Word & Pages: black vs dark grey

Hello,
If I open the same document in Word and in Pages, the contrast is much better in Word. A black test looks black in Word, dark grey in Pages. The letters seem to be a little bit blurred on the edges too. Anyone?
Thank you!
Vittorio

No simple answer, but check out:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=682
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000885.html
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000884.html
http://www.agileprogrammer.com/dotnetguy/archive/2006/06/03/15617.aspx

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