Microsoft launches Office for iOS version for iPad is missing - Computerworld

After a long wait is now office suite, Microsoft finally available for iPhone. Under the title of Office Mobile for Office 365 subscribers appeared in iTunes (where the mentioned support for many languages ??including Czech). As the name clearly suggests, is the active use – ie edit and create Word, Excel and PowerPoint, required active annual subscription, which in the United States, where he premiered Mobile Office, is $ 99.

is Obviously, Microsoft continues battle with Apple about 30% of which are required for everything that is sold in online stores iOS platform. Microsoft has chosen a proven path of other manufacturers, which is not the most comfortable for the user. Custom application can be downloaded for free, but purchase a subscription from the can. But this was not a major setback, because unlike other cases it is required only once per year.

According to the description in the App Store is Microsoft Office Mobile “an official of the Offi ce optimized for your iPhone. You can access, view and edit Microsoft Word documents, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint, whether they are attached to emails are stored on the services Microsoft SkyDrive, SkyDrive or SharePoint Pro and have recently been stored in the computer. “

The new application is optimized for iPhone, according to some comments Microsoft believes that the needs of tablet users were satisfied by the Office Web Apps, which for its operation need only a Web browser.

For the final version of Microsoft’s mobile strategy have long speculated, it is a huge market that probably in the future, to leave the world of personal computers far behind. Office is a key selling point for the platform Surface, Microsoft’s own tablet, but he could not have long ignored competing mobile platforms.

Apple itself cites nearly 600 million registered accounts in the App Store and, for example by estimating Adam Holt, an analyst at financial Morgan Stanley, which was published in February (when still in Microsoft’s mobile offer big gaping hole), only iPad users would generate $ 2.5 billion profit if said mobile version of Microsoft Office. IOS users, however, are demanding and mainly used for applications fully respecting the differences between the options of the iPhone and iPad and even on the basis of the first reactions to be expected that Microsoft will be considerable pressure to directly support and iPads.