Cannot open Pages 09' documents in Pages 08'

Just and FYI for everyone. If you save a Pages 09' document as a Pages 09' document you cannot open it up in Pages 08'. Keep this in mind if you are using the trial and decide not to upgrade.

Most of the files you create in Pages '09 won't use any new features so saving them in Pages '08 format doesn't lose anything and lets more people open the file.
In fact, every Pages '08 document that you open and save in Pages '09 becomes undeditable in Pages '08 +even if you did not edit/add anything+. That's just silly.
Most applications that have multiple versions with different file formats at least try to cause as little disruption as possible between users of different versions of the same application.
For example, in Adobe products you are asked each time you save if you want your file to be compatible with older versions. MS Office offers total control over format (described above) including the sense to save your file in the same format it was when it was opened (unless this is made impossible by the user including new features). Both companies also offer file translation utilities to let you open new files in older versions.
Both of these methods are superior to what happens in iWork because they allow you to use new features, but only save the file in a format incompatible with a previous version when it's unavoidable.
Working in Pages '09 and trying to ensure backward comaptibility with friends or collegues that you may need to share files with, is very painful: endlessly creating multiple copies of the same file (all with the same icon and file extension!)
I really like Pages, but this 'upgrade trap' is a real disincentive to upgrade and makes me think twice about telling people to try it.

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