Symbian to run MS Office.
MS Office goodness for you Symbian device…
…if you really want it! Yeah, you heard right - Microsoft and Nokia have announced a collaboration which will see users getting the option of running MS’s Office software on a range of mobile devices.
The announcement means that, in the near future, Microsoft’s productivity suite will be available on a range of Nokia’s Symbian based devices - I’m not sure how this fits in with Redmonds Open Source views..a profit is a profit, I guess! From the outset, this offering will be made available to a wide range of Nokia smartphones, starting with the Nokia Eseries.
The announcement allows Microsoft to expand their Microsoft Office Mobile offerings to a potential market of around 200 million devices. Business users seem likely to be the primary target as MS attempts to make up for recent losses but you can bet your bottom dollar that everyday users will soon be able to join the ‘party’.
Nokia smartphones should start to ship with Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile early next year with a raft of other Office apps and services following in the wake. These will include:
- OCM (Office Communicator Mobile) - MS’s Enterprise instant messaging and presence suite
- Access to corporate intranet and extranet portals built on Microsoft SharePoint Server
- Centralised management of devices using Microsofts SCCM software
For any of you thinking that Redmond is finally going soft on Open Source software, don’t be fooled. Sure, they have offered up some code for inclusion in the Linux kernel but that doesn’t mean they are ‘embracing’ their competitors. At the end of the day, this is about profit and any company that wants to survive needs to look at partners, no matter who they are.
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