Probably what I'll do too… worth noting that the 'old' iMovie is still working well long after the new one came out. So, silly as it is, duel running may become the way we survive!
Jason On 25 Oct 2013, at 17:20, [email protected] wrote: > I'm half with the idea. > > My plan is to only use Pages '09 to create 'normal' content on the Mac but > keep them out of iCloud. iCloud will only now be used for Pages documents > edited by the latest versions and that should keep things safe and provide > the best of both worlds. Having a fully file compatible version across OS X > and iOS is great news ... i's just that I'd not want to use it unless really > necessary. > > Pages '09 still works fine for the moment, but if something happens in a > future release of OS X which breaks it then we will certainly be stuffed, and > in a serious way for those people who have businesses based around its > previous functionality (especially using AppleScript and templates) that may > not have returned by the time the new Pages gets such features, if ever. > > Stephen > > > On 25 Oct 2013, at 16:07, Ray Packham <[email protected]> wrote: > >> HI All >> >> I totally agree this is about creating across platform applications. The >> pain is bearable provided the period is a relatively short development >> cycle. Users who used the application for more substantial work will moan >> but my guess is Apple will shrug this off and continue to develop the cross >> platform system they so desire, this will ultimately cut development costs >> for Apple and as a business model I guess (I’m no expert) its future >> proofing and streamlining their software development. >> >> I am not saying its a good move but as pointed out IWork 09 is still there, >> so I guess they anticipated this sort of reaction and will undoubtably at >> some point start the process of adding back in the lost functionality but >> this time making the application available for all OSX /IOS >> >> I wonder what the new merged OSX / IOS will be called …SOXI???? ;-) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Ray Packham >> [email protected] >> >> On 25 Oct 2013, at 15:40, Tony Crooks <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> There is another side to this; >>> >>> Nigel Warren: >>> >>> The fact that iWork on the Mac has lost functionality isn’t because Apple >>> is blind to power users. It’s because they’re willing to make a short-term >>> sacrifice in functionality so that they can create a foundation that is >>> equal across the Mac, iOS, and web versions. It will take time to bring >>> these new versions of iWork up to parity with what the Mac used to have. In >>> the meantime all platforms have to live with the lowest common denominator. >>> >>> This is what I think, too. Doesn’t make it any easier to stomach if you >>> relied on features that have gone away though. And let’s see how long >>> “short-term” is. >>> >>> The full article at >>> >>> http://rarebitstudio.com/blog/2013/10/whither-iwork >>> >>> My own experience of the latest version of Pages is more positive. This is >>> because I've both listened to and rad what Apple has had to say about >>> equalising versions with iOS and iCloud. If you haven't noticed already, >>> iWork's 09 isn't deleted by the new installs and it still resides on my >>> system. And the new Pages does have an export to the 09 version. >>> >>> Early days I'd say. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Tony >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On 25 Oct 2013, at 15:30, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> I couldn't resist posting these images from one of the online discussions >>>> on this subject. Laugh? Cry? You choose: > > > “We’re still basing that economic activity on fossil fuels. You know, the > metabolism of that economy is now on a collision course, clearly, with the > metabolism of our planet,” - Tim Flannery, a world recognized climate change > scientist and Australian of the Year in 2007 > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
