[Windows Phone 8 General] chinarabbit:
So, first post here..

Firstly, I have used Windows Mobile 6 Professional since it came out, and before that, 5, and before that, i was on mobile 2003..

I stopped being interested in Windows Phones when HTC abandoned their loyal customers to try and create that little iPhone experience, which for some reason doesnt seem to get old for some people.. ever..

the last phone i bought was a Jasjam, and its what i still use, after giving up on the phenomenon completely, and only use my phone for calling & sms anymore..

I still wouldnt buy a phone today, as there is no phone on the market i like.. and i dont care for Android... I'd like to wait for the Firefox OS.. but business duties call.. and I need to get a new phone..

I walked into a Nokia shop today, and looked at the 920, opened it up, i totally hate the Windows 8 experience.. HATE... but I tried to look past that crap and go right to the Office Programs.. office 2013... wow.. u'd think that was pretty advanced by now... i mean.. u would, right?

I opened it up and to my dismay, found an Office that was intentionally missing most all basic office functionality..

Word functions like a freebie text editor..

there is no way to add even so much as a single bullet point to your word document without opening a specific "outline" template" which is populated with 50 random useless bullets..

So... The way i see it.. Office mobile 8 is intentionally designed without 1/10 of the functionally office mobile users had in windows mobile 2003, for the sole purpose of forcing people to upload all of their documents to Microsoft cloud drive, so they can look over the world's documents, and take from it a profitable future business plan for themselves.. stealing users information & privacy, & Plans which influence the world, from the world's thinkers.. as they obviously cant think for themselves

It doesn't have Bullet Points OR Numbered Points? really? things found in 2003? no tab, no outline format detection, no toolbar, literally NOTHING any business user or thinker would need..

its more useless than your average plain text editor

obviously, taking away such very basic tools forces them to use cloud services.. giving you access to what marketing, development, and R&D teams would die for.. an endless stream of private personal & corporate information

they thereby create an experience the end user hates so much, he/she resorts to things like Microsoft cloud services.. their office 365, and their own windows 8 tablet

trying to increase sales of their office 365 cloud products, giving everyone access to their documents ONLY if our personal data is first transferred through their own online servers for review, inspection, idea fraud, & theft

and if the customer doesn't like that options, he is then forced into option 2, spend money on a Windows 8 tablet device, and learn to carry it around along with their Windows 8 phone, again, just to be able to do the very most basic of office-related things

Office mobile has taken 20 steps backwards, and does not do ANYTHING that at least 10 other office Substitutes can do way better on Android or iPhone

Powerpoint cant even create a simple slide, a function at least 10 other office alternatives can do on Android & iPhone..

these are the cheapest, dirtiest tactics available to a CEO.. Steve Ballmer should be fired

why dont they give us all a Windows7-like experience on the Mobile phone, and re-take the Lion's share of the market... rather than letting Stevie Ballmer tank the entire company with his little hair-salon tactics

They need to stop trying to force their Windows8 agenda down everyone's throats, and try giving users an experience just for the sake of a good experience.. or does that not compute with their 1950's-style corporate planning?

Why dont they try creating a Windows phone that is as useful and functional and welcoming as the Windows 7 platform itself.. that's what we want

an OFFICE which functions at least similarly to the Competitions handling of MS's own Office files & formats..

and something which says "2013", not "1913"

honestly, their office 13 for windows 8 phones belongs more in a horse & buggy setting, than in direct competition with companies like HTC, Android, Samsung & iPhone

I went into a phone shop ready to buy a Windows8 phone today, opened office.. and walked out contemplating switching to Apple OS for my Desktop computing

Anyone Have Any Solutions?

Does anyone know if Programs like:

Kingsoft Office

Dataviz Documents to Go

Thinkfree Office Mobile

Google Docs

Quickoffice Pro

Mobile Office

etc...

Work with Windows 8 Mobile as found on Nokia 920?

I would like to get rid of that crappy office thing on the 920 and replace it with something useful

or does anyone know of a full-functioning, feature-rich Office Substitute?

I would like it to:

- Be able to Create PPT Slide shows, Edit them, Re-order them, Play & Control them, etc..

- Have complex Word Docx & Excel XLSX Creation & Editing functions, with lots of options & toolbars, etc

- Be Intuitive and make good use of space & movements etc

- Function similarly to Windows Office 2003, AT LEAST

thanks