Any chance in hell? Any one working on ANYTHING? I know there is a Quickoffice for Android already, but I would rather pay a developer working with FOSS code than some one with propriety stuff.
I too am throwing in my BB for the G1. I could really use excel or some spread sheeting program for budgeting and stuff. Or even to import an excel sheet as a text file for work approvals?One thing that I feel that HTC/Google did well is recognized that individuals with the Blackberry prefer a qwerty keyboard verses tru-type or virtual screens such as iphone.
I also use my phone (Blackberry) professionally and I have thrown in my hat to pre-order the Android. I am putting alot of faith in this phone and hope that the openness of the platform will offer up some great applications.
I need some sort of program that will allow me to view xcel documents, word documents etc. I really do not desire to have Microsoft on my phone- I have had enough of their problems (ie: Windows Mobile) but OpenOffice would be a great solution!
I agree with the sentiment- Google and HTC made this phone with business in mind, I can only hope that the developers continue to develop software that will continue to push the envelope forward.
I too am greatly wanting Open Office a la android, but we must remember that processing power probably is not the primary restraint - battery life is.Just giving this topic a bit of a bump.
What I'm really looking for is something that will at least let me edit basic html on the phone.
My acid test is can I create a decent Web Page from scratch, while on the go.
It's always pissed me off that in spite of the fact that my phone is 3-4x more powerful than my old P166 Laptop, I can't do just as much with it.
With a 4Gb MicroSD, a G1 would beat my old Lappy in every category except screen resolution.
I'm hoping the openness of Android would encourage people to make a Laptop alternative rather than just a suped up pocket watch.
I agree with the sentiment- Google and HTC made this phone with business in mind, I can only hope that the developers continue to develop software that will continue to push the envelope forward.
Get serious. Not all "work" has to be done on a laptop."Work"? Get serious. Get a laptop.
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