Yup, the iWork apps have been bundled into the "Creative Studio" subscription and are clearly in the process of being enshittified with upsells as a consequence. For now you can either ignore the updates, or install them and take advantage of the free features while being aware of the promoted content (which is usually shown at the top of the list). Unless you're a very advanced user you should probably be OK.
I'm quite ambivalent about it to be honest; I've never liked the apps very much and have always felt they were a bit trashy and were mostly intended to promote the platform and the proper pro version of the apps in the case of Logic and Final Cut, basically Apple's equivalent to "bloatware". And I'm grateful that macOS comes with the perfectly serviceable TextEdit for handling rich text documents. But, they are clearly useful, especially Numbers, and it's sad to see Apple squeezing them for every bit of revenue they can. Here's to hoping that LibreOffice accessibility continues to get better so we can have a genuinely free option. Cheers, Sabahattin -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/7CE15D8B-F749-4217-8D95-2B57F368937D%40me.com.
