A:AnswerNo. It's not needed. Apple software programs (Keynote, Pages, Numbers) all work with Microsoft files. You're also able to create documents in these programs, and export corresponding Microsoft files.
A:AnswerThe sound is horrible. Much worse than the sound quality from my cell phone. My last laptop was a Dell Studio made 7 or 8 years ago and it had really good sound. Thinking about returning this one.
A:AnswerWell, I'm brazilian and bought it while I was at Orlando, the keyboard is the american pattern but you can change the system configuration to act like a Portuguese-Brazilian one.