MS Office for Android G1 is Coming; MS Exchange, Maybe Not

The T-Mobile G1 may have some serious problems getting traction with working folk because of two key, missing features: lack of Microsoft Exchange e-mail support and lack of Microsoft Office document support. Quickoffice says they're on the case for MS Office support, and working as fast as they can. Since they're trying to do Blackberry, iPhone and Symbian clients, too, their manpower is limited, they said. "We're currently developing our software for the Android platform and are very excited by the promise we're seeing with the ecosystem. The openness of the platform will help third party developers, including Quickoffice, build robust, applications for the device. We believe the G1 phone addresses consumer demands for devices with a slick user experience and high-quality applications, and are looking forward to being a part of system," said Paul Moreton, VP of product management at Quickoffice. Dataviz, makers of DocumentsToGo, said they aren't working on an Android product right now. Unfortunately, we don't have as happy a tale to tell about Exchange support. We asked both QuickOffice and DataViz (both of whom have worked with Exchange on other platforms) whether they were building Exchange conduits for Android. Both companies said no. Who do you think might step up to the plate?