Microsoft Anounces Office Apps For iPhones And iPads

Microsoft releases updated versions of Word,Excel and PowerPoint apps on Iphones and Ipads to beef up it functionalities.

It is the ideal apps for Iphones and Ipads owners who rely on Microsoft office for work,school and home use.
Microsoft has been working for the last two years to build new web-based versions of its software and apps that can be easily used on the much smaller screens of mobile devices, but still seem familiar to people who use the traditional desktop tools.

They have realized that most workers uses smartphones and tablets or Ipads in their daily activities instead of a normal PC's,that's why they are moving in that motion,says the Director of Microsoft's Office
apps product management.
 The updates replace a limited iPhone version and upgrade a more powerful set of apps that the company released for iPad tablets in March, which has been downloaded 40 million times. The older iPhone version allowed users to view files and make simple editing changes, but the new apps will look like the iPad versions and have more of the capabilities found in Office software used on desktop computers. And unlike earlier iPad versions, the new apps don't require a subscription to create new files or documents.

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While the apps are free,Microsoft hopes to make money by selling premium features, including security tools for business users, through its Office 365 subscription service. Microsoft's Office software is widely used by businesses, but it faces competition from web and mobile programs made by Google Inc., Apple Inc. and other rivals. Although most of Microsoft Corperation revenue still comes from traditional software, CEO
Satya Nadella wants to shift the company's focus to mobile and web-based products.

The Redmond Washington company recently said it delayed producing a new version of Office for Apple's Mac computers so it could focus on mobile apps. One big challenge for Microsoft originate from the complexity of building different versions of each app for competing mobile operating systems. Apple's iPhones and iPads are far outnumbered by smartphones and tablets that use Google's Android mobile operating system. But different versions of Android run on a variety of devices from different manufacturers. Microsoft also has its own mobile operating system, although it's not as widely used

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In another move to keep up with shifting work habits, Microsoft this week announced a software partnership with Dropbox, an online storage company that's increasingly popular with people that want to store documents, photos and other files and share them with others. The two companies are integrating their software so documents stored in DropBox can be easily edited with Microsoft's Office tools. Microsoft also has its own online storage service, while Google and Apple offer competing services with their apps.


The Company is also working on advance versions for Android phones and tablets,and also on it window phones and tablets, although they have not yet  provided the release timing.