The issue is not everything in word or excel transfers well with pages and numbers. There really is no great substitute for office, and that is what all businesses use.
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Microsoft Brings 'Office Mobile for Office 365 Subscribers' to iPhone
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The issue is not everything in word or excel transfers well with pages and numbers. There really is no great substitute for office, and that is what all businesses use.
If Microsoft's intention was to incentivise me purchasing an Office 365 subscription, they have utterly failed. I am now planning to migrate more of my important documents to Google Drive.
iWork is pretty good, no complaints except that it's only on Mac and iOS, until the web versions fully launch anyway. I actually prefer, and recomend to others, Google Drive. It's free for personal users, 15GB of cloud storage, and has an excelent iPhone and iPad app for editing all sorts of documents. Unlike iWork, it's totally cross-platform. It works equally well on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android.
Like you, I also keep track of car repairs and stuff on an Google Docs Spreadsheet. Super easy.
iWork is pretty good, no complaints except that it's only on Mac and iOS, until the web versions fully launch anyway. I actually prefer, and recomend to others, Google Drive. It's free for personal users, 15GB of cloud storage, and has an excelent iPhone and iPad app for editing all sorts of documents. Unlike iWork, it's totally cross-platform. It works equally well on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android.
Like you, I also keep track of car repairs and stuff on an Google Docs Spreadsheet. Super easy.
Ok, guys, read the whole paragraph, you apparently didn't make it to the end.
His point is that this proves that Microsoft is no longer Apple's competitor; Google is. If Microsoft was a threat then Apple wouldn't be putting Bing into the iPhone as the default because they'd be worried about Microsoft getting too much power over them.
The fact that they're not worried about that happening says everything.
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I think you'll find it works on iPad (and mini). The App store description says it's compatible, however, the "more info" bit which is from M$oft says it works only on iPhones, just shows you the kludge M$oft has created. As usual no real thought on how to release a product.
Scratch my back, I scratch yours
Apple announces at WWDC that their new Siri search engine support will be handled by Bing. A few days later, Microsoft finally releases Microsoft Office for iOS. Coincidence? I think not!
Apple announces at WWDC that their new Siri search engine support will be handled by Bing. A few days later, Microsoft finally releases Microsoft Office for iOS. Coincidence? I think not!
DOA app, so crippled.
Also, Microsoft's marketing needs to get a clue and stop with the dumb naming. "Office Mobile for Office 365 Subscribers"...really?
Also, Microsoft's marketing needs to get a clue and stop with the dumb naming. "Office Mobile for Office 365 Subscribers"...really?
Of all the things in the world I'd pay for on a subscription basis, Microsoft Office ranks right in between Punches In The Face and Cremation.
...come to think of it, it also ranks between them in user experience.
...come to think of it, it also ranks between them in user experience.
Dunno if that's the case since they list the subscription as an in-app purchase.
MS stock will soar the day they fire Ballmer. It's been the elephant in the room for many, many years.
Yep - In app for home users. Not commercial accounts.
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Right on.
Ok. Talk to General Motors then.
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It works with a commercial tier of 365 out of the gate. No purchase required. Is it all that or what I'd expect? Not really. But it's a start.
This is great! We use Office 365 at work and we've been looking for RMS solutions for our iDevices so we wouldn't have to switch to Windows Phones. Wonder if this will do it!?
Cracking! This puts the nail in the coffin for win phones.
Office 365 doesn't require a constant internet connection, but rather a check in at least once every 60 days. But I can see why some people don't like it
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why is this a big deal? It would have mattered before Google Drive, before Pages didn't suck, before Dropbox, or Files, or a dozen other more useful, non-subscription apps. It doesn't matter anymore. too late, Microsoft. Too Late.
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I love how even though RIM bought them out that app still works amazingly well. The sync with desktop is nice, and the cool thing is I daisy-chain it with my Dropbox so everything is uber-synced.
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I love how even though RIM bought them out that app still works amazingly well. The sync with desktop is nice, and the cool thing is I daisy-chain it with my Dropbox so everything is uber-synced.
Remember you can set your default search engine on both the iPhone and the Mac to Bing as I have done years ago.
Apple and Microsoft have always been "friends". It's Google that threatens both of them, and who will have to be destroyed if they are to survive. Yes it's that dire.
Huh?
Office 2013 just came out not THAT long ago and is not a subscription service. My company uses 365 but we are also upgrading people's machines to Office 2013 Pro Plus - considering that it offers things like InfoPath, which gets a ton of use where I work.