Microsoft Office Apps Top App Store Charts One Day After Release

[bobegilbert]

You can actually open up documents in other places like Dropbox by using the "Open In" facility. You just can't save them to other locations other than Microsoft OneDrive. They will hopefully add other services in the future.

downloading is not the same as paying for it ...

I also downloaded it to give it a try, just to see what they came up with. But actually, you can't do anything with it without paying. Officially you can 'read' documents, but only if you have the microsoft drive (or however they call it) - there are no other ways of getting documents in there. I know I can only read, but sort of was hoping to have some decent ways of getting documents in there to read.

So yes, I downloaded, found out that not usable (even for a quick try out) and deleted.

To bad they don't have a measure for the most deleted app .....

 

[Prof.]

Funny.

I thought Microsoft was way too late to the party to have such a popular app.

Yes. It's "free" to download.

But it's also not $99 specifically to use the app.

For one - if you already subscribe to Office 365, it's free with no additional fees.

Students get a HUGE discount on 4 years of service.

And so on.

Lots of bitter people over silliness. Don't want to use Office on the iPad - then don't. The need to ridicule the app or Microsoft for having a revenue model is ridiculous.

Many colleges and universities include Office 365 with your .edu email address. That's the only reason I downloaded Word for iPad. Most profs want a .docx for assignments anyways. They've never heard of PDF

 

[Sy7ygy]

I gladly pay the $99 a year for Microsoft Office. 5 licenses... All being used.

Eventhough iWorks is free... Well... Free is good if Keynote, Pages and Numbers where any good. But they are a joke and almost absolutly useless

Sooooo MS Office it is...

God help the Mac.

Go to Microsoft, they deserve you.

 

[wikiverse]

…and most of them quickly realized that they couldn't actually make any documents

Word for iPad is the #5 tip grossing app after one day, excel is #12. That doesn't include people so already had 365 subscriptions or who purchased them outside of the App Store.

So millions of people are purchasing.

 

[bobegilbert]

Pleasantly surprised

I was expecting very lightweight versions of Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, but was pleasantly surprised to see near full-featured capabilities that are not simply ports, but actually touch-optimized. Excel for example is actually brilliantly implemented and PowerPoint shows render perfectly on the iPad

For those of you complaining that it is not free and that you need to pay $99 per year, keep in mind that the office 365 $99 per year subscription also includes desktop installed of Microsoft Office. I personally have an Office 365 subscription.

Keep in mind that this is their first version. It only supports Microsoft OneDrive for saves, but you can actually perform an "Open In" function from other places such as DropBox.

I am a big Apple fan and am happy to see the "New Microsoft" with Satya Nedalla making an important step towards putting the company back on track. Microsoft really need to stick to software with a focus on cloud and mobile!

 

[atlatnesiti]

…and most of them quickly realized that they couldn't actually make any documents

So true, I'm one of those
Deleted promptly after 2 minutes...
Back to using iWork instead

 

[radio893fm]

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.

Really? Companies that stick with Microsoft do so out of ignorance? Really? Oh boy. I didn't think blind hate could go this far, far away.

 

[iChrist]

And then got deleted by thousands of people when they discovered it's $99.99/year.

Hey everyone look at me! I didn't RTFA.

 

[AppleScruff1]

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.

Cool story. And I really believe the part about rejecting applicants because they list Office proficiency on their resume.

Some do the same thing and stick with Apple because they think Apple has their best interests at heart. I guess it works both ways.

 

[KPOM]

Microsoft will release a $75 edition, one desktop, one mobile device.

Shame its not $50.. oh well.

There is a reseller on Amazon selling subscription cards for Office 365 Home Premium for $67.15. That gives us a sense of how much Microsoft sells them to resellers for.

 

[Serelus]

free downloads do not overpriced subscriptions make.

There are better free apps for iPad than these crippled readers.

Better apps to work with Excel documents? I highly doubt it.

 

[Renzatic]

No, judging by your other posts, you just hate his company because they dumped Microsoft. So did mine. They decided that Office was outdated.

How is it outdated? The only thing that's arguably more up to date in any other package is Google Doc's realtime collaboration tools. For design, everything that iWork can do can be done just as well in Office.

Of course there's Scrivener, but it handles an entirely different task set, and is really a one of a kind type of application. It's meant to more for writing and research tool, less layout.

 

[69Mustang]

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.

That sir, that is absolutely, seamlessly, unapologeticly...

a cool story bro. Did you even lift?

 

[Aluminum213]

The hate for Office is sad and pathetic, I was able to get 2 years of Office 365 for $40 so I jumped on it


I can say that Office on the iPad in incredible, it's beautiful and amazingly well built for the iPad interface. Microsoft should be commended for creating what is essentially the desktop app, natively on the iPad.

I don't know if 100% of the features have transferred over, but so far everything that I use in Word and PP I have found I can do on the iPad version, I have only briefly used Exel so I can't comment on that. iWorks is a kids toy by comparison and it's free for a reason

 

[ron7624]

My Docs to Go

I have been using an app called My Docs to Go for a couple of years now. It opens Word and Excel files allows you to edit in them. It handles the Microsofts' files with ease.
It may not have all the attributes of the full-blown Word and Excel programs, but it certainly is good enough for 99% of the population to use. I think it cost me six dollars and I've been using it on all of my devices plus my desktop for years.
I'm not sure what all the hullabaloo is about with Microsoft putting these offerings out there.
There, I said it.

 

[kMacAustin]

Office for iPad

Does anyone know if you can print from the iPad from these Apps??????

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Just a day after being released into the App Store, Microsoft's new iPad Apps, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, appear to be quite popular with consumers, ranking as the top three free iPad apps in the App Store, with the redesigned Microsoft OneNote in the number four spot.

Microsoft Word for iPad is ranked as the number five top grossing app, while Excel is ranked twelfth, indicating Microsoft's downloads are raking in some cash in the form of Office 365 subscriptions, which are available within the apps as a $9.99/month or $99/year purchase. Users can also purchase Office 365 subscriptions outside of the app, however, which would not influence App Store charts.

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While Microsoft's apps can be downloaded at no charge and allow documents to be viewed or presented, creating and editing documents requires an Office 365 subscription that also earns Apple a 30 percent cut of each in-app purchase, making the current success of the apps beneficial to both companies.

Microsoft Office apps for the iPad have been a long time coming, with Microsoft first indicating its intention to work on mobile Office apps in 2010. In early 2012, a prototype design of Office for iPad surfaced, but it wasn't until Satya Nadella took over as CEO that the apps actually saw a release.

In the past, Microsoft has used the lack of Office productivity apps on the iPad as a main advertising point for its Surface Tablet, attempting to lure customers to the product on the strength of its popular productivity software. That strategy was largely unsuccessful, however, as the original Surface failed to catch on with consumers.

All three of Microsoft's productivity apps can be downloaded from the App Store for free, with full functionality unlocked through an Office 365 subscription. While Office for iPad requires Office 365, Microsoft yesterday updated Microsoft Office Mobile for iPhone to allow both viewing and editing for free, no subscription required.

- Microsoft Word for iPad [Direct Link]
- Microsoft Excel for iPad [Direct Link]
- Microsoft PowerPoint for iPad [Direct Link]
- Microsoft Office Mobile for iPhone [Direct Link]

Article Link: Microsoft Office Apps Top App Store Charts One Day After Release

 

[IGregory]

Microsoft's monthly/yearly subscription is a fraud.

You do realize Microsoft has to pay its bills like the rest of us.

 

[IT Troll]

Version One software. Wait for the update. It is Microsoft after all.

Yes, people soon forget. iOS didn't have copy and paste until version 3.

 

[mpress03]

iWork

I am just curious what kind of spreadsheets people create that say they have switched to numbers? I have tried using Numbers a few times and find it severely lacking, but I am wondering if I am overlooking basic functions that others know how to use. For example, inserting a hyperlink on a summary page that takes you to certain cell on other worksheet within the same workbook, a drop-down list in one worksheet created from the contents of another worksheet, the ability to lock cells so that users can only select certain cells, etc. These are just a few examples I can think of that I thought were basic functions of a worksheet.

Maybe I am overlooking them so if anyone can point out how do these, or even recommend a website that has tutorials on these sorts of things I am willing to give Numbers another shot. As an accountant running my own practice, I have tried many of the alternatives to try to escape the subscription model Microsoft has put forth but nothing I have found compares to the power of Excel.

 

[Dr McKay]

That sir, that is absolutely, seamlessly, unapologeticly...

a cool story bro. Did you even lift?

Im dying to know what his business does where profits would increase just by switching to iWorks, considering they do the same job.

I'm also curious as to what talent they aren't even giving a fair chance because they're listing Microsoft Office in their skillset. Being qualified on Office 2013 etc is more outdated than the latest version of iworks?

I'd love to imagine how they do business with other companies considering they "don't accept Microsoft office formats" do they just ignore companies emailing in .doc files etc? Or do you think they send snide emails about how the company should stop clinging onto Microsoft for "ignorance"?

It is indeed a cool story.

 

[s2mikey]

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.

That's great that the switch is working out for you and your posse but to discard a job applicant because they aren't slobbering the Apple knob is a tad absurd, isn't it? Someone is an amateur and behind the times because they are proficient in the most widely used office suite out there? Got it. That makes a ton of sense. There is nothing that any apple office software can do that office cannot. It's really the apple office software that gets a little taxed when you really push it. All good with me though.

Hilarious. Not surprised you are in Cupertino. It all adds up.

 

[Aluminum213]

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.

Absolutely laughable, to the point where I call BS

 

[samcraig]

Really? Companies that stick with Microsoft do so out of ignorance? Really? Oh boy. I didn't think blind hate could go this far, far away.

Blind hate goes very far in these forums... it's quite sad when it does.

 

[garylapointe]

Well that's what happens when you market it as free when it really isn't...

This is a problem with the app store, not Microsoft; the app store needs another designation so that people understand it's not "free".

Some kind of "limited without in app purchase" label. This really isn't the sellers fault so much.

There's a language interpretation app (WordLens) that's "free" but it requires an in-app purchase of one (or more languages). Without a purchase comes a tiny demo in the program just so you can see how it works (which is cool to see how it works, but useless to use). This program has 800 five-star reviews and 1,400 one-star reviews. Most of the one-star reviews are that the app "lied" and it wasn't "free", but the app description is clear what you need (in the second sentence); it's Apple that puts the word free here, not the developer! They could (possibly) charge $4.99 for the app and include one language but then you do not get the free demo so that you understand. iTunes even shows that it "Offers in-app purchases" but in this example, it should say "requires in-app purchases"

I also think from iTunes app store where they show you the top in-app purchases, you should be able to click on them for more detail, sometimes it's not clear at all!

Gary

 

[69Mustang]

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.

I know I already commented on this post but: