That's OK with Apple as long as the extension is done outside of the app. It does not open any extra network ports or itself render anything else on the device insecure. I suppose if you're all stuck in legacy-land with no will to move forward, that's the case. Now days, other than some goofy tool layouts, they are compatable and work seemlessly between platforms. https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=office, That does not make it the or even a standard. Preview for you: It won't. Office "Touch" on RT is already proving to be quite unpalatable and full of bugs and I doubt the iOS version will be much better - knowing Microsoft it'll probably be worse just to make their own platform look good. That barrier is slowly coming down, one business at a time, with more and more picking up iPads in lieu of PCs. the point is about cultivating and continuously controlling consumer mindset and expectation. Monthly Microsoft 365 subscriptions purchased from the app will be charged to your App Store account and will automatically renew within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period unless auto-renewal is disabled beforehand. Since the iPhone Max X series, iPhone includes a dual-camera system with a front-facing 12-megapixel camera with Face ID. I'm teaching my kids to use Google Docs, iWorks, and Microsoft Office. But like I said, if your work uses office, your stuck. That's a compatibility matter, not a capability matter. And, in part, that's WHY we were the most profitable. I think efficiency and ease of use are kind of the point. Whether it be purely by its ubiquity, or specialised uses that are designed around Office (macros), or its other features such as Exchange/Outlook. Example: how would a security operations center detect or prevent jail-breaking? BTW, I just completed over 6 years of undergrad and graduate studies about a year ago. My favorite email application started to go downhill when the developer added a feature because it was a labor-free addition included with the new development package the company bought for him. Actually, in my last position on the Help Desk of a major enterprise setup, I had better visibility of what the iPhones were doing than the Blackberries. Released worldwide on September 20, 2021, iOS 15 is the latest and greatest version o the iPhone operating system. My work realized a good majority of employees had Apple products, from iPhones, to iMacs. AND, with an external keyboard, one can write pretty darn well on a tablet. You see and hear a lot of huffing puffing, in the end, a deal gets done. Domain logins, sure. I connect to an exchange server daily without the need for Outlook. WebDownload Official DVSA Theory Test Kit and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. "and the switch would be easy." Try doing the same in Windows.you can't. I think it's kinda like people that think laptops will die out in the "post pc" era without looking around at all the computers in use that aren't going anywere, like pretty much every office in the world. Derek you're obviously not a business person. It is no wonder why they have 90% of the market (guessing). It's not just a matter of cost. I thought you were a business consultant or don't you get involved with their technology workflow? :). Remember the days when XP would not talk to Vista, and Vista, what a joke of a program. President Biden wrongly claimed Tuesday that he slashed the national debt by $1.7 trillion despite increasing it by about $3.84 trillion over his first two years in office. Honest question. WordPerfect, Open Office, iWork -- they will not cut it for these users, and there are a *LOT* of them. Swipe down and tap Camera. You'll be more productive if you can break away from it (and can minimize having to interact with the dough-heads). You can do all of the things Bob mentioned with Outlook connected to Exchange, and that is the only way to get all of that in a single software package. With their email and contacts and calendar already in the cloud, they don't need Outlook. And thats the point, the businesses that need to run their finances through Office are not the majority. All Orientations. WebiMyFone D-Back is a top leader in iPhone recovery. From there, I needed to experiment a bit before finding that it was then possible to single tap at the point I wished to paste text. "2. Explore Service Locations. Most seem frustrated with it in my experience. There is a vast difference between the needs of students, people whose work doesn't require much writing, or people that are just speaking form the perspective of a tech enthusiast. It is not as smooth as a stand alone office program, but it works. Pretty sure that's Exchange managing all that, not a client application like Outlook. Why so hateful? BUT, many have found that they can do these things just fine without Office. Derek --. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). Like the RT version, it will have to do without VBScript and all that old baggage so it's not even an option for power users. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Britains national regulator for workplace health and safety. The only way I know of to get all of that in one package and not use Outlook with Exchange is to use a completely different client and server package, like Lotus Notes (which I do not like). Any of you folks ever heard of Documents To Go? When I get a doc or docx file, I often re-request it as a PDF (if no-one has to edit it. why the heck would someone send out a doc or docx if no one needs to edit it??? (on a mac). As a user, I would even posit that jailbroken devices are more secure, on average, because the users of such devices are more tech savvy and thus more cautious on what they do with and on the devices. I've seen a lot of companies and a lot of different use cases. But Office on RT is still not feature complete compared to the desktop version and does no more than Pages does. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998357.aspx. Anyone who has a new business is going to avoid going down the road to microsoft dependence. I never submitted a doc file to anyone. But again, NOT ONCE did any of these people actually prove, demonstrate or substantiate their claims with actual data. Five years ago, those people would never have questioned it; if you needed work done, it was Office or bust. They're easy to manage and are no less secure than anything else. Give a company a Microsoft Surface running Office, Android Tablet running office and an iPad running Apple's suite and tell them to pick one for their environment and see which one they pick. Office Mobile now enables iPhone users to access, view, and edit their Office documents on the go, similar to what is already preinstalled today on Windows Scoble said it first, but what the iPad has done has convinced people who *THINK* they need Office to look at the reasons why they think that. Does it even on the current Surface? Why? So you have absolutely no way of knowing anything. Note that some of them are high tech companies (SAP, Cisco) and that most of them are big places who know the value of security. "10. Are you one of the app developers? I'm just the authors opinion that people don't need office anymore in general is not based in reality. WebWith over 1.5 billion active Apple devices worldwide, its the perfect time to create hardware accessories that connect electronically to iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Apple Watch. Open Document Format is a formatting standard. 100% Work with location-based apps such as AR games, social platforms, etc. Brandon LeBlanc. How can a dude named "Scientific Bob" be wrong? This is public information and just part of the soap. New York, Open office I find is more user friendly than MS office anyway. WebThe new Office Mobile app combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with exclusive features to make it your go-to productivity app. File and data compatibility." The rest are windows users and they all use Office as well. It gives no company, regardless of how big, special treatment. Ready in colours like purple, green, blue, and black. The worst of them is Numbers which is 3.5 avg. Microsoft 365 is the ultimate everyday productivity app that helps you create, edit, and I mean from sprint to Boost to Tmobile to ATT to My PC is Windows, my tablet is iOS and my phone is (currently) Android. Sorry. I don't know why websites keep thinking that Office isn't needed in day to day business use. I'm not the only one here questioning your statements. 100% Work with location-based apps such as AR games, social platforms, etc. But Office has fallen from an impregnable position to a strong-but-vulnerable one, and that should scare them. Businesses also develop 'web based' stuff that will only run in IE6 or use Lotus Notes for office communication. Another case of feeding your competition: Google aps for Win8 and WP8. I've been using Docs2Go since I got my first copy as a free added-value item with my first PDA, a Palm IIIx. That's the problem with so many large companies that let the IT departments put them in that situation in order to make it easier for themselves, rather than do it the right way from the start. And can send and receive meeting requests. Doing anything less would be ignorant and grossly negligent. The only thing RT can't do is run VBA code. As of right now, 12/14/2012 9:45am EST The current version of Numbers has 50 ratings. Specialized application development is very expensive" Other commenters have started listing examples, so I will not repeat them here. I would never want to work for you. Ive been using MS Office ever since. In the free version on the main screen you have two Font Add-Ons one can download after watching a video Ad. Why so angry? The only thing keeping it and Microsoft alive are ignorant anti-Apple zealots IT managers who will eventually be replaced by a more progressive younger generation. It is a simple and convenient way to practice for your Life in the UK British Citizenship test on the go There may not have been an ISO or whatever committee to decide this, but it's come about on a de facto basis, that application space has matured with MS Office at the top and it's been there for so long, that even if MS Office gets knocked off the top spot, its file formats will remain as the standard. And, if I had to do something like that, I could find several ways that needn't involve Office. Yes Numbers DOES work with Excel xls and xlsx files! Unfortunately with the Magic Keyboard, it will not allow you to type anything at all, in affect making this app totally unusable. Because MS Office IS the standard format of information exchange. You can visit below official support article, Set up an Outlook account on the iOS Mail app (microsoft.com) Set up email on Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch with How to install Office or Microsoft 365. Come back when you actually work in an administrative department and are asked to process and filter a csv-file with hundreds of thousands of records, spanning multiple columns after wich every individual record is merged with a macro-enabled word template and mailed to an email address found in every individual record. And with integrated editing features, Microsoft 365 is a complete documents editor right at your fingertips. The fact of the matter is that enterprise-wise, google docs doesn't even reach office's ankles. Anyone remember what Kodak's output file format was? The iPhone launched over five years ago, and the iPad is coming up on three years, but in all that time they've yet to have an official Microsoft Office app suite, and with more than 100 million units sold each, sales have clearly suffered tremendously. Microsoft's much-rumored Office for iOS is likely to take the form of an Office 365 subscription, which if purchased through Apple would result in a 30% commission for Apple into perpetuity, even if the subscriber switches to another platform (unless they opt to shut down their account and start from scratch - unlikely to say the least). I highly doubt that. (Ever see ABB's network?) No, it wouldn't. It's what gives devices justification in the enterprise market. Now, with Microsoft finally ready to roll out Office onto iOS, they've run into loggerheads with Apple over how much of a cut Apple should be able to take for sales made through the app. Fortunately, most, if not all, of the required applications already exist. Now Im stuck! I can work with word, powerpoint, exchange, and so on. Office then becomes a translator, which you don't even really need if you can get the folks you work with to use a more standard format of information exchange. The only reason they really need Office is as a file translator, as everyone they work with can't figure out how to (or be bothered to) put the data in more standard formats. 2121 are five star, and 1049 are one star. For people that write often for work Office is often a preferred suit, but on a desktop because, it's rare that serious people do extensive text entry on a phone or even tablet. Apple also sells the three iWork apps for $29.97 combined. Outlook wouldn't come to iOS for the same reason it's not on Surface RT. For the record: that's EXACTLY what dropbox and amazone proposed and apple accepted it from them. Apple's doing just fine without them. The best Office solution is to use windows. I interface with thousands of vendors across the globe. If you are working on documents for yourself, or to simply paste into a textbox, Google Docs (or any word editor is fine). LearnMore, English, Arabic, Basque, Bengali, Bulgarian, Cambodian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Gaelic, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian Bokml, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese. "1. Better control, too, as I had better access to the account setups on the Mobile Iron server than the BES server. No. It's more of a "we do it this way because that's how we've done it" situation, which is certainly more challenging to get past in a larger organization. For more information, see the developers privacy policy. Then I have to wonder if I want to do business with a dinosaur. It's another eighty bucks if you want a version meant for use in your business. Download the only Official Life in the UK Test Questions and Answers app, approved by the Home Office, the people who set the test. It is no less secure than your average Windows or Mac desktop. For many, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook are synonymous with business and getting things done. Do yourself a favor and stop waiting for Surface Pro and pick up one of the available Windows 8 laptops that are available today and act like real laptops. It doesnt work exactly like Word for the iPad, which I can no longer use due to my iOS, so I anticipate a slight learning curve. Please keep working on it. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is betting the entire company on Windows 8, Windows RT, and Windows Phone. WebRead or Download epub David Jefferies: The Official Biography by Stuart Barker on Kindle Full Edition. I'm just aware that 1) there are now standards that could be used, with a bit more work from IT, that would greatly open things up and make a better end-user experience, and 2) that the vast majority of companies aren't in that situation, yet still unnecessarily mimic the the decisions of the big companies. Mobile comparison chart Select your Office 365 plan: Office 365 Select your Office 365 plan Office 365 Office 365 operated by 21Vianet (China) If youre looking for information about how to set up a specific phone or tablet, use the following topics: That's the school admin lemmings only seeing the world one way. Please be informed that there is no official Microsoft app to remote control PowerPoint presentations on Windows 10 using iPhone. Don't kid yourself about the Surface. The enterprise uses Office because of the DOC, etc. Because most of those alternatives are fine for the home or smaller business user (Foxit Reader instead of Adobe Reader, forex), they don't have the featureset and APIs needed for the task being put on them in an enterprise situation. What do you do that absolutely requires Office? Remote monitoring is near impossible" Advanced dual-camera system. - Printing from an iOS device sucks, sucks, sucks!!!! I look forward to keyboard access and full mouse support. As a user, I don't care what the output format is, so long as my content and formatting is intact. The list is endless. The reason you'd use Office are A) because someone has already cobbled up some Office based solution that you are told to use, or B) because you've only got Office skills and don't know any better or differently. Took 48 hours but phone is completely unlocked. What was so angry about Scientific Bob's? An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that Ukraine's military could strategically pull back from the devastated city. Dude you could manage an entire company using outlook. For the moment, itll be greyed out for most people while Microsoft rolls out this feature, first to Windows Insiders and later more generally. 00:44. ;) (BTW, I used to be a Novel CNE.). Maybe you haven't seen this: There is built-in VPN capabilities and there are enterprise class VPN options available via the App Store. Apple doesn't need Office, and if they can't get past the issue of Apple's cut of revenue, then Apple will happily move on without Office. WebInstall Office or Microsoft 365. The Surface Pro is likely to be a bigger disappointment than the Surface RT. I want to use a decent apps. WebYour go-to productivity app for iOS devices The new Microsoft 365 Mobile app combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with exclusive features to make it your go-to productivity Even though I could use pages/numbers/keynote on my iPad, you still have formatting issues when bringing it back to Word. I use .docx when the file needs to be available for editing or when specifically requested, and .pdf for everything else. Huh? Heres how it works. But on iOS they have yet to have that opportunity. I just bought an iPad Pro to help with my mobile business requirements and i was impressed with the application version of this software. Can you find ANYTHING less efficient than that? I certainly understand legacy. WebHeres a quick way to see how you can use Microsoft 365 on a variety of phones and tablets. This app is provided by either Microsoft or a third-party app publisher and is subject to a separate privacy statement and terms and conditions. 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