Pages, Numbers and Keynote are the first apps I bin whenever I'm setting up a new Mac. Would people actually pay money for them?

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pico303 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Keynote is so much better for presentations that PowerPoint it's not even funny. But if you're not doing presentations, I can understand dumping it. I do like to have Pages because it means I don't have to bother with Word's annoying ribbon interface and Copilot AI when I'm writing...though sounds like that may be changing?

	▲	quitit 29 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Keynote is completely underrated, likely because people assume it's just a Powerpoint clone, but it's more like a highly templated motion graphics app with a UI that steers people into using it as Powerpoint replacement. So not only is it a far quicker way to make a PPT than using Powerpoint. I also see it used for making presentation videos, interactive PDFs and even animated GIFs/HTML5 animations. The number of motion graphics marketing videos I see which are actually just Keynote files exported to video is impressive.

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data-ottawa an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I put up with Numbers awful pivot table mechanics (why do they have to be manually updated?) because it genuinely allows you to create nice information displays with your tables.

I have a numbers file for my personal finances and it is so nice having some tables at the top with mortgage info and then details below. It makes running what-ifs super easy. Charts in excel and GSheets just kinda float over your content awkwardly.

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void-pointer 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Numbers is brilliant simply because of independent freely-movable tables

It looks so much better than the grid enforced by Excel.

	▲	bromuro 12 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah Numbers wins, when going back to Excel I miss it. It’s not as powerful though.

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embedding-shape 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Would people actually pay money for them?

Why would someone need to buy them, they only run on macOS and macOS hardware comes with it by default, doesn't it?

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piersroberts 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I'd forgotten Pages and Numbers existed, but Keynote is worth paying for if it means that I don't have to use PowerPoint.

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nottorp 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I use Pages once a month for an invoice :)

Not sure why tbh, my other invoices are done in LibreOffice.

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insane_dreamer 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I absolutely would. I've used them for years, alongside MS Office on Windows and Libre Office on Linux, and while they lack a few features they're not ones I've ever needed and the UI and ease of use is far superior to Office. Especially Pages is a pleasure to work with compared with Word.

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troupo 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

They want you to pay money for premium AI features in those apps, which is worse.

The apps themselves are fine IMO.