Decided to Download Bean 1.3.3
Bean 1.3.3 was released recently (I read about it today) and I used to be a big fan - until I got iWork '08. At that point, I thought "Hey, I've got Pages - what do I need Bean for?" And the blog posting I read makes a good point - Bean is just lighter weight, and there are plenty of times that you need TextEdit and Pages, and there are plenty of times you don't. For those other times, Bean is a great alternative.
There is a school of thought that says Don't get three different tools when two will do. Or one. And I can certainly agree with that. To date, I can't say as I've had a need to use Bean, but I can see the logic. In reality, there have been precious few times I've needed Pages, but I like to have it just in case.
Maybe that's the reason for Bean - just in case. Good enough for me. Great for free.