Mac "Word"

What's the best writing software for a mac? Preferably free, from my understanding there is already a version of word for mac.

I prefer Apple Pages, simply because for me it seems to open quicker.

Microsoft's Office 2008 for Mac is also quite good.

For something free there's always Open Office: http://www.openoffice.org/

Apple Pages is better than Mac:Word
Mac:Excel is better than Apple Numbers.

I stuck with MS Word, I tried a trial of Apple Pages and I just hated it in comparison.

MS Office for Mac is horrible. I boot camp and use the real office when I need to use it.

Open Office is probably a better alternative?

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MS Office for Mac is horrible. I boot camp and use the real office when I need to use it.

Open Office is probably a better alternative?

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As nice as OSS is, OO.O is terrible! :P

You could run the PC version of MS Office using VMWare Fusion or something?

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MS Office for Mac is horrible. I boot camp and use the real office when I need to use it.

Open Office is probably a better alternative?

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That has got to be, one of the most silly ways of accomplishing a task I have ever seen :P

I just use pages and numbers, MS office is slowwww.

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That has got to be, one of the most silly ways of accomplishing a task I have ever seen :P

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No, the Mac version of office is one of the most silly ways of accomplishing an office task I have ever seen.

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Originally Posted by N!ck

No, the Mac version of office is one of the most silly ways of accomplishing an office task I have ever seen.

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You could use Apple Pages?

You could use vmware, virtualbox or parallels?

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You could use Apple Pages?

You could use vmware, virtualbox or parallels?

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Windows 7 runs natively. Why wouldn't I if I have it?