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You probably are in the minority, but I feel frustrated that there are no decent office like apps available on the tablets. There is a reason why, apple wants i

by barista 14y ago

You probably are in the minority, but I feel frustrated that there are no decent office like apps available on the tablets. There is a reason why, apple wants iPad to primarily be a consumption device. Office apps are not on top of their list. Microsoft looks at tablets as a productivity device so they are bundling the office apps in.

glhaynes 14y ago
The iWork apps are well-reviewed and have been heavily pushed by Apple so I don't really understand much of your post. :)
- barista 14y ago
  Did you forget that they are not bundled and you actually have to pay for it? Office is built in for free with Surface.
  - glhaynes 14y ago
    I was referring to the statement that "there are no decent office like apps available on the tablets" and the inference that "apple wants iPad to primarily be a consumption device". When did we start talking about bundling? EDIT: Oh, I see. When you said "no decent office like apps available on the tablets", I interpreted that as meaning that they weren't available at all, but you were saying you were frustrated with them not being bundled. Apologies for having misunderstood. It's still impossible for me to see that Apple "wants" the iPad to primarily be a consumption device — why would they? (They want to sell iPads! They don't care too much what you do with them.) And, if they did care, why would they make iWork? The iPad introduction keynote spent a lot of time showing each of the iWork apps off, very much casting the device as a productivity device (among other things, of course).
vetinari 14y ago
The thing is, that Office applications on tablets suck. You see, when you use Word/Excel/Powerpoint, your primary interaction is by keyboard, supported by mouse. Exactly the input devices, that tablets do not have! As an Excel jockey during day, I do not want Excel on tablet. I want Excel on notebook (with trackpoint preferably).
- barista 14y ago
  I think Microsoft understands this and that is probably the motivation behind the keyboard cover.

by barista 14y ago

glhaynes 14y ago

The iWork apps are well-reviewed and have been heavily pushed by Apple so I don't really understand much of your post. :)

barista 14y ago
Did you forget that they are not bundled and you actually have to pay for it? Office is built in for free with Surface.
- glhaynes 14y ago
  I was referring to the statement that "there are no decent office like apps available on the tablets" and the inference that "apple wants iPad to primarily be a consumption device". When did we start talking about bundling? EDIT: Oh, I see. When you said "no decent office like apps available on the tablets", I interpreted that as meaning that they weren't available at all, but you were saying you were frustrated with them not being bundled. Apologies for having misunderstood. It's still impossible for me to see that Apple "wants" the iPad to primarily be a consumption device — why would they? (They want to sell iPads! They don't care too much what you do with them.) And, if they did care, why would they make iWork? The iPad introduction keynote spent a lot of time showing each of the iWork apps off, very much casting the device as a productivity device (among other things, of course).

vetinari 14y ago

The thing is, that Office applications on tablets suck. You see, when you use Word/Excel/Powerpoint, your primary interaction is by keyboard, supported by mouse. Exactly the input devices, that tablets do not have! As an Excel jockey during day, I do not want Excel on tablet. I want Excel on notebook (with trackpoint preferably).

barista 14y ago
I think Microsoft understands this and that is probably the motivation behind the keyboard cover.