Oh, that's just great... I could view & share documents for free since the beginning!
This is 100% useless, with a subscription required.
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Microsoft Launching Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for iPad Today
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Oh, that's just great... I could view & share documents for free since the beginning!
This is 100% useless, with a subscription required.
Since I already have an Office 365 sub, I'm hoping for it to be included.
Just so people understand, there's absolutely no difference between a purchased copy of Office and the Office 365 offering - it's just a payment difference. The only difference is that you download 365 instead of installing from disc, and you pay monthly.
I'm no fan of Office or Microsoft by any means, but there are too many clients using Office and Outlook to ignore them. Many of the "competitive" tools aren't very good either.
We'll see how this works out.
I'd be interested if they were pay-once apps like the iWork suite. Hell, I'd be all over it. But as part of a stupid Office 365 subscription? No. ****ing. Thanks.
I remember when Microsoft had the "funeral" for the iPhone.
It must be killing those old employees to hear "iPhone" and "iPad" repeated throughout this event!
It must be killing those old employees to hear "iPhone" and "iPad" repeated throughout this event!
Is the Office 365 subscription going to be different for iOS? I would be willing to pay $1.99 per year to have access to the full suite. $2.99 if they up the Sky Drive storage to 100gb as part of the package.
no it's the same Office 365 subscription across ALL platforms. Access to Office 365 allow use of office programmes on all available platforms, there isn't any segregation for iOS users.
Nope! They just confirmed - read-only is free; editing requires an Office 365 sub. That means no sale for me.
Is this confirmed somewhere?
I am hoping this is the case...
Also, why all the hate behind software rental? Is it just a visceral hatred without looking at the pros and cons? When I looked at 365, the cost involved was an order of magnitude below what I would have had to pay outright - it was a no-brainer.
Damn, office on the ipad looked really good. Shame about only being able to edit and create is through 365. Some nice things in those apps.
Hope the iWork team were paying attention. This should fuel some competition in mobile productivity space.
Also, really like the new CEO
Hope the iWork team were paying attention. This should fuel some competition in mobile productivity space.
Also, really like the new CEO
Hell no I'm not paying a subscription just to be able to edit files on the iPad. That is absurd.
The ONLY problem I have with software rental is this. I create a couple hundred files in a proprietary format. If the company dissolves or stops producing this software for whatever reason, I'm stuck with hundreds of files I can no longer access. If I own a copy of the software, I can at least cut and paste out of the document format...
Haha Typical Micro$oft.
Up to their old tricks again.
Money grabbing tw@s.
They tried it with the XBox One, with their overpricing, and attempt at stopping people from using second-hand games etc, and now they want to use this to try to extort money from the gullible.
Not a chance, M$, not a chance at all. This truly is the final straw for me. When the time comes to replace my PC, I'm going totally Apple. I will never, ever, EVER put another penny in Micro$oft's pockets.
Up to their old tricks again.
Money grabbing tw@s.
They tried it with the XBox One, with their overpricing, and attempt at stopping people from using second-hand games etc, and now they want to use this to try to extort money from the gullible.
Not a chance, M$, not a chance at all. This truly is the final straw for me. When the time comes to replace my PC, I'm going totally Apple. I will never, ever, EVER put another penny in Micro$oft's pockets.