Thread: Google's Android preview.... looks like the n800 did all that a year ago!!
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2007-11-13 , 09:41
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Originally Posted by Traecer View Post
Actually, it's not even that, it's simply that it's made by Microsoft. Palm devices actually had better Office file support (through Docs to Go) than Pocket PC devices for a long time, but Microsoft kept telling businesses that their mobile OS was more compatible because they made it. Eventually, most businesses bought the hype.
Well, that and the fact that Pocket PC gave them miniature but apparently genuine versions of Word, Office, Excel etc. The ability to use the same applications on every platform is a powerful incentive, even if it's a lie.

But if the Nokia tablets had office support it would help bump some people across -- those who like the Nokia tablets but can't convince themselves to buy.

The ability to view Office files should really be considered part of any Internet compatible device, like the ability to view PDF files or even JPGs and MP3s. It's not about catering to business users.