Re: iWork versus OpenOffice

[Scott Howell]

Evert, it will likely come down to personal choice. SOme may find one  
package more accessible than the other or some portion more accessible  
than the other. Some may find the cost to be an issue and they are  
more interested in the free Open Office solution. In the end it only  
matters that you choose the software package that fits your needs. I  
personally do not base my evaluation on the cost as much as  
functionality, usability, and accessibility. If iWorks proves to be  
more accessible than Open Office, I'll happily spend the money for it.  
Now if iWorks turns out to be accessible enough, I may also be able to  
justify finally moving from windows to the Mac at work. That is one  
area that prevents me from making the change and I'm sure they will  
not adopt Open Office as a solution.

Scott Howell
s.how...@verizon.net


On Jan 7, 2009, at 5:43 AM, E.J. Zufelt wrote:

Good morning,

From a usability and accessibility perspective, is there a reason  
to prefer
iWork 9 over OpenOffice 3?

Thanks,
Everett