Why no Office for WM5? (rant)

Mike Temporale · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 6:23 am Post subject:

Welcome back to the good side. Mr. Green

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Kadoogan · Smartphone Neophyte Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 3

Cheers!

It was after the MPx200 that I went back to a normal phone for a while. I got fed up of running out of battery life after less than day! I bought a Moto v620. The best thing about Smartphones for me is the range of apps you can play around with. Naturally I got bored with a normal phone after a week. I still can't recall why I did that instead of going for a C500 which I think was around at that time.

Once the C550 was out with it's QVGA screen it was a no-brainer to get back into the Smartphone scene. The C600 was a minor upgrade, but a very nice phone, especially after flashing with an imate ROM. I'm still getting used to the Vox, but loving it so far. Found a couple of programs that don't work properly with WM6 (Word Book and Lexipedia) but most of my existing software seems fine.

Getting back on topic, I have to say that Office Mobile has been the biggest disappointment of the phone so far. I really expected to be able to do more with Word and Excel. Thankfully I already had Docs To Go.

Jason.

Mike Temporale · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 6:41 pm Post subject:

Kadoogan · Smartphone Neophyte Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 3

Have to admit that I haven't tested PowerPoint Mobile yet so can't comment on that, or indeed it's Docs To Go counterpart.

The included versions of Word and Excel may well be fine for most people. I just like having the extra functions of the Docs To Go apps should I need them.

Then again it's the same for most, if not all, of the built in applications. There are always similar programs available to buy with more functionality for those that want it. One of the reasons I like owning a Smartphone, even if it ends up costing me more money! Smile

Jason.