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Microsoft Office Apps Top App Store Charts One Day After Release
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Man, lots of haters on here
It honestly it isn't so bad once you consider that you can get the subscription for only $67 on amazon.http://www.amazon.com/Office-Home-Premium-Subscription-Card/dp/B009SPTUW2
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Since I got 25GB standard on my free Onedrive account as an early adopter bonus, does that mean subscribing gives me an additional 20GB on top of that? That'd be a helluva deal for me if it does.
...though I don't think I could get rid of Dropbox completely. I have a handful of apps on my iPad that use it exclusively. Very few have OneDrive support, unfortunately.
Subscriptions?
They really are pushing away from you buying software and keeping it to use for years. They want to move you to the payment model of opening that wallet monthly and forking out the cash to keep using their software.
Still running some office 2003 systems here and they are working just fine. Wont be able to do that much longer with the way this is headed.
They really are pushing away from you buying software and keeping it to use for years. They want to move you to the payment model of opening that wallet monthly and forking out the cash to keep using their software.
Still running some office 2003 systems here and they are working just fine. Wont be able to do that much longer with the way this is headed.
I had 25GB already as an early adopter and now I have 48GB!
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It really would have made more sense for MacRumors to show that #5 spot for the top grossing (Word is #4 now) in the image.
Of course some people are buying subscriptions, but I'd have thought a lot of the people interesting in paying $99 a year for this would have already had it for whatever other platforms they're using.
At $99 a sub, it's going to surpass other apps pretty quick. But I am surprised it's this high this fast.
Wonder where it would rank if all those in app purchase were made in Word instead of the ones in PowerPointe #26 and Excel #10 (as of when I'm writing this).
Gary
Let's not forget that anyone with an enterprise subscription can just use it right out of the gate. That's the real value in this app for iPad's functionality in the business world.
How many employees does Microsoft have?
you get iTunes to download the app without even needing to have an iOS device.
though really, I can see some buying into it because they can...some IT people doing it because they want to see how it will work.
you get iTunes to download the app without even needing to have an iOS device.
though really, I can see some buying into it because they can...some IT people doing it because they want to see how it will work.
That's so silly. I own a surface pro and don't think I could ever own an iPad after having it but limiting this is only hurting Microsoft. They probably don't want to have to make it free for surface owners also is what I am thinking.
That's for office on 5 PC's and 5 devices, shared with 5 people...it's quite a bargain really.
close but not quite
A car without an engine -- at least you can push it and it will move.
This is like a car with no engine, and no wheels.
A car without an engine -- at least you can push it and it will move.
This is like a car with no engine, and no wheels.
Man, lots of haters on here
http://www.amazon.com/Office-Home-Premium-Subscription-Card/dp/B009SPTUW2
It's number 2 on Amazon's software list. Turbo tax is just above it at $49 (and that's a yearly "fee" too!).
Gary
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Right. Because nobody legitimately would download it to actually use it.
I think it goes to show that the regulars here do not proportionally represent the unwashed masses out there. Although I bought a subscription ($65 from Amazon), I'm not a fan of subscriptions and didn't think many others would be too.
So you imply that 100,000 Microsoft employees started downloading Office on their iPads, as soon as the app was out..Yeah...right
People are interested in Microsoft Office, especially business users. Consumers have indeed been looking at alternatives and that is why Microsoft had to bring Office to the iPad. Having said that, they are two years late to the game. Let's see how that goes for them.
Feature-wise Microsoft Office is the best productivity suite, but that doesn't mean that everybody cares about that. I can understand if many consumers don't care about Microsoft Office, because they are using other alternatives, like iWork, or OpenOffice (on Mac/PC) and various apps on the iPad (like Documents2Go, etc)
Are you really suggesting a "conspiracy" to increase rankings. Really?
Maybe Microsoft is also fronting their employees to purchase a subscription to increase rankings to 4/5th place. You know - giving 30% to Apple for what purpose exactly?
I deleted it before I even downloaded.
Too bad they only make it useful with a $99 a year subscription. But, I don't see much value in this for the iPad anyway you really need a keyboard and a mouse to make those products very useful.
My company works with over 5000 people worldwide.
7 years ago, Windows and Office. We thought we would always be a Microsoft company, until a new young IT manager persuaded us to consider switching to Apple with an initial test group of workers.
6 years ago, OS X and Office, with a possible transition to iWork and Scrivener.
3 years ago, OS X, iWork and Scrivener.
Today, we don't accept or use any Office files. If someone applies for a job citing Office skills, we think 'amateur and out of date' and reject them.
Business is up. Profits are up because of efficiency, and people using smart software to do smart things. Dumping Microsoft was the best business move we ever made.
Companies that stick with Microsoft do so out of ignorance, complacency and mediocrity. They think they need Microsoft. They are wrong. Who wants to work for or trade with such incompetent companies?
People say that they can't do X without Office. They are right. They can't. Other people can, and those are the modern open-minded people we want to employ.
Our only regret? That we didn't make the switch earlier.
7 years ago, Windows and Office. We thought we would always be a Microsoft company, until a new young IT manager persuaded us to consider switching to Apple with an initial test group of workers.
6 years ago, OS X and Office, with a possible transition to iWork and Scrivener.
3 years ago, OS X, iWork and Scrivener.
Today, we don't accept or use any Office files. If someone applies for a job citing Office skills, we think 'amateur and out of date' and reject them.
Business is up. Profits are up because of efficiency, and people using smart software to do smart things. Dumping Microsoft was the best business move we ever made.
Companies that stick with Microsoft do so out of ignorance, complacency and mediocrity. They think they need Microsoft. They are wrong. Who wants to work for or trade with such incompetent companies?
People say that they can't do X without Office. They are right. They can't. Other people can, and those are the modern open-minded people we want to employ.
Our only regret? That we didn't make the switch earlier.
The phone apps are always going to be too limited in functionality for them to be taken seriously.
Microsoft is now stating that the phone apps are aimed at consumers, hence why they're free.
The iPad app is aimed at business users, where Office 365 subscriptions are already common.
Microsoft's monthly/yearly subscription is a fraud.
Really? Fraud? Hyperbole.
$99 is excellent value for money if you Office day in day out, especially if you've got multiple machines.
Subscription based software is the future.
I deleted it before I even downloaded.
Too bad they only make it useful with a $99 a year subscription. But, I don't see much value in this for the iPad anyway you really need a keyboard and a mouse to make those products very useful.
I agree. I prefer using a real computer when working on documents. It is nice though to have the ability to do quick edits or view office files when on the go. Apart from that I wouldn't use my iPad like that. It's an overkill...
Well clearly what worked for your company would work for every company. And any company that doesn't do exactly what yours did is - what - incompetent. Personally - I think I would prefer to not do business with you (specifically) if that's what you think of any/every other company that does things differently.