[HN Gopher] Mail Merge returns to Pages after nine years
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       Mail Merge returns to Pages after nine years
        
       Author : zdw
       Score  : 38 points
       Date   : 2022-06-21 23:11 UTC (23 hours ago)
        
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       | anonymousiam wrote:
       | I noticed that in the update today. I've got a small upcoming
       | project that will require about 300 mailings, but I'm reluctant
       | to use any Apple software for this because, who knows how long it
       | will be before they remove this feature again?
        
         | CharlesW wrote:
         | Apple doesn't do that, really.
         | 
         | Apple's _modus operandi_ is to kill entire apps, and (if you
         | 're lucky) replace them with all-new apps -- see Final Cut Pro
         | X, Apple Photos, etc.
        
       | iamdamian wrote:
       | Perhaps a sign that Apple is going to invest in core
       | Pages/Numbers features again after years of letting them
       | stagnate? (I recognize they've done a lot of work on real-time
       | collaboration, which is no small feat.)
       | 
       | Maybe this is too optimistic of me.
        
         | CharlesW wrote:
         | > _Perhaps a sign that Apple is going to invest in core Pages
         | /Numbers features again after years of letting them stagnate?_
         | 
         | Apple does minor but notable updates to its apps more often
         | than one might realize if one doesn't use them often enough to
         | see the on-open announcement for every release.
         | 
         | Here's the "what's new" in Pages 11.0 and newer:
         | https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207243
        
         | gluecode wrote:
         | Indeed optimistic. They'll go quiet for the next nine years.
        
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