Will Wave 12 include mobile Office?
Rumors are circulating that there is another Office 12 among the Wave 12 offerings from Microsoft : Office 12 for Windows Mobile. Microsoft Watch reported on Saturday :
In addition, partners close to Microsoft, who requested anonymity, said there is another Office 12 deliverable on deck, as well. Tentatively called “Office 12 for Windows Mobile,” the product will consist of viewers for Word, Excel and PowerPoint (along with some very limited editing capabilities for Word and Excel) — plus a new “OneNote Mobile” version of Microsoft’s OneNote note-taking application. The mobile Office 12 suite is being designed to run on smart phones and PDAs, sources said. Partners said that Microsoft is planning to include rights-management support for the Mobile Office family members, as well as support for XML as the default file format for the mini-suite. (The XML file format support will likely lag the rest of the mobile Office suite features, sources said).
A Microsoft spokesperson declined to comment on Office 12 for Windows Mobile. Another spokesperson said that it is too early for Microsoft to comment on the Office team’s final packaging and SKU plans.
[Source: Microsoft Watch]
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Check out what others are saying about this post...[...] As reported in an earlier post, expected changes are new viewers for Word, Excel and PowerPoint, limited editing capabilities for Word and Excel, and support for rights management and the XML file format. We can also look forward to Microsoft OneNote Mobile, the mobile version of OneNote, the note taking software. The word is that this will allow you to take full advantage of your smartphone. You can take photos with the digital camera and include them right in the notes. [...]