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iWork.com beta to end on July 31st, 2012.


Fans and users of the iWork beta have received an e-Mail reminding them that the long lasting service will be shout down completely on July 31 of this year. Apple recommends that you sign into iWork beta and download all of the documents and projects you have saved/stored there, and transport them to your computer before that date.

Apple is asking long time, iWork beta users to move over to iCloud as it can already do half of the functionality that the iWork beta provides and much more. As of now, the some of the functionality that iWork had utilized is not available on iCloud yet. Things such as public sharing, which is basically iWork, and syncing from Mac to iCloud won’t be available until the launch of OS X Mountain Lion.

iWork.com launched in January of 2009, is a free service that allowed users to share iWork ’09 documents online between your OS X / iOS devices using iCloud directly from within Pages, Keynote and Numbers.

With a new way to share iWork documents between your devices using iCloud, the iWork.com public beta service will no longer be available. 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.

If you are not willing to move to iCloud then alternatives are available to use for those who want the functionality that iWork provides. The popular Google Drive is the first on the list. as it’s easy to use and its on the go with Google’s application for iOS and Android platforms. DropBox is also a fantastic choice for file sharing as well, and of course it’s available on mobile devices via their iPhone and Android app.

Are you planning on moving to iCloud, or are you now going to use an alternative service? Let us know your thoughts below, or tell us via our Facebook page.

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