Katie Marsal
Come August, users will no longer be able to access documents stored on the iWork.com website. Those who participated in the iWork.com public beta must back up their documents by July 31 if they wish to keep them.
Instructions are available on Apple's website informing users how they can save a copy of their documents on their computer before the deadline passes. Users are also encouraged to migrate to Apple's new iCloud service, which allows remote storage of documents and data in the cloud.
iWork.com users were first notified in early March that Apple will shutter the website on July 31. The iWork.com service first launched as a beta in early 2009, offering iWork users on the Mac the ability to more easily collaborate with others using Windows and Microsoft Office.
Since then, the iWork suite of applications has also become available on iOS, with Pages, Numbers and Keynote among the most popular downloads on the iPad App Store.
The iWork suite and iOS 5 now offer integration with the iCloud service, which launched last October. At the iCloud.com website, users can access their up-to-date iWork documents, synced through iCloud's Documents & Data service.
The full e-mail text sent out to iWork.com users on Monday is included below:
Dear iWork.com user,
Remember, as of July 31, 2012, you will no longer be able to access your documents on the iWork.com site or view them on the web.
We recommend that you sign in to iWork.com before July 31, 2012, and download all your documents to your computer. For detailed instructions on how to save a copy of your documents on your computer, read this support article at Apple.com.
Moving forward, you can use iCloud to store your documents and make them available across your computer and your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Learn more about iCloud.
Sincerely,
The iWork team
Andrew Orr
Wesley Hilliard
Malcolm Owen
Christine McKee
William Gallagher
25 Comments
When, oh when, is iWork going to get an update?
[quote name="prop23" url="/t/151038/apple-reminds-customers-that-iwork-com-will-shutter-july-31#post_2138498"]When, oh when, is iWork going to get an update?[/quote] What, oh what, does it need that would warrant a full update?
When, oh when, is iWork going to get an update?
They've been getting pretty substantial updates- particularly the iCloud update. As has iPhoto (aperture/iphoto file sharing, photo stream, etc). I'm curious if they are going to make a completely new one of either at this point. But Numbers is really the only one that needs updated the most. Keynote is fine, and Pages could use some minor tweaking, but is fine as well.
While I agree with you- one could have said the same thing about Office 08' for Mac vs 11' (and what will be Office 14' in a couple years). I, like a lot of people, thought the ribbons were stupid, but now I prefer them. Needs change, technology is more advanced, and things are implemented that we, the common folk, hadn't thought of. This is Apple btw.... have they ever brought something out we didn't think we needed, but then we had to have? :)
[quote name="Andysol" url="/t/151038/apple-reminds-customers-that-iwork-com-will-shutter-july-31#post_2138503"]Needs change, technology is more advanced, and things are implemented that we, the common folk, hadn't thought of. This is Apple btw...[/quote] Oh, no, I know; that was a genuine question. I was just mirroring his style is all. The stuff Apple adds to its software is more often than not things I never knew I needed than it is missing standard features.
This is you being the knee-jerk reactionary again isn't it? :-)
It's been ages since any significant update of iWork at all (years) and there are many bugs and UI problems.
By what reason do you imply that it *doesn't* need an update? You use it so frequently and intimately that you are certain that it's just perfect how it is?