Solid and simple interface-- but different, and takes a bit of reading the documentation to use effectively. All text characteristics are handled through styles, and styles can be additive; yes, it's not the way Word does it, but it's a better way of handling text. The features implemented are excellent; I prefer to do word processing without bloat, so the minimal feature set is a plus to me. Tables added in this version are very, very slick and far easier to work with than Word. Lacks modifier key navigation (option-up, command-left, etc) but it's promised for 1.5.1. Doesn't handle Word files, but I'm not looking for a Word replacement, I'm looking for a Cocoa AbiWord-- and this rocks AbiWord's world. Finally, I've yet to deal with any software publisher-- shareware, freeware, or commercial-- that is as responsive to user input and requirements.