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In article <3312@voodoo.UUCP>, jdt@voodoo.ca.boeing.com (Jim Tomlinson)
wrote:
> 
> 
>     So, I'm finally giving up on keeping up with the Word and Excel
> updates; I just can't afford it for the minimal work I do at home.
> Both MS and Claris want to upgrade me cheaply from my old 1.0 copy of
> MS Works, and I'm in a quandry.  My gut tells me to go with Claris
> (great reviews; don't have to send Bill any more money), but I'm always
> having to get stuff into MS format (Word/Excel) to give to others, and
> I worry about Claris' import/export capabilities relative to that of a
> MS application.  I haven't seen any reviews of the new MS Works, so I'm
> kind of in the dark about what it's way-cool new features are.
>     Anyone got an opinion?  If this has been discussed recently (it's
> hard enough keeping up with the X newsgroups), could you email me a
> copy of what you saved?  I'll be reading the newsgroup in eager
> anticipation of net.wisdom on the subject.  Much thanks in advance.

I won't promise to be objective, because I work for Claris, and can't be
completely objective.  It goes with the territory.

The major difference between ClarisWorks and MS Works is that in MS Works,
each type of function has its own module and document, and you can't mix
them.  If you want to put a table from a spreadsheet into a word processor,
you have to open a spreadsheet document, do your spreadsheet stuff, copy
it, and paste it into the word processor (and save the SS document if you
think you may have to revise the data).  In ClarisWorks, you simply drag
out a spreadsheet rectangle in the word processor document (the menus will
change to the SS menus until you click out of the SS; then the menus will
change back), and do your work right there.  You can open the SS into a
full window if you need, but that is just for working; the SS still remains
in the WP document.  This is not limited to just SS and WP; any module can
be used in any other module (the only exception is that you can't
incorporate the telecommunications module into any other, or any other in
it).

Microsoft Works had a 90% market share before ClarisWorks was introduced. 
Now ClarisWorks has a 75% market share.  Some of this is due to marketting
activities, but most of it is due to the solidity of the product.

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