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Hard numbers... On the iPad App Store charts: Top Paid 3. Pages 11. Keynote 13. Numbers Top Grossing 3. Pages 17. Keynote 18. Numbers Those numbers se
by thoughtsimple 15y ago
Hard numbers...
On the iPad App Store charts:
Top Paid
3. Pages
11. Keynote
13. Numbers
Top Grossing
3. Pages
17. Keynote
18. Numbers
Those numbers seem to me to imply that a large number of people use office apps on the iPad.
- untog 15y agoI don't doubt that people consume office documents on their iPad, but I'm less convinced that people sit down and create whole spreadsheets with it. So there still needs to be some program on a computer somewhere for document creation.
- thoughtsimple 15y agoWhy? What is wrong with them in your opinion? They seem to work very well for producing documents.
- revscat 15y agoYou can consume Office documents natively on iOS - no iWorks required. The only reason people would be buying these would be to either modify or create their own documents.
- MatthewPhillips 15y agoThey imply that being featured drives sales.
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- jkubicek 15y agoThe point wasn't that people don't need office apps, it was that people don't need MS Office.
- MortenK 15y agoThose numbers tell how many people have bought the apps, not how many actually uses it. I have all 3 on my iPad, but apart from some early playing around, I've not used them. On paper, it's a great idea, and they are very nicely made. However, it's just way too cumbersome in everyday business. I'm sure a lot of people benefit from those apps, but I would be very surprised if the "regular-usage" numbers are anywhere near the sales numbers.