It is widely rumored that when the Mac App Store finally launches early next year, it’ll launch with the iWork ’11 productivity suite available as separately purchasable applications… but could iWork also be delayed to make sure there’s enough time to bake AirPlay support into Keynote?
Maybe. An email from Apple CEO Steve Jobs strongly implies that when iWork ’11 drops, Keynote ’11, at the very least, will support AirPlay functionality.
In an email to Mr. Jobs, TUAW reader Jared asked whether the new AppleTV would allow users to stream Keynote presentations to it from their Mac or iOS device, saying that that functionality would be enough to get him to buy two AppleTVs right then and there.
Steve’s answer: “It’s all coming soon. Stay tuned.”
In actuality, the presence of wireless AirPlay streaming of Keynote presentations to AppleTVs is pretty killer functionality for business and enterprise customers. Of course, Keynote’s second fiddle to Powerpoint in that space, but maybe wireless presentation streaming to a $99 device is enough to tip the scales back in Keynote’s favor?
