I upgraded to the iPad Version of Pages

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I just wanted to add my voice to the already swarming people about my utter disappointment in the "Upgrade" to Pages.
First of all,  When I saw it was a Free Upgrade, I immediately became suspicious.  Apple only ever gives Free Upgrades or Free products when it knows its not going to go over well. (Bumper Cases), etc.   And it being free, they believe that they can defang the descenters.
Yet, I still held out hope that it would be an upgrade and ADD enhancements and streamline an already GREAT word processing program.    I Stopped using MS Word years ago, because I liked Pages so much more.   Once I got it installed, i found out, that I had upgraded to the iPad version of Pages.
Here is this revolutionary device, the iPad.  Following the iPhone as the best new device in the History of Ever.  AND IT WAS!...   What made it GREAT is that in general, it ran REAL software.   Not the nerf'd web browser of similar devices that really never worked.  Steve Jobs made it part of the WOW when he said..  Here is this new Device.    IT RUNS THE SAME SAFARI as on the Mac (same general capabilities).  It Was Awesome.
Fast forward to now, I have had an iPad since the iPad ONE.   Im an avid user of all apple devices.  When they released Pages for the iPad,  I forked over the $20USD to purchase it thinking HEY, it would be just like using it on the Mac.    Well, it wasnt.  It was a nerf'd version.   But even still that was sorta understandable.  A good word processor for a tablet even as advanced as the iPad, was sure to ge a difficult challenge.     Subtle updates, and such to Pages on iPad helped, but I can honestly say,  Pages for iPad never worked for me as THE PLACE i wanted to go to build complex, full feature documents.
So Apple in their thinking outside the box manner (which usually turns out good things), goes and "upgrades" the Mac, Full-Featured version of pages to resemble the iPad version which had never been a great word processor to begin with.   What a mighty disappointment.
I understand that these days, Apple no longer innovates for the sake of innovation, their innovation is driven by the market.   For such a great company, with such a great legacy, it is such a disappointment.
Sorry Apple, you got this one wrong...!

Answer 1

When I checked out the on-line help for Pages, it distinctly mentions two types of document layouts:  blank-template-based (like a simple letter) and placeholder-based (like a pamphlet). 
With blank templates, you just type as if you're in a standard word processor (perhaps my use of the word "freeform" didn't help matters much).
With placeholder-based templates, you insert text boxes for where you want text to appear.
Here's some wording from Apple's own on-line help file:
If you’re using a blank template, just start typing to add text to the body of your document. If you’re using a template with placeholder text, first select the placeholder text; whatever you type replaces it. As you enter text, new pages are added automatically to accommodate it.
And as far as I can tell, new pages are NOT automatically added when using placeholder text.