Yeah, I really want Apple to release AppleWorks 7. I need a really good alternative to Word X. And SimX, I've been thinking that exact same thing since I got OS X: It's great to finally have long file name support in the Finder, but what the hell's the point when no other app supports it?! Not even Word supports it, and it's Cocoa (or at least I think it is). I don't think OmniWeb supports it either.
If AppleWorks had long file name support, a reliable AutoSave, and a better interface, I would switch from Word in a second. Some variation of Word's AutoText would be nice too. And what ever happened to macros. It just disappeared from AppleWorks when it came to OS X.
I'm kind of annoyed at Apple: they seem to be completely ignoring AppleWorks. There haven't been any new updates since 6.2, which was at least a year ago.
I think Apple might release AppleWorks 7 with 10.2, hopefully with a completely overhauled interface (the old one is getting really old).
Adam