Do you have a citation to back that up? I do not know about publishing, but I can guarantee you that lack of Microsoft Office compatibility would have been a de

Do you have a citation to back that up? I do not know about publishing, but I can guarantee you that lack of Microsoft Office compatibility would have been a dealbreaker for several of the Mac owners that I supported when I worked in educational IT. Apple's own marketing campaigns targeted at "switchers" tout this fact: http://www.apple.com/why-mac/its-compatible/#office http://www.apple.com/why-mac/its-compatible/#office