iWork 08' - Of course we bought it!

Given that Keynote is a staple of our business and our favorite tool we were at our local Apple Store this morning to buy iWork 08'. There were several changes and updates we were very interested to see and most of our expectations were met. Apple boasts new text effect and transitions, Instant Alpha, Smart Builds and A to B animations. All amazing we have to admit, but the most useful to us and our favorite additions are Smart Builds and A to B animations. We have been generating these types of effects the hard way with iWork 07'. These two new automated features will really improve our workflow and help wow customers even more. Two things missing we'd like to see in the future; ability to customize the background color during transitions to match our designs and utilize existing page images or groups with Smart Builds. All in all the new Keynote 08' is an A+ and remains our favorite tool.