Comments on: Apple Seeking Applications Engineer for Cloud-Bound iWork? http://www.imore.com/2009/12/28/apple-seeking-applications-engineer-iwork/ More of everything iPhone and iPad Sat, 26 May 2012 08:42:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alex http://www.imore.com/2009/12/28/apple-seeking-applications-engineer-iwork/comment-page-1/#comment-103534 Alex Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:30:15 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=17796#comment-103534 <p>I've wanted iWork for iPhone for, well, forever. I would love to have great functionality on my phone. Even tho they would scale it back some it would be a welcome addition.</p> I've wanted iWork for iPhone for, well, forever. I would love to have great functionality on my phone. Even tho they would scale it back some it would be a welcome addition.

]]> By: GoodGuesser http://www.imore.com/2009/12/28/apple-seeking-applications-engineer-iwork/comment-page-1/#comment-103483 GoodGuesser Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:38:35 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=17796#comment-103483 <p>iWork-in-the-Cloud. Now wouldn't that be suite?</p> iWork-in-the-Cloud. Now wouldn't that be suite?

]]> By: GoodGuesser http://www.imore.com/2009/12/28/apple-seeking-applications-engineer-iwork/comment-page-1/#comment-103480 GoodGuesser Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:28:35 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=17796#comment-103480 <p>iTablet d'hôte. Look it up.</p> iTablet d'hôte. Look it up.

]]> By: Dennis http://www.imore.com/2009/12/28/apple-seeking-applications-engineer-iwork/comment-page-1/#comment-103416 Dennis Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:17:18 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=17796#comment-103416 <p>In other words, if Google Docs (and closely related webapps) are the only commonly available free, online office apps, then anyone who wants the advantages of using them (continuous backup and synchronization) will just use Google Docs. And if you're just using Google Docs, when you're looking for an office app suite, then you won't need MS Office or iWork, you'll just need a text editor, or maybe OpenOffice.</p> <p>If there is no iWork online for something like a Tablet, then people will use something like Google Docs on the Tablet. And that's not good for iWork for OSX.</p> <p>Etc.</p> In other words, if Google Docs (and closely related webapps) are the only commonly available free, online office apps, then anyone who wants the advantages of using them (continuous backup and synchronization) will just use Google Docs. And if you're just using Google Docs, when you're looking for an office app suite, then you won't need MS Office or iWork, you'll just need a text editor, or maybe OpenOffice.

If there is no iWork online for something like a Tablet, then people will use something like Google Docs on the Tablet. And that's not good for iWork for OSX.

Etc.

]]> By: Dennis http://www.imore.com/2009/12/28/apple-seeking-applications-engineer-iwork/comment-page-1/#comment-103415 Dennis Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:12:01 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=17796#comment-103415 <p>I view this as more related to the cloud version of MS's Office, and to the iSlablet. If the Tablet has its own OS (or the iPhone OS, or a variant thereof), it has the screen real estate to run an office suite, but not the compatibility to use iWork for OSX. One way of adding apps to such an environment is to scale them up from the iPhone; another is to supply apps for the Tablet that scale down to the iPhone, or that just don't work for the iPhone; a third way it to host the app online and scale it for both the iPhone and the Tablet. Maybe Apple is planning this third option for iWork, which would make a lot of sense.</p> <p>In general, MS and Adobe are keen on cloud apps, not because they want to work on a free project that undermines their profit, but because doing so helps assure the use of and continued existence of their file formats and standards. Given that the Tablet won't be able to use a fully featured iWork, a cloud based version is a good compromise for the Tablet (I'm speculating).</p> I view this as more related to the cloud version of MS's Office, and to the iSlablet. If the Tablet has its own OS (or the iPhone OS, or a variant thereof), it has the screen real estate to run an office suite, but not the compatibility to use iWork for OSX. One way of adding apps to such an environment is to scale them up from the iPhone; another is to supply apps for the Tablet that scale down to the iPhone, or that just don't work for the iPhone; a third way it to host the app online and scale it for both the iPhone and the Tablet. Maybe Apple is planning this third option for iWork, which would make a lot of sense.

In general, MS and Adobe are keen on cloud apps, not because they want to work on a free project that undermines their profit, but because doing so helps assure the use of and continued existence of their file formats and standards. Given that the Tablet won't be able to use a fully featured iWork, a cloud based version is a good compromise for the Tablet (I'm speculating).

]]> By: Chad Garrett http://www.imore.com/2009/12/28/apple-seeking-applications-engineer-iwork/comment-page-1/#comment-103385 Chad Garrett Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:16:52 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=17796#comment-103385 <p>I will take it if it syncs to the cloud or iDisk from my iPhone!</p> I will take it if it syncs to the cloud or iDisk from my iPhone!

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