Microsoft office on iPad... Soon?

Microsoft office on iPad... Soon?

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bodhi

10,334 posts

228 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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TheHeretic said:
How does it take you 3 times as long to write an email on the iPad, than it would on the computer?
Becuase touchscreen keyboards suck major amounts of arse when you are used to touchtyping?

Original Poster

5,429 posts

175 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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TheHeretic said:
How does it take you 3 times as long to write an email on the iPad, than it would on the computer?
Completely realistic I'd say, if not longer.

TheHeretic

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73,668 posts

254 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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Then I suggest a zag,ate, or a Bluetooth keyboard. I have no issues with speed, except for some dodgy proof reading, and crappy spell checking.

bodhi

10,334 posts

228 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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TheHeretic said:
Then I suggest a zag,ate, or a Bluetooth keyboard. I have no issues with speed, except for some dodgy proof reading, and crappy spell checking.
Great! So after spending £400 on the thing I have to spend more money so I can actually use it properly? Yeah I can really see the advantages of these things over, say, a netbook or a cheap laptop.

Incidentally if you read my original post rather than exploding in a fanboy rage, you will see that I already use a work provided Bluetooth Keyboard. And it's still pish.

I'm sorry but to paraphrase Lock Stock.....iPads for show, laptops for a pro.

TheHeretic

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73,668 posts

254 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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Hey, you're the one that takes 3 times as long to type on the thing, not I.

Fanboy rage? Really?

bodhi

10,334 posts

228 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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TheHeretic said:
Hey, you're the one that takes 3 times as long to type on the thing, not I.
Yet I don't seem to be the only one. Perhaps its an actual issue touchtyping when there is nothing defined to touch?


JD

2,769 posts

227 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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bodhi said:
Incidentally if you read my original post rather than exploding in a fanboy rage, you will see that I already use a work provided Bluetooth Keyboard. And it's still pish.
Please excuse my obvious fanboy rage here...

but how can one be good and one be bad using the same variety of input device?


as If I were to send an email on either my iPad or laptop, the ipad would of sent the message before my laptop had even booted up!

TheHeretic

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73,668 posts

254 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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Steady on! Keep the rage in check! hehe

Anubis

1,029 posts

178 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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I bet you a can of spam that you'll never see Office on an iOS device fellow nerds. smile

Some of you folks may be clued up about your tech but the business logic is shocking.

(and before anyone rants and raves about Office on a Mac - I know) :P I'm talking about on an iOS operating system.

I'm not here to get anyone's backs up - it's just my opinion that MS will never ever allow Office on an iPad (although I'd love to see it without a hack). That is all. smile

TheHeretic

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Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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Why not? It is a massive market, and they would be fools not to tap it.

Anubis

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178 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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TheHeretic said:
Why not? It is a massive market, and they would be fools not to tap it.
Cos it would make people buy iPads and not Windows 8 tablets that are in the pipeline.

durbster

10,223 posts

221 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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Nobody actually uses a tablet for work do they? Unless you're using a bespoke business app they're just toys! biggrin

I can't see any reason you'd choose a tablet over a laptop if you use something like Office regularly in your line of work. Anything that involves complex interaction is laborious on a touch screen. Even copying and pasting is a pain in the arse by comparison.

That said, it wouldn't surprise me if there's a version of Office released for tablet devices. It's such a familiar that people will probably go for it regardless of its practicalities. People tend to stick to what they know.

Anubis

1,029 posts

178 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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durbster said:
Nobody actually uses a tablet for work do they? Unless you're using a bespoke business app they're just toys!
This is my point. smile iPads are basically toys - for use primarily at home, on the train or whatever. They haven't managed too well at cracking the business market as they don't share too many apps that businesses use today (like Office).

MS knows this, so if they make their future tablets for use at both home and work (like a PC) it actually creates a huge amount more wealth than allowing a cheap run down version of office on the main competitors tablet (iPad).

smile

TheHeretic

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durbster

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Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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bodhi

10,334 posts

228 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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JD said:
Please excuse my obvious fanboy rage here...

but how can one be good and one be bad using the same variety of input device?


as If I were to send an email on either my iPad or laptop, the ipad would of sent the message before my laptop had even booted up!
You do know laptops can be put to sleep in the same way as an ipad? This means you can be back at a windows desktop in seconds.

Not entirely sure what your link is supposed to prove TheHeretic? As I dont recall Android tablets being mentioned?

TheHeretic

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Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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durbster said:
Someone said they haven't done well at cracking the business market, so I posted the enterprise stats. Seems apt for a thread about bringing an important app to iOS, and others. I thought that would be quite obvious.

Anyway, this thread isn't about the iPad being a toy, or not as good as a laptop. As usual, folks simply want to give it beans.

BenM77

2,835 posts

163 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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Anubis said:
Cos it would make people buy iPads and not Windows 8 tablets that are in the pipeline.
I have already posted this but microsoft is a software company !

If they are in the game to make money then why would they ignore a huge market ?

roogi

245 posts

158 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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lestag said:
does office 365 work on the ipad?
Yes, we're currently piloting it at work and it works well with the ipad 2. If you have the right license you can use the web apps to edit documents that can be stored in a SharePoint site. Solves a lot of problems for us and the heavy ipad users think it's great.

durbster

10,223 posts

221 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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TheHeretic said:
Someone said they haven't done well at cracking the business market, so I posted the enterprise stats. Seems apt for a thread about bringing an important app to iOS, and others. I thought that would be quite obvious.

Anyway, this thread isn't about the iPad being a toy, or not as good as a laptop. As usual, folks simply want to give it beans.
Oh right.

I thought the contention was about whether touch-screen tablets are practical for administrative type business, regardless of the OS.