[tdf-discuss] Re: Why LO mobile version should not be ignored

On 18/11/2010 19:39, Ian Lynch wrote:
> On 18 November 2010 14:27, Florian Reisinger<reisi007@live.at>  wrote:
>
> > > Has anyone "in authority" asked the PortableApps folk if they'd do a
> > > portable LibO? Can't hurt to ask ...
> > >
> > > Has anyone "in authority" asked the Android and/or Apple and/or Symbian
> > folk
> > > if they'd do a mobile LibO? Can't hurt to ask ...
> > >
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > > --
> > > Harold Fuchs
> > > London, England
> >
> >
> > That would be a great idea.
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> > I'd be surprised if Google hadn't already thought about it and so they
> probably rejected it. After all they already have Google Docs and my Android
> phone has ThinkFree Office. Symbian is using K-office. The barrier of the
> size of LO is a significant issue. If it is slimmed and phones get more
> powerful it can happen but the longer that takes the moore likely it will be
> that it is too late :-(. Even a light weight WP based on Writer from a
> workflow point of view and supporting odf would be better than nothing. 90%
> of people simply don't need all the functions for the things they do most
> often and this likely what they would do on phone technology.

Your comment about the size of LibO is highly relevant. I've been amazed 
ever since I first encountered OOo that it isn't in separately 
installable modules. Perhaps, if it is to make significant inroads into 
the developing markets, it needs a complete re-design to conform to the 
Unix philosophy of making small tools that each do one job well but can 
be easily combined.

ThinkFree seems do do MS Office format only :-( It seems to be able to 
handle doc, xls etc. but *not* docx, xlsx etc.

K-Office seems to be able to handle ODF.

Perhaps LibO is too late for the mobile market, which would be a shame, 
but I still think a *portable* version would be an excellent "seller".

--
Harold Fuchs
London, England


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