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iWork '08 review

		Product	Date	Editors' Rating	Members' Rating	Price
		Lotus Symphony 1.2 Although the interface of IBM's free office suite is attractive, its hunger for system resources and lack of features and OOXML support mean that OpenOffice.org 3 is a better free alternative.	09 Feb 2009	7.0
		iWork '09 Intuitive interface design and easy access to useful features make iWork the best office suite choice on the Mac. Although it lacks some of Microsoft Office's advanced options, iWork '09 is an emerging powerhouse in its own right.	29 Jan 2009	7.8		£69
		WordPerfect Office X4 Corel WordPerfect Office X4 best fits those who prefer traditional interfaces for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations. We found the features rich, but the execution sometimes clumsy.	17 Apr 2008	7.0		£276
		Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (Special Media Edition) Office 2008 for Mac may be the best pick for business users, but most people can get by with less expensive alternatives.	08 Jan 2008	7.8		£449.99
		iWork '08 Although Microsoft Office 2007 offers deeper features, particularly for number-crunchers, Apple's iWork '08 is a strong Mac productivity package and a pleasure to use.	23 Aug 2007	7.3		£55
		Google Apps Premier Edition Does the arrival of Google Apps Premier Edition signal the death of desktop software dinosaurs like Microsoft Office? Although the idea is compelling, the answer is 'no'. Not yet, at least. There are many reasons to get excited about Google’s hosted office suite, but there are just as many reasons to proceed with caution.	23 Apr 2007	7.7		£25
		Microsoft Office Standard 2007 Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is a worthy upgrade if you need to make sleeker-looking documents and presentations to share with others, and Outlook is better than ever. However, you can stick to your current software if you don't feel that it lacks anything.	30 Jan 2007	7.7		£291
		Google Docs & Spreadsheets Google Docs & Spreadsheets beta gracefully merges word processing and spreadsheets within an online service that lets you collaborate with other users.	28 Nov 2006	7.3
		Zoho Office Suite beta Zoho Office Suite beta has strong potential, but it's not yet a final product, and its spreadsheets and presentations applications need more work before you can rely on them.	30 Oct 2006	5.7
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