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Does anyone have any insights on who really uses these kinds of apps on their phone (and how)? Whether it's MSO, iWork or GDocs I can't find any productive use for them other than a quick lookup. Even editing a simple 10 page document is just a huge pain and there's really no piece of mind that it'll look good on a desktop device.


Corporate types like to be able to read documents sent to them via email on the train or in the pub. I have seen an impressive number of edits done to documents and long emails typed on blackberrys by people in the pub in the past.

The process will be much more reliable on an official MS set of apps, and for many companies that's worth a lot of money.


I regularly round trip proposals and contracts using Pages on the iPad (with a Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover).

It's not a huge pain, it's straightforward; and you can render to PDF as well if you're concerned about appearance.


I imagine it is more aimed at the quick look up. Check a document in a meeting and things like that. Review someone else's work, etc.


Keynote for iOS has been incredibly useful for me in the past. My office's meeting rooms each have a TV with an AppleTV connected into them, so I just use my iPad to stream the presentation.




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