From G5 to MacPro Quad 2.66 -- Do I need to re-install iWork?

My G5 finally had to be replaced by a new MacPro. I was in a pinch so I migrated everything over, including my programs.
Is there any reason to uninstall iWork and iLife to reinstall? Is the version on the G5 the same that would run on an Intel processor?
Thanks.
Steve

There's a short and a long answer to your question - don't you just hate when that happens? The short answer is that iWork is a Universal Binary so the migrated program should run. However, it has been my experience that migrating from a PPC to an Intel system can be fraught with issues and I've come to recommend against it. That's not to say that it isn't possible to migrate successfully - I migrated from my PowerBook to my MacBook Pro without any problems. Then the next four migrations I performed were all disasters.
If you do begin to see problems, check out this guide.

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