Yes, you’ve probably seen our coverage of QuarkXPress Universal Binary (or lack thereof), and the immediate shipping of QuarkXPress 7 for PowerPC — but neither of those articles answer the question of how good it is.
Fear not. Our review is finally here.
Unfortunately, XPress 7 does not represent a significant leap forward. The new release combines primarily me-too additions with some still-evolving original features that have limited appeal for Quark's broad base of print designers. Most of QuarkXPress 7's truly new features target workgroups, making collaboration easier.