Hi,
Thanks for your input. I think OneNote has a real potential to be a near killer app. Like a spreadsheet you can use it a lot of different ways. The ability to diagram and brainstorm with mind maps seems like a natural extension. OneNote needs to be
ubiquitous. One of the most popular phone apps is Evernote which in someways is like OneNote except not as good. Microsoft needs to make OneNote run on every possible platform it can and add lightweight diagramming and mind mapping. I use MSPaint a lot.
It isn't anywhere near as powerful as PhotoShop but it does the job for lightweight stuff. If they put too much diagramming into OneNote then no one would buy Visio. But some of the MS Word diagramming and lightweight mind-mapping would really round out
OneNote. Make it ubiquitous. Make it social.
There is also a lot synergy for tablets especially if they support a pressure sensitive pen interface. Note taking, categorizing thoughts and ideas, to-do lists, sketches and art all in one place and searchable.
I have used xmind and it is a very nice application but It isn't a cloud app and so I can't just view my work from everywhere like I can with OneNote.