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Microsoft Office for iPad and Android Phones

posted by GungnirSniper on Friday March 28 2014, @11:39AM   Printer-friendly
from the diversify-your-portfolio dept.

elgrantrolo writes:

With the iPad likely to be a top selling PC these days, this distinction in the computing world is likely to become less important, even more now that Microsoft announced the release of MS Office apps for Android phones and for the iPad. Some strings are attached to the Office365 SaaS, but overall, it looks like a significant step for Microsoft to be less reliant on the Windows OS.

 
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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by me on Friday March 28 2014, @11:45AM

    by me (1944) on Friday March 28 2014, @11:45AM (#22552)

    When microsoft release a fully compatible Office for linux, without requiring a 365 subscription, then I'll be impressed - and reaching for my wallet.

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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by BasilBrush on Friday March 28 2014, @12:55PM

    by BasilBrush (3994) on Friday March 28 2014, @12:55PM (#22588)

    Well of course Android is Linux in a way.

    But desktop Linux? Why would they bother? The market share is tiny, and of those, many avoid commercial software, and are especially hostile to Microsoft software.

    • (Score: 3, Informative) by Lagg on Friday March 28 2014, @01:33PM

      by Lagg (105) on Friday March 28 2014, @01:33PM (#22602) Homepage Journal
      Aren't these Office apps just stupid clients to 365? I mean literally stupid as in it might as well just be a web browser. I believe that's what most people mean when they say they want it for desktop. In other words they don't want stupid clients that badly wrap or emulate web browsers. Oh wait, people buying into the SaaS fad consider that a feature!
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      • (Score: 3, Insightful) by BasilBrush on Friday March 28 2014, @02:04PM

        by BasilBrush (3994) on Friday March 28 2014, @02:04PM (#22621)

        You need a subscription to 365 to use them to edit. But I think that's just the revenue model. They certainly aren't just webviews embedded in an app. They are proper native apps.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 28 2014, @09:20PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 28 2014, @09:20PM (#22772)

    Why even run a libre operating system if you're going to put MS Office on it? Just be done with it and run MacOS if you want a nix userland.