http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/May 12th 2010 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
Yeap, i don't regret my HD2 at all. Office mobile is good stuff and that alone justifies owning a winmo devices (as long as Sense UI is built in!).]]>May 12th 2010 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/May 12th 2010 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
Crazy concept! That will never catch on Microsoft!]]>May 12th 2010 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
But FREE upgrades are never bad!]]>May 12th 2010 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/May 12th 2010 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/"Don't look at it, maybe it will go away"]]>May 12th 2010 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/May 12th 2010 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
Agreed, still good on the inside though :)]]>May 12th 2010 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/May 12th 2010 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/May 12th 2010 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
I'm sure there were plenty of people that made similar arguements agaisnt mutlimedia on PMDs/phones and office work on laptops when they first came out too.]]>May 12th 2010 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/I keep my assignments on my HD2, so I can touch them up whenever I want.]]>May 12th 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/Hmmm... I see your point. And I agree.
But isn't there another way for simple previewing?]]>May 12th 2010 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/Yeah, see... they make these things called "smart phones" which are like mini-computers, the whole point is so that we could do the things we do on PC, but on a handheld device. See, in the era of 2006 and prior, before the iPhone, 'smartphone' didn't automatically make you think 'fart and flashlight apps'.

Seriously, your comment is proof that most people buy smartphones for the dumbest of reasons... most people just want a toy and nothing more.

On an old MDA back in 2007, I actually sat in an airport and did my weekly work and emailed to it everyone as usual. Now that is smart.

Despite my dickish sarcasm, I'm not saying people HAVE to have some business function to justify having a smartphone... however, I think its pretty damn ignorant to sit there and question who would do these things on a smartphone. If I couldn't do these things, then I'd give up these smartphones so I wouldn't have to hear or see anything about all these lame apps that do nothing and are a huge waste of time and space.]]>May 12th 2010 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/Still 1) I do not see many people using it and yes, this is only because of the screen size. It's tiny and this poses a very concrete problem. You can do only so much on a small screen - or maybe you'll say you want to run PS on your phone?
2) I also was addressing these particular apps and the crappy UI - maybe if it looked better designed, I wouldn't have a problem?]]>May 12th 2010 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
This is one area where WinMo has a significant advantage over all other mobile OS's. It really is the only one out there that natively sports a minimalist stylus driven UI. You might call it ugly, but if your goal is to get work done as efficiently as possible, your thoughts about the aesthetics of the application you are working in will fade away quickly.]]>May 12th 2010 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/No. I am complaining about Office applications being difficultly usable on a small screen and this GUI not helping the case.

"You might call it ugly..."
It is ugly, but that is not my point. One example : Look at the Excel screenshot - where it is written C12 - why is the row so thick? Clearly it is not dynamic. ]]>May 12th 2010 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
I have no idea why the top row is so bloated compared to everything else. The optimist in me would say it has focus, but more likely it is the case of MS being inconsistent in its UI design, a common fault that plagues many of their products.

I'm not trying to say that the WinMo version of Office will be as easy to use as the desktop version. There are always going to be compromises with shrunk down versions of desktop software. Even the most valiant efforts to compensate such as with Mobile Safari pale in comparison to the real thing.

I really do not see how mobile Office looks to be more difficult to use than any other of the thousands of phone sized desktop apps people use every day. More features != more difficult, despite what Apple would have us believe.]]>May 12th 2010 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/I am a business man, and to keep my business running, Excel and calculator is my main tool while using any devices. But you are right about small screen size on most devices to consume Excel's data properly.

Hence I have this 5inch screen HTC Athena, displaying 20+ rows of Excel's data vertically. Anything bigger would be the IPAD, but IPAD is a joke(Don't bother ask me why,you should know why), so the Dell Streak or HP slate(either WebOS or WMoblie7 only, coz desktop Windows7 is another Joke) is my next device of choice to cater to my Excel need.

Let me tell you, Atkins, why you keep failing, because u always speak from your own little kid's point of view, which is very childish. Grown-ups use Excel, OK? And judging from that, I am profiling you as an IPAD user,NO? Because serious grown-ups don't humiliate themselves using an IPAD in the public.]]>May 14th 2010 12:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
"you keep failing, because u always speak from your own little kid's point of view, which is very childish. Grown-ups use Excel, OK? And judging from that, I am profiling you as an IPAD user,NO?"
That's just ridiculous. Did I say "don't use Excel"? The issues here are small screen size and interface. I've been working more than 6 years now in finance and I have never ever seen someone use a phone for their sheets. And how did we come to the iPad, why do you bring it into this discussion?]]>May 14th 2010 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
Reason...no one really works on mobile office. You use a laptop/iPad for that. And that UI sucks... personally I don't see any way WinMo 7 will compete with Android or IPhone OS.]]>May 12th 2010 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
you're basing that prediction on some screens for winmo 6.5 ??



]]>May 12th 2010 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/May 12th 2010 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/May 12th 2010 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
I'd really LOVE to see you open Microsoft Office files on an iPad!!! Also, that UI is for Windows Mobile 6.x not Windows Phone 7. It's a good idea to get your facts straight before saying "FAIL" because you my friend, just FAILED...]]>May 12th 2010 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/May 12th 2010 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
Dammit! Don't feed the troll :)]]>May 12th 2010 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/"I'd really LOVE to see you open Microsoft Office files on an iPad!"
No problem for that with iWork which costs 30$.]]>May 12th 2010 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
Hence why I said "Microsoft Office"! I wasn't dissing the iPad, and I do know that iWork is available on it, but this is about Microsoft & phones not tablets. Genuine question that I don't know: Does iWork on an iPad open .docx .xlsx & .pptx files?

]]>May 12th 2010 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/May 12th 2010 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/May 12th 2010 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/I won't say "unreadable", but I have to agree that they are often incorrectly rendered.

@bitingback Point taken. I have no problem with .doc and .xls files. (though I like I said above there are some annoyances - missing fonts and some areas aren't understood by the package, but overall I am happy with it, though I sometimes use NeoOffice too)]]>May 13th 2010 12:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
This still wouldn't persuade me into buying a HD2 myself, but I think I'll stop telling my non techie friends not to buy the phone if they really want it.]]>May 12th 2010 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/May 12th 2010 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/May 12th 2010 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/May 12th 2010 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/

]]>May 12th 2010 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
This has to be a joke. Please 6.5, jump off a cliff.]]>May 12th 2010 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/Maybe it's for energy drinks? All i know is, I'm buying! it's twice the caffeine at half the price! lol]]>May 12th 2010 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/May 12th 2010 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/look under the cliff..?]]>May 12th 2010 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
I'm having the same problem.

found this download link but i get an error message:
http://marketplace.windowsphone.com/details.aspx?appSKU=a226f64c-d514-4d91-85df-a512bc37c1cd&retURL=/search.aspx%3Fkeywords%3DOffice%2520Mobile
]]>May 12th 2010 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
In a world, where people valued Twitter and fart apps more than Office productivity software..." ]]>May 12th 2010 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/May 12th 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
Get Docs to Go]]>May 12th 2010 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/
Silverlight support added to Symbian wasn't an accident. ]]>May 12th 2010 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/May 12th 2010 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/ It should read "half our competitors price + 2x the performance in the open GL benchmark test = 96% market share and repeat customers!"]]>May 12th 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/office-mobile-2010-released-free-upgrade-for-winmo-6-5-users/May 12th 2010 11:58AM