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BlueDjinn

03/19/08 5:43 PM

#77178 RE: Tex #77177

Re. iWork--I agree that it's still not ready for prime time (KeyNote is, but Numbers and Pages are still 1-2 generations away), but unless it's bringing in a solid profit (I find it hard to believe that it's selling all that well), I really wish that they'd just go ahead and start bundling it with new Macs like they do with iLife.

That's what they did with AppleWorks for years, after all, and iWork *was* launched as a "replacement" for AppleWorks. They used to include AW with every consumer model (but not the Pro models, since presumably Pros would go for MS Office anyway). Today, that would mean minis, iMacs and MacBooks.

Better yet if they just went ahead and bundled it across the board; they'd truly be able to advertise "everything you need out of the box" and all that (yes, plenty of people would still shell out for MS Office, but they'd still have the bragging rights). Besides, they already have "consumer grade" email, calendar and contact apps bundled...why not bundle the rest of it as well?