A short term fix for KEYNOTE. What do you think?????

I do not need to repeat the issues that this community is identifying. I am impressed by the astute observations and good ideas that are coming from this group. While 6.0 may be a decent program for the casual user, the problems caused for professional users is profound.
I am not sure whether Apple's audiences is us anymore---the presentation professionals, and the uber-users. IF their market is not the amateur, then we may find the end of very good era, where there was a powerful tool for persuasion and storytelling. As a professional, I have moved organizations from PowerPoint to Keynote, but for the first time, are having them reconsider. While those working on a MAC can continue to use 5.3, those recently purchasing an iPad have no choice. That lack of choice is Apple's greatest insult, and I am recommend that those who agree with the text below send feedback to allow the iPad (like the MACs) keep both, and allow those with recent iPad purchases to download 5.3 (at least until the problems are remedied).
While I understand the need to make a product that works across a number of devices, the removal of 5.3 (on the iPad) has created problems with horrid financial and business consequences for many of us.
Some of the problems that I am encountering:
6.0 will not create a presentation that can be opened in 5.3, either on my computer or a client computer. (My large corporate clients are NOT going to upgrade for a while, so work I (or anyone else) would create for them on 6.0 cannot be used.. It would be suicide for me to insist that my client's IT department upgrade a product across their organization. I cannot also open anything created on the iPad, so Keynote as a creation tool on the iPad is useless.
6.0 removed features and corrupts the showing of 5.3 presentations---fonts are unavailable and corrupted, some moves are not supported, actual content displays are changed. Therefore programs look terrible if created on 5.3 and converted
6.0 automatically upgrades (without any warning) any 5.3 presentation opened if both 5.3 and 6.0 are on the MAC. If both 6.0 and 5.3 are loaded, clicking any file will open and convert it. The only option is to make sure that the file is opened via OPEN AS, but if the file is accidentally clicked, the file will be forever lost t 6.0.
There is not away to globally set 5.3 as the default option (it is supposed to work on the folder level but is broken).
Since many of us have 100s of active presentations on our computers, and since many with features are no longer supported by 6.0, it would be a mistake to upgrade to 6.0 while there still exists the problem of accidentally converting when clicking on a file.
I understand that these problems may be addressed, but it could weeks.
A recommended easy fix....
We all recommend to the engineering department to let people put 5.3 back on the iPad, at least until the fixes can be made to 6.0.
Put a SAVE AS 5.3 function on 6.0, especially on the iPad
Fix the bug that does not allow CHANGE ALL to default the opening to 5.3
Talk to national leaders (there are a few hundred) in presentations, to create a program that as good or even better than 5.3.
Again, my suggestion for a short term fix would be reinstating the ability to use 5.3 until the fixes are addressed and full featires are restored. Give us, the user, the option of which one to use. If you agree, pehaps we can get some traction by sending this recommendation as feedback.
By the way, do you realize that KEYNOTE is not even listed in Apple's pulldown menu of products..... our favorite product is considereed an "other."

Thank you Keith for your information.
In this case I am not worried about the origin of the idea and some compensation to the creator. If this modification will lead to happier costumers of Apple and more efficient use of material and thus better for the environment (as Apple claim they are always improving ) then I am satisfied.
It is good that Apple has this Policy and I agree that they can use any idea submission to them as their own. This Idea is so basic and easy to carry out that I believe that many others have thought of it.
Sometimes it can be good to get a pair of extra eyes or brain to spot were you can improve.
thanks again for your info

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