MS Office For Android: Pretty, But Woefully Incomplete

mattydread23 writes "The new Office 365 app for Android, launched a week ago, has a super nice UI, but lacks a bunch of basic features and has some really weird oversights — including a classic Microsoft dialog box that offers a choice that makes no sense. 'Overall, it still feels like Microsoft is still trying to funnel people toward its own Windows Phone if they want a better experience. In fact, in a question on an FAQ about how the Android Office app compares to the Windows Phone Office app, Microsoft says this: “Office Mobile on Windows Phone 8 provides a richer, more integrated experience,” and goes on to specify how. That’s a losing strategy when so many other apps — many of them free — offer a richer experience on Android and iOS.' "

Comments

They brought back Clippy

[Anonymous Coward]

"...including a classic Microsoft dialog box that offers a choice that makes no sense"

Clippy, is that you?

Office365 login is broken

[DigiShaman]

Started this afternoon, but the login screen is broken at www.office365.com. Instead, you can access your account at login.microsoftonline.com

BTW, in the process of migrating for a client. And they pull this shit mid-flight into it. Thanks M$!

Re:Typical Microsoft approach

[Mitchell314]

Mathemagics, apparently.

Oh no.

[symbolset]

Microsoft wouldn't want to start looking outdated and monopoloistic.

Re:Typical Microsoft approach

[noh8rz10]

My grandfather used to call it "Tripping over nickels to pinch pennies."

my GREAT grandfather used to say, don't trip over the farthings to pick up the tuppence!

Re:Typical Microsoft approach

[ozmanjusri]

You must be using some new branch of mathematics that I wasn't previously aware of.

Or Excel for Android.