On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Louis Suárez-Potts <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2013-10-22, at 14:11 , Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 1:41 PM, Louis Suárez-Potts <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On 2013-10-22, at 13:38 , Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 9:42 PM, Louis Suárez-Potts <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On 2013-10-21, at 18:28 , Ian Lynch <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Given the number of Android devices out there and growing I can see a >>>>>> time >>>>>> where if its not editable there it won't be worth considering. >>>>> >>>>> That time is now. >>>> >>>> The 800-lbs gorilla is Google and their QuickOffice purchase, which >>>> they are now making available for free on iOS and Android: >>>> >>>> https://plus.google.com/+GoogleDrive/posts/Gz5GpSeCW4x >>>> >>>> I don't think it supports ODF, but otherwise is a strong editor suite. >>>> So it does make it hard for any new competitor, since they would >>>> essentially be competing against a free, fully-featured app. >>> >>> is it a native client? >>> >> >> Yes. > > (BTW, there are no 800 lb. gorillas :-) ) > > Okay, but arguendo the mighty weight of Google's omnipresence, I'd be curious > to learn what kind of uptake there will be of the app. Given their deployment > of Docs & other Drive tools, I suspect there'll be improvements, but > erratically. >
IMHO there is probably opportunity for an app that is a bit more open in what it connects to. The free Google apps appear to be bolted to Google Drive. But an app that supports DropBox, Sky Drive, Google Drive, iCloud, ownCloud, etc., could be interesting. Regards, -Rob > -lsp > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
