When 7.0.1 came out it simply would not install onto my G5. I assumed that the update was solely for the intel Macs. With 7.0.2, 7.0.1 was required. So I tried installing the latter once more and it worked this time. Suffice it to say that I can only compare 7.0.2 with 7.0 since I have no experience at all with 7.0.1.

The good news. As far as I can tell all the functions are markedly faster with this version, especially printing. FontAgent Pro auto-activation also works flawlessly. Files (usually heavy on pictures as well as fonts) on my Tiger Server (afp) read and write error-free over gigabit ethernet.

The bad news. Printing color separations always generates all four process plates, even pages with no images on them. These are not stray or ghost information because when printed from version 6.52, the blank pages do not get printed.

The book feature is still crude, at best. It can't even export groups of chapters or the whole book to a single PDF file. If you have 50 chapters, you end up with 50 PDF files.

There are no new features added in this update as far as I can tell.

It is at least encouraging to see that Quark are trying hard to get back into the graces of their users. The Universal Binary format is a clear indication of this, unlike the other guys... Mac users are fast becoming second-rate citizens to them, I suppose.

I just wish the QuarkXPress detractors and bashers out there would abstain from posting reviews if they don't have legitimate points to support their ratings.