Microsoft Office or iWork?

Ok, I need to know which suite would be better for me. My business uses Office exclusively; however, I want to start using my Mac for home and work. I have used Pages on my iPad and iPhone and I like it good enough. I do use the Microsoft Office on my work computer and all documents created for my work is in Microsoft Office. Which should I purchase for my new Mac?
I do want to create flyers and brochures and such. I am not sure if Microsoft Office has the capabilities. Also, does the Microsoft Office has the speech to text function as the iWork does? Ok Apple Community, I am new to the Apple products...help me out here. I hate to buy one and then decide I need the other...after purchasing this wonderful computer, I am a bit strapped for cash.
Can you recommend other software for me?

There are some 'free' alternatives to MS Office for Mac that are actually more compatible with MS documents than any of the iWork apps. LibreOffice and OpenOffice are two that I know of offhand.
However, nothing is more compatible cross-platform than Office with Office. The unfortunate thing is that Word is not that great for flyers & brochures whereas the Windows version of Office includes Publisher.
I run both Office 2013 for Windows and Office 2011 for Mac and my documents work seamlessly between the two. In my opinion, the 'best' Office is the Windows version. However, if you're strapped for cash, you won't want to get involved in running Windows on your Mac just for Office.
Try the two 'freebies' out first. If they work for you, all well and good. If not, I would recommend using Office for Office docs.
Good luck,
Clinton

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http://store.apple.com/us/product/TQ744LL/A?fnode=MTY1NDA0OA&mco=MjE1MjQxOA
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Sandy.zuoxy wrote:
what's the different between I download iwork on app stores and buy iwork software?
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Sandy.zuoxy wrote:
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It sounds like you have downloaded iTunes from the download site, but when you connect the phone to your computer you are prompted to update iTunes to 11.1. I would start by opening iTunes and then verifying the version that is running with this article:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1208
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Just adding to what CSound has said.
Pages and Numbers will change Word and Excel documents when they open and close them.
Sometimes the change is subtle and sometimes not. With the latest versions of Pages and Numbers, more likely not.
So don't think you are going to work with MsOffice files without problems. You will always have something not right and in some cases really annoyingly not right. Like having all the text from Pages appear bold in MsWord, or page breaks in the wrong place or some objects and graphics not appearing in one or the other.
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