wt21
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I use MS Office. I tried to use Pages and Numbers and Keynote, but the mental paradigm with how your format and interact with objects was just too much of a shift for me, and Numbers and Keynote (especially) have compatibility issues with non-Apple Office products, that MS Office on Mac do not. MS Office for Mac has come along way now, too, and is a pretty good program (2004 Office, for instance, wasn't that good). So, I'd go with the MS version. I just really wish Microsoft would release an App Store app for Word and Excel and Powerpoint, but I am not holding my breath for that one.
I understand the Mail app works wonderfully with Exchange Server, though there are differences based on which Exchange Server your company is running. You might want to find out, and Google the differences. If you're an iPad/iPhone user, the Mail apps on those devices also work wonderfully with Exchange, so on all 3 of my devices (MBP, iPad, iPhone), my e-mail is fully and seamlessly synced, which is very nice.
I understand the Mail app works wonderfully with Exchange Server, though there are differences based on which Exchange Server your company is running. You might want to find out, and Google the differences. If you're an iPad/iPhone user, the Mail apps on those devices also work wonderfully with Exchange, so on all 3 of my devices (MBP, iPad, iPhone), my e-mail is fully and seamlessly synced, which is very nice.