Comments on: Microsoft Office Coming (Eventually) to the iPhone?

By: Office on the iPhone

Office on the iPhone — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:37:13 +0000

Web-based Microsoft Office 14 WILL RUN on the iPhone. See http://iphone-office.blogspot.com/2009/04/web-based-microsoft-office-14-will-run.html for details.

By: Mike M

Mike M — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:10:47 +0000

I have absolutely no problem typing on the iPhone. The only problems I have with it are when the freakin backspace key sticks and deletes a line and a half and when the shift key randomly turns itself on after some backspaces. Well, that and it's making me worse at typing on a regular keyboard...

By: AnteL0pe

AnteL0pe — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:15:53 +0000

I don't think these will be installable apps, just web based tools. MS is planning an online version of Office and they have already stated that it will be compatible with Firefox and Safari. Making it work on the iPhone shouldn't be a big issue.

By: frog

frog — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:47:51 +0000

icebike: problem is that app only works for North American accents, and language. Other accents, and there various slang are a disaster on that app. The keyboard is one if the iPhones strong points!

By: mystic

mystic — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:51:19 +0000

Nothing wrong with the keyboard. It's great.

By: icebike

icebike — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:42:23 +0000

@frog:

I never thought I’d do serious email or web browsing on a mobile device a few years back

I still don't do "serious" email or web browsing. Its all mostly casual or spur of the moment browsing, and some limited family email. Can't see me handling much company related mail on the platform.

Great for travel, and keeping in touch, but miserable to type on.

What can change that?

If you install the Google app, you will find the voice recognition used for the search is uncannily accurate. (and the monkey has me giggling like a school girl).

When Google and/or Apple offer that service for filling in any field (or writing email), then we will have a quantum leap in usability. The keyboard is the ball and chain around this phone's left leg.

By: Mike M

Mike M — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:12:36 +0000

I store all my school files on my iPhone to read when I'm at work or just in between classes. I would definitely use the editor to make changes to notes or to finish an assignment on the go. But as far as doing an entire assignment, I'll wait till I'm at a desktop. I think the small screen size and constantly having to move around the document would be more annoying than the keyboard. I'm pretty good with this keyboard (hoo-ray for unlimited SMS plans), but I can't imagine how annoying excel would be without a bigger screen and a mouse...or a tab key for that matter.

By: OmariJames

OmariJames — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:11:46 +0000

P.S. That is the funniest picture I ever seen on top of a article on this site

By: OmariJames

OmariJames — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:33:19 +0000

I really want to see iWork for the iPhone.

What is the difference between quickoffice , docs2go and microsoft office ?

By: Sean peters

Sean peters — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:14:23 +0000

I agree that a BT keyboard is the key to success here. If we can get such a peripheral, a lot of people could make do without a computer for some applications.

By: frog

frog — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:02:46 +0000

Steve: I never thought I'd do serious email or web browsing on a mobile device a few years back. The iPhone has changed everything, perhaps a genuinely usable office program is the platforms next conquest.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:50:33 +0000

I think this (and other Office apps to come) provides mostly a "cool" factor. I think most people who buy them will rarely use them for editing, but will just like having them on their phones (and I say "most" so I don't mean everyone won't use it). I just don't believe the majority of people are unable to wait until later to use their desktop apps.

But, I guess it's still nice to see REAL business apps (rather than crap) being developed, that's for sure.

By: Xavier

Xavier — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:34:02 +0000

No! What we really REALLY want is iWork in the iPhone. At least Pages + Numbers, oh plz.

By: eric

eric — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:49:44 +0000

I JUST LOVE MY IPHONE 3G

By: The Reptile

The Reptile — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:56:17 +0000

I agree that MS on the Mac is pretty good. However, I'm betting that Apple will release iLife and iWork on the iPhone when they announce the next iPhone and show us more of 3.0. Those programs already allow you to edit Office dox. I wouldn't be shocked if they add iWork to MobileMe as well - not that this hasn't been rumored before.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:36:08 +0000

Interesting idea, but useless unless I can connect to my iPhone with a BT keyboard.

By: frog

frog — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:17:41 +0000

Microsofts Mac team make some pretty good software. I'd love to see Office on the iPhone, and I'd certainly buy it over the other companies which have spoken about it. I'd like to see them bring MSN too!

By: icebike

icebike — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:16:05 +0000

After migrating everything to OpenOffice, I see nothing to lure me back to Microsoft Office. I certainly won't be spending any time editing documents on the phone, so viewer programs are all that I need.

I just can't see this as a big draw. Anyone having any real need to edit documents on a device this small and with a keyboard this finicky would be better served by a netbook or small notebook.