreadsheet on. But apple seem to be keeping quiet about it, are they going to release leopard then start work on the new iWork or what?? I can't find anywhere about it, i read one article saying it was to come out start of 2007 what happened??? Thanks

Adam

smurfy · Jul 18, 2007

Apple have said nothing about it at all. So nothing official to say. So nothing 'true' to say.

ajlwoody · Jul 18, 2007

mmmm i see!! Well I am geting a new MB when leopard come out but i wanted to get it with iLife 07 and iWork 07, from what i undertsand iLife 07 is coming out before leopard so i should get iLife but i suppose i will ust have to wait unitl iWork!!

hotskate · Jul 19, 2007

THey are coming out with a new iLife----07? why dont they wait the extra 2 months and name it iLife 08?

ajlwoody · Jul 19, 2007

well yes thats what i thought: or at least wait till threy have completed the new iWork and bring them out together? I think they are going to bring iLife before/with leopard tho!

Sandwichman · Jul 19, 2007

hotskate said:
THey are coming out with a new iLife----07? why dont they wait the extra 2 months and name it iLife 08?

My thoughts exactly- Apple never signed a contract guaranteeing a new iLife and iWork every year. I guess they just did that in the beginning for a few years because they kept adding big things (like, say, Garageband). Now that the basics are there, big features are taking longer because there is so much to update in addition to new stuff.

hotskate · Jul 19, 2007

They need to update iChat... the video chat doesnt work all the time with people and varies depending on network compatibility sykpe ALWAYS WORKS

Chimpur · Jul 19, 2007

I'd much rather download patches and other small dl's than have to pay for a new viersion just to get one or two features....

greggles · Jul 20, 2007

hotskate said:
THey are coming out with a new iLife----07? why dont they wait the extra 2 months and name it iLife 08?

And yet MS Office 2008 for Mac is coming out in Aug/ Sep 2007!;D

schweb · Jul 20, 2007

hotskate said:
THey are coming out with a new iLife----07? why dont they wait the extra 2 months and name it iLife 08?

They never said it would be called iLife 2007. As a matter of fact, they haven't even said what it will be called or even when it will be out. At this point, everything is just a rumor.

schweb · Jul 20, 2007

greggles said:
And yet MS Office 2008 for Mac is coming out in Aug/ Sep 2007!;D

No, that also hasn't been announced. Considering Office 2008 hasn't even hit beta yet, I really, really doubt an August/September release.

Macwillis · Jul 20, 2007

apple allways keep quiet about things anyways he he. best part about them.

ajlwoody · Jul 25, 2007

Macwillis said:
apple allways keep quiet about things anyways he he. best part about them.

most annoying aswell...

knightlie · Jul 25, 2007

ajlwoody said:
most annoying aswell...

I'd rather Jobs unveil a stonking new iMac in August than read about it's specs piecemeal on rumour sites. It's more exciting, and I don't even want the thing.

Gav · Jul 25, 2007

@The guy who mentioned iChat, there is a new version coming with Leopard.

As for iWork, I believe that there probably will be a new Leopard only one, with Core Animation (keynote + core animation

).

You could always use NeoOffice until then, heck - you could even use Apple Works!!

mark.spiro · Jul 25, 2007

Also, Office 2008 Beta testing is private. Not downloadable to the public.

ajlwoody · Jul 26, 2007

Yes i am just going to use NeoOffice until the new iWork is released..

knightlie · Jul 29, 2007

I don't really know why people keep asking about a new version of iLife - we don't know what it'll be called, when it'll be released, or, more importantly, what will be in it. Is there some uber-new feature we're all waiting for?

Like Schweb says, Apple aren't required to release a new version of everything each year, without fail. Let them release it when they're ready. Your existing software works perfectly well.