Word processor on iphone

anyone have any idea if on the new software coming out they will have a word processor, i mean its supposed to be the latest technology and not having a word processor is a real pain
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Allan Sampson wrote:
Due to the SDK - software developers kit for the iPhone and iPod Touch released on March 6, more than likely, yes. Apple may provide their own word processor for the iPhone called Pages, which is compatible with Word, and Microsoft may develop a version of Word that is iPhone compatible, but this is anyone's guess at this point.
I'm assuming that Dataviz will eventually release an office package for iPhone, as they already have one for Palm, WinMob, Blackberry & Symbian.
To each his/her own, but the last thing I'm interested in doing is typing a formal letter on such a small device.
I've used Documents to Go (Dataviz) for many years on my Palm devices. The spreadsheet alone replaces most of the calculators in the App Store. Being able to edit Word documents while on the road is a very valuable feature. Interestingly, the Word and Excel apps in Docs 2 Go are far better than Microsoft's own on WinMob.

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