Apple no competition for Office Jan28 '05
Recently, I mentioned how I was looking for an alternative to PowerPoint, and figured the anwser lie in Apple’s Keynote.
Upon reflection, and further reading... I realized I am being slightly foolish.
Microsoft’s Office applications are extremely powerful programs, that help run millions of businesses across the globe, as well as provide superior products for "at home," personal computers.
For me to actually believe that Apple will simply create a program overnight, and have it be better than programs that have been around (and worked) for over a decade, is just plain foolish.
You can’t just "out step" PowerPoint’s versatility. You can’t duplicate Excel’s incredible "ease of use," combined with serious programming capabilities. And you can’t just create a program called Pages, and expect millions of Word users to take notice.
It doesn’t happen like that, and I sure don’t want it to.
It’s all about using the right tool for the job. And there is no sense in "fixing it if it’s not broken."
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