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Microsoft Reportedly Considering iPad Version of Office
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It kind of sounds like you're philosophically opposed to the whole concept of computers and the internet, let alone an iPad.
the complication is that Microsoft didn't want the relationship. they were all set too drop all Mac support in Office a few years back. until a little lawsuit put continued support into the final settlement.
Yes, let's bring bloat and bad user interface concepts like the ribbon to the ipad. I always loved the defenders of the ribbon: "Keep struggling for a while, and you will eventually like it." Compare this to the swipes and hand motions on the iphone/ipod that even a three year old can understand in a few seconds of use!
It's probably easier just to use iWork in its own format or use its ability to import a .docx formatted file. And if the .docx file doesn't import right, just tell whoever made it to export to .doc and then provide it.
It's probably easier just to use iWork in its own format or use its ability to import a .docx formatted file. And if the .docx file doesn't import right, just tell whoever made it to export to .doc and then provide it.
Correct me if I am wrong, but what you are referring to happened many years ago (1997). If not, what lawsuit are you referring to?
If the iPad gets this, it's another reason for me to buy the iPad. While I like Apple's software suite, I prefer MS Word. I use Google Docs a lot now but a dedicated Word and Excel app would make it much more useful for me. I know many others who would buy it as well.
I read a small article interviewing someone involved in the OO project and, basically, it said that doing an iPhone OS version is nearly impossible because the whole code base is in C++ and would have to get ported to Obj-C, which is basically the reason the OSX version of OO sucks.
I thought Bill was retired from Microsoft?
Why the Bill hate.
He is retired from day to day activities, but he is still chairman and has a say. He is mostly working on the Gates Foundation now. Which is one reason not to hate him, but seriously, it makes no more sense to hate everything that says Microsoft than for a PC user (such as myself) to hate everything that says Apple on it. I find both companies have made some great products, and a few duds, but many of them are aimed at different market sectors, others compete.
But still, I think Bill does deserve a bit of credit. Complain if you like that Microsoft has lacked innovation (in many respects, it has) but it and Bill have certainly played a huge role of getting computers out there and in changing the world. And so has Apple.
If you can't beat them, join them, earn their trust, and when they let you close enough, slip a knife between their ribs.
I suppose if they wanted to port over the whole thing it would be difficult, especially for an open-sourced project. If they could just provide readers for OO documents that would be good for a start.
I think this is just another distinct example of the vast failure of imagination of tech-minded people, whom I would have expected more from.
No business besides health care? Really? You can't think of ANY business applications?
The number of active U.S. corporations is nearing 5 million, and they account for over $17 trillion in annual revenue. You're sure none of those 5 million in the U.S. alone can think of a use for this?
In 2008, there were 29.6 million businesses in the U.S., according to Office of Advocacy estimates, with approximately 600,000 new ones opening up each year. You are saying that none of these will find a use for the iPad?
And that's just in the U.S. Sheesh.
That would be Fantastic!
if the ipad gets Office (yes rather pay 89 for office over 9.99 for the toy that is Pages) and lets me install my own browser (safari does not work with ConstanContact and one other service I need to use for work) - I'll think about it
if the ipad gets Office (yes rather pay 89 for office over 9.99 for the toy that is Pages) and lets me install my own browser (safari does not work with ConstanContact and one other service I need to use for work) - I'll think about it
Gates no longer equals Microsoft.
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Never see the need for Office. iWork is a great little program if people would stop being so short sighted and actually tried using it.
Pages is a layout tool also.
Sounds great... just as long as they don't write the code too fat. That's all the startup iPad need is some app to make it chug along.
As for Bill comments - He know he wish he had something to do with the iPad development. Don't set back and make little of something very significant in the way people will do business in the future.
As for Bill comments - He know he wish he had something to do with the iPad development. Don't set back and make little of something very significant in the way people will do business in the future.
Apple will not allow other browsers in the app store unless they use Safari's webkit framework.
They also won't allow another music store or even a podcast app because it competes with Apple's built-in apps.
Not an opinion shared by all.
I prefer iwork, its easier to do the easier stuff - which is what most people want.
word and excel are a confused mess that you need years of experience just to work out where the things you use every day are.
and as for powerpoint - its supposed to make things you WANT to show people? Really?
The first is a cause of the SDK not the approval process.
as for the second, What about the Rhapsody app?
Pages is probably a more complete program than Word for 90% of users' needs.
I rarely find myself missing the bajillion-and-one features of Word when I'm using Pages.
