Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Re: Ipad

On 08/23/2011 05:35 AM, Harold Fuchs wrote:
> "Tom Davies" <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message 
> news:1314088522.19406.YahooMailRC@web24103.mail.ird.yahoo.com...
> > Hi :)
> > It might be good for reviewing documents on the train or small ad-hoc 
> > meetings
> > in restaurants and maybe doing a little light editing.  I think 
> > reviewing in
> > awkward places is where it would really score.
> >
> >
> > Sadly LibreOffice is not yet ready for mobile devices.  The closest 
> > is the
> > Portable Apps thing where you can install to usb-stick and then use 
> > on other
> > people's desktops.
>
> Windows only, of course :-(
>
> Also Google-docs complements LibreOffice and prefers the
> > same native format too.
> <snip>
Still, it would be nice to get a version of LO that works on Google's 
Android, or iPad's OS.

There are many "experts" out there stating that the tablet will be 
"death" of the PC market.  Until you can use it to print, scan, and all 
those other applications that you need the computing power and the 
ability to attached printers/scanners/etc., there will be a PC.  Also, 
until these tablets can have RAM in the 4GB range and storage in the 
1-3TB range, there will still be PCs.

But, people will still need a good office package for their tablets.  
LO's portable version is great for Windows based systems, but it would 
be useful if someone would look into what it would take to make an 
Android OS version of LO.  That is a fast growing market that should be 
considered for a future market of LO.


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