How much are you willing to pay for document editing on Web OS?

amateurhack · 05:12 PM

Today, on twitter, @quickoffice noticed that the QuickOffice ideas poll has over 2500 votes for webOS at this point, and then asked how much we would be willing to pay for it.

My thoughts are that it must stay under $20 for the full version to garner the sales a document editing suite for webOS deserves. I would also say, that, eventually, the price for any app on webOS must come to parity for the same app on iphone, so we are are really looking at $10-$20 at current prices.

BUT, if I could have it today, I would personally pay $100 for a native document editing solution. But that's just because I'm that desparate.

The answers to the poll are private.

Edit: just for clarification, this is for a full MS office (word, excel, powerpoint) compatible document editing with cloud (read: googledocs) integration as well as local file saving on the device. Take a look at Quickoffice connect for iphone on the quickoffice website to get more detailed information.

savager · 05/05/2010, 04:08 PM

I don't want to pay even 1 cent more than any other mobile. why do we have to pay more than other phone?

ADGrant · 05/05/2010, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by savager

I don't want to pay even 1 cent more than any other mobile. why do we have to pay more than other phone?

Because there are fewer WebOS users.

kdoggg · 05/05/2010, 04:37 PM

all the other smart phones i have owned have come with this included! it is a bit much having to pay extra for it!!!

GHT · 05/05/2010, 04:40 PM

I'd pay $20 just to be able to read PDFs!

wynand32 · 05/05/2010, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kdoggg

all the other smart phones i have owned have come with this included! it is a bit much having to pay extra for it!!!

You paid for it in the price of the phone. Certainly, nobody wrote the software for free.

olidie · 05/05/2010, 04:44 PM

I think $20 is reasonable. Any thing more would be excessive.

rlopin · 05/05/2010, 04:56 PM

I'd pay up to $35. On a WebOS tablet with bluetooth keyboard it would be worth even more.

See this photo render of just such a device in another thread:
http://forums.precentral.net/attachm...alm_pad_06.jpg

Vociferous · 05/05/2010, 07:29 PM

It really depends on the quality of the app. If it basically gives me full MS Office functionality, then I'll pay a ton. If it gives me basic editing, then I won't.

pre1561 · 05/05/2010, 07:36 PM

We have "Scratch", it's better than nothing, I gave it 5 stars.

jjeffcoat · 05/05/2010, 09:00 PM

Around $20, too much over that and you'd lose me.

mairboy · 05/05/2010, 10:21 PM

it should be free. Something this major should be paid for by Palm.
simple as that.

I can't afford having to by the same programs for every computer and now my phones. I'll wait till HP just pays for palm to do it their selves

malpha · 05/05/2010, 10:48 PM

Between using LaTex and not being able to wrap my head around the absurdity of trying to document edit on a phone...not interested. If I were in the position that it would be that necessary, I'd stop bsing around and buy a netbook.

JesseJames101 · 05/05/2010, 11:06 PM

wow, people would pay for this much?

kristoffer10 · 05/05/2010, 11:11 PM

I'd be willing to pay under $20 for all the capabilities I had on my Treo 755, no doubt

vasekvi · 05/05/2010, 11:11 PM

Up to 20 bucks I would pay. It would be nice if it were free, but I think it is reasonable for it to be a paid app. Many new phones at least offer editing, if not creation of documents.

Iroc371 · 05/05/2010, 11:37 PM

I had to vote "Not willing to pay/Not Interested" because I've had this capability on all my previous palm devices and never used them to much of a pain in the *** on a handheld screen imo. But obviously there are many people who want/need this so I hope webos gets it.

Delgarth · 05/06/2010, 07:00 AM

Up to $20. Anything more than that, developer is just being greedy and taking advantage of a desperate user base (which the majority of us are)

campanth · 05/06/2010, 09:41 AM

For as little as I would use it on my Pre...I would probably only pay about $5. However, I would be willing to pay more for an app on a webOS tablet.

sracercelica · 05/06/2010, 10:02 AM

Like someone already mentioned, it would depend on the functionality of the app. For the most basic features I wouldn't pay more than 7 bucks. For good functionality I would pay 20.

View Poll Results: How much will you be willing to pay for an office document editing app for webOS?
Not willing to pay/Not Interested	20	10.31%
$0.01-$4.99	17	8.76%
$5-$9.99	25	12.89%
$10-$19.99	91	46.91%
$20-$49.99	39	20.10%
$50-$99.99	1	0.52%
$100 or more	1	0.52%
Voters: 194. You may not vote on this poll

05/05/2010, 04:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
amateurhack Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 314 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 79 Thanked 156 Times in 22 Posts	How much are you willing to pay for document editing on Web OS? Today, on twitter, @quickoffice noticed that the QuickOffice ideas poll has over 2500 votes for webOS at this point, and then asked how much we would be willing to pay for it. My thoughts are that it must stay under $20 for the full version to garner the sales a document editing suite for webOS deserves. I would also say, that, eventually, the price for any app on webOS must come to parity for the same app on iphone, so we are are really looking at $10-$20 at current prices. BUT, if I could have it today, I would personally pay $100 for a native document editing solution. But that's just because I'm that desparate. The answers to the poll are private. Edit: just for clarification, this is for a full MS office (word, excel, powerpoint) compatible document editing with cloud (read: googledocs) integration as well as local file saving on the device. Take a look at Quickoffice connect for iphone on the quickoffice website to get more detailed information. Last edited by amateurhack; 05/06/2010 at 05:12 PM.
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05/05/2010, 04:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
savager Banned Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 26 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I don't want to pay even 1 cent more than any other mobile. why do we have to pay more than other phone?
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05/05/2010, 04:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
kdoggg Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 13 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	all the other smart phones i have owned have come with this included! it is a bit much having to pay extra for it!!!
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05/05/2010, 04:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
GHT Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 763 Likes Received: 37 Thanks: 78 Thanked 117 Times in 86 Posts	I'd pay $20 just to be able to read PDFs!
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05/05/2010, 04:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
olidie Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 385 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 70 Thanked 74 Times in 43 Posts	I think $20 is reasonable. Any thing more would be excessive.
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05/05/2010, 04:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
rlopin Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 440 Likes Received: 8 Thanks: 112 Thanked 76 Times in 46 Posts	I'd pay up to $35. On a WebOS tablet with bluetooth keyboard it would be worth even more. See this photo render of just such a device in another thread: http://forums.precentral.net/attachm...alm_pad_06.jpg __________________ Phones>Ericsson->iPaq->Treo700w>>PalmPre & TouchPad<<PC<-Amiga<-C64<-Vic20<-PET<Computers
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05/05/2010, 07:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
Vociferous Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 789 Likes Received: 36 Thanks: 66 Thanked 122 Times in 85 Posts	It really depends on the quality of the app. If it basically gives me full MS Office functionality, then I'll pay a ton. If it gives me basic editing, then I won't.
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05/05/2010, 07:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
pre1561 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 97 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	We have "Scratch", it's better than nothing, I gave it 5 stars.
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05/05/2010, 09:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
jjeffcoat Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 2,422 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 642 Thanked 333 Times in 221 Posts	Around $20, too much over that and you'd lose me. __________________ My device history: - Jim J. (On Sprint for many years)
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05/05/2010, 10:21 PM	#12 (permalink)
mairboy Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 159 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 14 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	it should be free. Something this major should be paid for by Palm. simple as that. I can't afford having to by the same programs for every computer and now my phones. I'll wait till HP just pays for palm to do it their selves
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05/05/2010, 10:48 PM	#13 (permalink)
malpha Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,836 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 155 Thanked 371 Times in 264 Posts	Between using LaTex and not being able to wrap my head around the absurdity of trying to document edit on a phone...not interested. If I were in the position that it would be that necessary, I'd stop bsing around and buy a netbook. __________________ screwdestiny PSN • Twitter • Last.FM
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05/05/2010, 11:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
JesseJames101 Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 17 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	wow, people would pay for this much?
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05/05/2010, 11:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
kristoffer10 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 292 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 46 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	I'd be willing to pay under $20 for all the capabilities I had on my Treo 755, no doubt
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05/05/2010, 11:11 PM	#16 (permalink)
vasekvi Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,114 Likes Received: 179 Thanks: 56 Thanked 152 Times in 83 Posts	Up to 20 bucks I would pay. It would be nice if it were free, but I think it is reasonable for it to be a paid app. Many new phones at least offer editing, if not creation of documents.
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05/05/2010, 11:37 PM	#17 (permalink)
Iroc371 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: PA Posts: 52 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 40 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	I had to vote "Not willing to pay/Not Interested" because I've had this capability on all my previous palm devices and never used them to much of a pain in the *** on a handheld screen imo. But obviously there are many people who want/need this so I hope webos gets it. __________________ Palm Pre Plus 2010 World Champion
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05/06/2010, 07:00 AM	#18 (permalink)
Delgarth Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 46 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 6 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Up to $20. Anything more than that, developer is just being greedy and taking advantage of a desperate user base (which the majority of us are)
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05/06/2010, 09:41 AM	#19 (permalink)
campanth Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 37 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 6 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	For as little as I would use it on my Pre...I would probably only pay about $5. However, I would be willing to pay more for an app on a webOS tablet.
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05/06/2010, 10:02 AM	#20 (permalink)
sracercelica Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 343 Likes Received: 7 Thanks: 20 Thanked 39 Times in 26 Posts	Like someone already mentioned, it would depend on the functionality of the app. For the most basic features I wouldn't pay more than 7 bucks. For good functionality I would pay 20.
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