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So what mobile platform does MS Office Live work on then? Only on Windows Phone (or Windows Mobile)? Are they making these things web-standard browsers incompat

So what mobile platform does MS Office Live work on then? Only on Windows Phone (or Windows Mobile)? Are they making these things web-standard browsers incompatible on purpose? Or do they really only know/want to develop for IE browsers, ActiveX or Silverlight or .Net technology based stuff? Is there anyone from Microsoft out there who can explain??

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- bbraakman 16y ago
  Someone else reacted that Office Live does work on the iPad (I never tested it). Anyhow - as web apps are not what ticks (at the moment) on the mobile devices (Apps are) - I was referring to an actual App version of Office.
  - Silhouette 16y ago
    > Anyhow - as web apps are not what ticks (at the moment) on the mobile devices (Apps are) - I was referring to an actual App version of Office. Given the numerous reported problems that small-scale developers have had with App Store policies, up to and including pulling their software product from the store completely, I wouldn't want to invest time and money in building even a simple iWhatever app. Why on earth would Microsoft spend a fortune building a highly complex app when its availability would be at the mercy of a direct competitor? Someone should really send a copy of that Ballmer "Developers! Developers! Developers!" presentation to the guys at Apple. They aren't the only guys in town with funky devices any more, and despite all the hype, they are not some sort of unassailable market leader either. If businesses find it too hard to develop and sell software on Apple kit, whether it's because of the danger of rejection from App Store, or not having Flash support, or whatever is going on with Java, or something else tomorrow, then platforms with better developer relations are going to pull ahead, and this is a fast-moving industry.
    - bbraakman 16y ago
      It is not just Apple iOS devices that I am talking about. I am also not advocating Apple's policies or even technologies. Microsoft has a history of always developing for their own (just as well complicating) platform, so does Apple. From both perspectives I would say: why not make something (good) available to as many users as possible. Apple built in Exchange support in Mac OS X (and iOS). That is a product from their direct competitor...
  - nailer 16y ago
    You can fool it into opening the ' pc version' of the web app, but typing in word doesn't work, not does clicking a title in powerpoint

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bbraakman 16y ago
Someone else reacted that Office Live does work on the iPad (I never tested it). Anyhow - as web apps are not what ticks (at the moment) on the mobile devices (Apps are) - I was referring to an actual App version of Office.
- Silhouette 16y ago
  > Anyhow - as web apps are not what ticks (at the moment) on the mobile devices (Apps are) - I was referring to an actual App version of Office. Given the numerous reported problems that small-scale developers have had with App Store policies, up to and including pulling their software product from the store completely, I wouldn't want to invest time and money in building even a simple iWhatever app. Why on earth would Microsoft spend a fortune building a highly complex app when its availability would be at the mercy of a direct competitor? Someone should really send a copy of that Ballmer "Developers! Developers! Developers!" presentation to the guys at Apple. They aren't the only guys in town with funky devices any more, and despite all the hype, they are not some sort of unassailable market leader either. If businesses find it too hard to develop and sell software on Apple kit, whether it's because of the danger of rejection from App Store, or not having Flash support, or whatever is going on with Java, or something else tomorrow, then platforms with better developer relations are going to pull ahead, and this is a fast-moving industry.
  - bbraakman 16y ago
    It is not just Apple iOS devices that I am talking about. I am also not advocating Apple's policies or even technologies. Microsoft has a history of always developing for their own (just as well complicating) platform, so does Apple. From both perspectives I would say: why not make something (good) available to as many users as possible. Apple built in Exchange support in Mac OS X (and iOS). That is a product from their direct competitor...
- nailer 16y ago
  You can fool it into opening the ' pc version' of the web app, but typing in word doesn't work, not does clicking a title in powerpoint