PriceĪpart from the operating system, price usually is the key factor when users choosing between MS Office and Apple iWork. In 20, Apple successively launched Pages and Numbers as the iWork bundle. It was released as a standalone application in 2003. MS Office was first released on August 1, 1988, and benefited from Microsoft's huge customer base, it quickly became the most popular office software package in the world. In Apple iWork, the apps corresponding to the above functions have different names, namely Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. These three apps enable users to create word documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. MS Office package has three apps, namely Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. In this article, we will compare these two packages and tell you the pros and cons of each package. On a worldwide basis, Microsoft Office (MS Office) and iWork are the two most popular office software packages. No matter you are a home user or a businessman, you will often use word documents, spreadsheets, and presentations on a regular basis.
