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OneNote on Windows RT could be the killer app that makes me want one. I want a sketchpad, handwriting recognition, the ability to insert audio clips and videos
by buro9 14y ago
OneNote on Windows RT could be the killer app that makes me want one.
I want a sketchpad, handwriting recognition, the ability to insert audio clips and videos and images, OCR for text in those images... in fact let me take a photo, paste it in and then extract the text in the photo... quick text tools with basic formatting... and all of this should be searchable, shareable, integrated.
That's OneNote.
On the desktop I always felt OneNote was being held back. It begged and screamed for a tablet to bring it alive.
The only thing that makes the Surface compelling for me is: Does it have a full-featured OneNote?
Unfortunately the reality is that OneNote falls short just a little.
Surface has OneNote MX which is a version of OneNote that doesn't have feature parity with the desktop version.
And that sucks, as if it did Microsoft would have me buying a Windows OS once again, just for that application.
- dsirijus 14y agoI've always recommended OneNote as one of THE best tablet application ever. Using it on TabletPC almost 4 years now. It will really be a shame if it's not featured full-featured on Slate.
- NZ_Matt 14y agoWell the good news is that you are mistaken, Surface RT comes with both the desktop version of OneNote and OneNoteMX. http://office.microsoft.com/en-nz/home-and-student/office-home-student-rt-preview-FX103210361.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/en-nz/home-and-student/office-ho...
- buro9 14y agoThe reviews I've seen say that there are far fewer features. If you've ever tried OneNote on Android you'd know that in the worst case this could be just turning it into a basic note-taking program. I want to be wrong, but nothing on the Microsoft site (or anywhere else I've seen) shows me a side-by-side compare of the features of OneNote for every platform and version. What I've read is that OneNote is available for Surface, but it's a feature limited version. No real details on what features are limited or missing.
- NZ_Matt 14y agoEverything that I've read claims that the differences between Office 2013 and Office RT are negligible. The full desktop version is definitely included, it's the metro version that lacks features.
- wlesieutre 14y agoWindows RT doesn't have desktop apps, they'll only be supported in Windows 8 on x86/64 processors. ARM tablets like this version of Surface are Metro only.
- timthorn 14y agoThis is wrong. You're unable to install desktop apps, but there are desktop apps bundled, including Office Home & Student.
- contextfree 14y agoHere's a list of the differences: http://blogs.office.com/b/office-next/archive/2012/09/13/building-office-for-windows-rt.aspx http://blogs.office.com/b/office-next/archive/2012/09/13/bui... The main thing missing from OneNote is audio/video recording and searching, though you can insert audio/video files from elsewhere.
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