> Meanwhile, Microsoft Word has just become more and more horrible to look at and to use. This is due, in large part, to Microsoft's institutional inability to

> Meanwhile, Microsoft Word has just become more and more horrible to look at and to use. This is due, in large part, to Microsoft's institutional inability to remove anything if it might upset a single user. If you want a simple, intuitive interface, you must, from time to time, remove features. For what it's worth, there are quite a few word processor options for the Mac other than Pages and Word: Mellel: http://www.mellel.com/ Bean: http://www.bean-osx.com/Bean.html Nisus Writer: http://nisus.com/pro/ Write 2: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/write-2/id542987253?mt=12 So it's not exactly like Apple has you over a barrel. If you need pro tools, there are pro tools. This kind of bellyaching is annoying to me because there's no way to satisfy someone with this attitude.