It's a massive generalization. I'm mostly commenting on the difference in attitude between the two threads.
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Microsoft Denies Claims of Imminent Launch of Office for iPad [Updated x4]
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It's a massive generalization. I'm mostly commenting on the difference in attitude between the two threads.
I'm on it! Gonna start up an internet rumor!
As someone who would love to use an iPad for a class that requires the craptastic office suite (Specifically a Computer Science class that teaches specific functions of Office-only features), this would be nice.
For work professionally, naaahhh.
Hey, I just passed Computer Science for Engineers with my iPad. Tell me what features you're looking for, I'll try and help you out, sans office suite.
No, they do just as bad on windows. It's time they just gave up IE is a disaster (don't forget the Foxconn hacking where they used IE), windows 8 is just Zune software with apps, and Office is getting worse every year. The alternatives are more reliable then Office (Open Office for PC/Mac and Docs To Go for iOS). Microsoft doen't seem to understand how to get anything right, for example the zune its like, hey lets discontinue the zune because we obviously failed but lets make windows 8 look just like the horrible software that came with said product. Seriously though, Docs To Go is perfect for me, and if Office looks like One Note then I will not waste my money on something so pathetic.
Gonna start up an internet rumor!
MICROSOFT IS A LIAR PERSON! OFFICE ON FOR iPAD IS TRUTH!
This would be so disappointing if it turns out to be a simple Photoshop fake. Hopefully the online buzz can convince Microsoft that there would be real demand for an iOS version of Office. I think Gates would release it, but I'm not sure about Ballmer.
This is my biggest complaint about Office. My second is, well, let's save that for another thread.
Computers have screens that are wider than tall; documents are taller than wide; uSoft uses all that space on the top that is sorely needed to show the document being edited, for inefficiently placed, difficult to decipher buttons, leaving blank space on the sides! On a laptop, sometimes you can only see four or five lines of a sixty line document.
But to be fair, iTunes on OS X isn't any good either. At least Office on Windows works flawlessly (usually
).
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of the suite, I only use Word cross-platform.
if they can come up with a non-bloated iPad version of Word that could work with the Mac and PC desktop versions, great.
Just watch and wait.
of the suite, I only use Word cross-platform.
if they can come up with a non-bloated iPad version of Word that could work with the Mac and PC desktop versions, great.
Just watch and wait.
As soon as their bloatware fails they will bring it out. Windows 8 for the non MS people
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Really its actually easy, but its true it does not go as far as Excel does.
Still not that hard and I use both the mac and iPad version. iCloud made me leave MS.
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But how, the reason iWork works on iPad is because of its simplicity, MS is not know for clean simple design they are know for bloatware for them to serious do it they would have to do things differently now imagine how the MS fan club would have a histrionic episode if they did this.
Windows 8 for the non MS people ----------
Really its actually easy, but its true it does not go as far as Excel does.
Still not that hard and I use both the mac and iPad version. iCloud made me leave MS.
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But how, the reason iWork works on iPad is because of its simplicity, MS is not know for clean simple design they are know for bloatware for them to serious do it they would have to do things differently now imagine how the MS fan club would have a histrionic episode if they did this.
Is that the case with ipad 2 too? I thought the problem was my iPad 1 with its low ram and slow processor. My requirents aren't too high though. It just can't handle more than 20-25 pages (with about 200 data entries and couple of formulas for each entry) on my iPad whereas I need about 31 pages max (one per day). Was hoping iPad 3 will fix it for me. Right now I have to create two spreadsheets a month which is kind of a pita if I have to make a correction in the first spreadsheet. If the faster iPad doesn't help improve this, I might have to reconsider my iPad 3 purchase instead of a new MacBook.
But for that, they'll transfer 1 million dollars in your honorable name into your account.
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pro-apple camaraderie aside, Office is a much superior product to iwork.
I would've gladly paid money for this. darn.
I would've gladly paid money for this. darn.
Wow, they should maybe check out this thread to see how many potential customers they have already disappointed! I happen to love Microsoft Office and use it every day on my Mac quite happily.
I'm actually not familiar with the iPad version, I was thinking of the Mac version -- it's slow as s$%#