On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 11:31, Ian wrote: >> Is it cost-effective to spend US$100 for a bluetooth keyboard and mouse for >> a US$250 smarrtphone/PDA?
> A USB keyboard is around $5 and a USB Mouse $2 and the G-phone has a USB port > so the cost to get a basic set up is minimal. http://www.n1wireless.com/Bluetooth_Keyboard-I_Tech_Virtual_Keyboard.html US$109.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00142C4O8 US$149.99 http://www.jr.com/golan-technology/pe/GOC_VKB/ US$149.99 The N900, which is probably Nokia's current premier phone offers Bluetooth connectivity, but not a USB port. (KOffice is available for this system.) Currently available Smartphones/PDAs which offer USB connectivity, usually do so using weird/proprietary connectors on the device end. > If Koffice gets to be the de facto standard on Smartphones OOo (and MSO for > that matter) will be confined to future niche markets. There are roughly half a dozen operating systems for Smartphones/PDAs/etc. _If_ QT ports the Koffice libraries to all of those operating systems, then KOffice might well become the dominant office suite. Between what is best described as outright fraud, de facto swindling, and telling its partners flat out lies, Microsoft is headed to ensuring that nobody in the mobile device market works with them. Microsoft Mobile Office won't make it in that market.(It doesn't help that Microsoft Mobile Office is incompatible with MS2k7, and MSO2k3.) The problems with OOo and Go-OO are too deep seated for it to make any impact on the mobile device market. It is theoretically possible for an office suite, other than KOffice, that produces ODF compatible documents to become the dominant player in the mobile device market. jonathon -- Ethical conduct is a vice. Corrupt conduct is a virtue. Guiding principles of the legal and ethical system of Nacarima. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@marketing.openoffice.org
