MacBook: Where's the Word Processor?

[Amie]

Why did Apple remove the lovely AppleWorks program from the new iBooks (MacBooks)? My parents just bought a new MacBook and they're asking me, "Where's the word processor to do business records and filing?" I took a look at it and felt like a fool after ranting and raving about "how great Apple computers are." I said, "Duh ... I dunno ... looks like they didn't include a word processor when they switched to Intel." Or maybe it's the OS or the model (MacBook), I really have no idea. All I know is that I have an iBook G4 and it has AppleWorks, which is a really swell app (word processor, spreadsheet, and more all wrapped up in one).

Soooo ... what are my parents supposed to do? Just use TextEdit as their word processor? Ugh.

[nixgeek]

Well, there's always NeoOffice. If you're not using AppleWorks, you could always give them your copy (don't know how legal this might be, but there it is...please don't kill me, fryke/ScottW/bobw/any-other-moderator! ).

[Mikuro]

Apple wants to sell iWork, so they don't include AppleWorks anymore. Personally, I think it's ridiculous. We get DVD mastering software for free, but not a word processor?! That just doesn't make sense to me.

TextEdit can actually serve as a decent word processor, but it doesn't have "the Apple touch" as far as ease of use goes.

[Lt Major Burns]

i would file a bug report about this.

"Mac OS X doesn't appear to have a simple publishing program"

[Qion]

Originally Posted by Lt Major Burns

i would file a bug report about this.

"Mac OS X doesn't appear to have a simple publishing program"

I second this.

[Amie]

Originally Posted by nixgeek

Well, there's always NeoOffice. If you're not using AppleWorks, you could always give them your copy (don't know how legal this might be, but there it is...please don't kill me, fryke/ScottW/bobw/any-other-moderator! ).

I apologize for this dumb-sounding question, but I've never done it before, so I really am clueless: How would I do that?

[Amie]

Originally Posted by Mikuro

Apple wants to sell iWork, so they don't include AppleWorks anymore. Personally, I think it's ridiculous. We get DVD mastering software for free, but not a word processor?! That just doesn't make sense to me.

TextEdit can actually serve as a decent word processor, but it doesn't have "the Apple touch" as far as ease of use goes.

I totally agree. And I have a feeling that Apple will be changing things in the near future. I think a lot of people are complaining about it, and I'll just bet that Apple will decide to re-include it in the software bundle.

[Amie]

Originally Posted by Lt Major Burns

i would file a bug report about this.

"Mac OS X doesn't appear to have a simple publishing program"

Good idea! lol