After remaining exclusive upon Windows Mobile 7, Microsoft has apparently had a change of heart after announcing that they have ported OneNote to the iPhone.
If you use an iPhone, now you can experience the organizing power of OneNote right there. Starting today, you can download Microsoft OneNote Mobile for iPhone from the iTunes App Store, and it’s free for a limited time. […]
OneNote Mobile for the iPhone lets you capture and review notes and lists on your phone. Notes are automatically backed up and synced with free Windows Live SkyDrive online storage, so that you can access them from virtually anywhere – your PC, phone, and browser. Collecting thoughts and ideas on the go is what OneNote was made for. (Microsoft Office Exec Blog)
The app thus far supports the iPhone although Microsoft has not announced whether they will consider making this a universal app for iPad lovers.
Users logging in can not only easily create notes, but also insert images, bullet points and a mini todo list from right within the app.
The app is pretty good, and ironically if Microsoft ever decides to add the ability to upload audio files it just my kill off Evernote for me (whose iOS app still lacks the ability to edit rich text notes).
While it’s great to see an official OneNote app appear upon the iOS ecosystem, it seems a bit odd that Microsoft is beginning to port its apps upon rival systems (a thought Greg from Mobile Crunch also echoed), although from their blog post it seems as if Microsoft is taking an agnostic approach when it comes to mobile OS platforms.
OneNote’s entrance could signal more office apps from Microsoft, although time will only tell whether the software giant will show the same amount of affection towards Android as they have recently shown upon iOS.
Originally posted on January 18, 2011 @ 5:00 pm