Subscription based to edit? I'll pass. Is Office really needed these days?
The greedy monster that is Microsoft rises from the depths of the sea. Tokyo is that way!
I hope this heralds the return of Clippy.
This will change the way people see the iPad.
i like pages, numbers, and keynote better
Home users probably aren't the target demographic here - and a lot of offices will already be fully tied into Office 365. If collaboration with other users is supported, this will probably relegate iWork into a niche role (more than it already is, anyway).
I'd love it if we could use iWork for this sort of thing, but Apple's cloud-based collaboration tools simply do not exist. Synching between devices is nice; but sharing with other users is a bigger deal. Having to "share" by sending documents via email to other people is a throwback to 1995 - hopefully Apple plans on remedying that soon. Heck, even tying directly into Dropbox would work... but that's not going to happen.
Too bad their badly gimped versions that require a subscription
No thanks
Bahaha you're on an apple site bro! No one has higher margins than apple.
But interestingly profit margins are higher for Microsoft (33 percent versus Apples 27 percent).
Too bad their badly gimped versions that require a subscription
No thanks
Wrong. Again.
http://www.investmentu.com/2011/December/microsoft-vs-apple-2012-and-beyond.html
You hate Apple. We get it. But enough with the disingenuous nonsense please. Facts are good.
In the workplace, this move is designed to encourage w8 tablets, which I understand don't require the subscription?
So that's Microsoft Bob!
...why is there a sailboat floating on lava? Do they really make sailboats that can do that?
Wrong. Again.
http://www.investmentu.com/2011/December/microsoft-vs-apple-2012-and-beyond.html
You hate Apple. We get it. But enough with the disingenuous nonsense please. Facts are good.
The risk of the subscription is that it encourages more people to use alternatives, which, once they discover are compatible, starts to erode the office hegonomy.
In the workplace, this move is designed to encourage w8 tablets, which I understand don't require the subscription?
My daughter has to have MS Office for school. She wants a laptop but I'm not willing to pay for it, if MS can release a decent version for iOS, I'll buy it and she can use it on her iPad. The $$ for the app will no doubt be cheaper than a laptop.
So that's Microsoft Bob!
...why is there a sailboat floating on lava? Do they really make sailboats that can do that?
I'm sold on Pages and Numbers. I
They need to do this if they want to keep any incentive to use windows phone 8. Smart move here.
I would rather pull out my eyes and put them on cocktail sticks than use those apps. This is one thing that MS has wrapped up, leave it to the professionals.