report marks the public appearance of Satya Nadella as Microsoft CEO, and the company plans to outline its “mobile first, cloud first” strategy. But some new product unveiling cannot be discounted, including a version of the company’s productivity suite for the Apple iPad. Office for iPad is said to be very similar to Office for iPhone that launched back in June 2013, meaning users will need an Office 365 subscription to use the software on their tablets. The scheduling of this event is a bit curious, considering just how close it is to the 2014 edition of the BUILD developer conference — the premier Microsoft event. Anyway, a completely touch-optimized version of Microsoft Office is also expected to be released sometime this year, along with an Android port that would allow users of these competing platforms the complete freedom to create and edit documents on their mobile devices. Interesting, and engaging, times ahead.]]>
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Funny word pun! You got me to chuckle. This should help microsoft’s stock immediately after it’s officially announced.
I’m sure iPad owners will be happy with this. It just adds another dimension to their device.
I’m sure this will sell well, but I have to wonder what percentage of people actually want to use their iPad for working purposes. I have always assumed most people used it to relax.
Interesting. They didn’t even develop a touch version for modern UI and they want one for iPad. I am not interested in installing Office in my iPad though. I really have nothing productive in my iPad at the moment.