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Will nobody upgrade Appleworks?

Appleworks is my lifeline, and still widely used by many people. I use it for the neat little graphics suite, as well as the wordprocessing.


Will nobody update this marvelous piece of software (that knocks Pages into a cocked-hat), so that it works on Lion? Anyone for a collection - I would subscribe $50.

iPad, iOS 4.3.3, This is a professional enquiry.

Posted on Feb 24, 2012 2:27 PM

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Feb 25, 2012 8:06 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1

Thanks, Roger


I am not a systems software guy, but all I do know is that many small software packages I use have been updated to run on Lion. I see Appleworks as being no different, apart from the lack of will by Apple.


But Apple are wrong on two counts. Firstly, Appleworks was a great and well loved package. Secondly, they are leaving many people in the lurch, with files that will not work/format on other packages. Or me, this involves a few thousand hieroglyphs, each in a separate file. Will Apple pay for these to be converted to another platform??


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Feb 25, 2012 8:13 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1

>> I take it that is a rhetorical question...


Unfortunately yes, but it would be nice to see companies being responsible for their heritage.


Is this important? Yes, and Amstrad it a perfect example of what happens if you forget your customers. Amstrad in the UK beat almost everyone to the usable (as opposed to games) PC market. It was a great little word processing PC, and Amstrad could have easily overtaken Apple in the market.


But Amstrad did not give a figg about his customers, and would jump from product to product. Result? Amstrad went bust, while Apple became the biggest company in the world.


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Will nobody upgrade Appleworks?

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