Advantages of iWork over Open Office?

I just began using iWork, which looks spare and elegant, as you'd expect from Apple. I'm not finding all the functionality I now use in LibreOffice, and I'm wondering what the advantages of using iWork are, versus using LibreOffice, or any of the other open office variants?
Is it that iWork harnesses OS X under-the-hood technologies? ..Or that it integrates well with other OS X apps?
If I give up certain functionality from using LibreOffice, what am I gaining by using iWork?
Thank you for any insights about this!
ray

Ray,
I like Numbers a lot. That said... it is not the right tool for every job. When you want to analyze large datasets you should use MSExcel, LibreOffice etc.
If you want simple, nice looking information Numbers is for you. I suggest you use it for a while to feel where the boundaries are. Post specific questions here. I use Numbers much more than excel or LibreOffice.

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