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Then there's iWork (AKA Pages / Numbers / Keynote), which internally converts all Microsoft Office documents to its own format and tries really hard to save in
by miki123211 2y ago
Then there's iWork (AKA Pages / Numbers / Keynote), which internally converts all Microsoft Office documents to its own format and tries really hard to save in that format. If you want to save to the original document, you need to re-export. If you work on a document for hours and your computer crashes, your document is gone, because you were technically working on an "unsaved" file. If you have a habit of pressing cmd+s all the time, you keep getting interrupted by the obnoxious save dialog. There's no way to fix this except by saving every document in Apple's format and then re-exporting to Microsoft's.
- sigmoid10 2y agoWait, there are people who actually use Apple's Office version for work? I've only ever seen MS Office for macos used in actual business settings, and I have used it myself a few times over the years without issues. Despite running a Macbook in some jobs, I haven't touched Apple's suite in years because of some very bad experiences whenever you need availability beyond you own system. The other way around (mostly) just works, but it's still more headache than simply installing MS office for mac.
- miki123211 2y agoI wouldn't strictly call it "work", but I do get the occasional form or two that I need to fill in or whatever. This doesn't happen nearly often enough for me to bother with MS Office, but it does happen sometimes.