Comments on: Microsoft Office For iOS And Android Screenshots Leaked

By: the person

the person — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:28:00 +0000

who can demand money? Microsoft? No they have already clarified their llicense terms for Surface ad WP8.

By: the person

the person — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:27:00 +0000

the worker’s desktop license will fulfill this requirement. the upside to this is that it is a one time buy, and if they have already the license they are good. With iOS the ONLY way to edit would be the business buying a yearly subscription of Office365. Surface and RT WP8 are definitely the better cost choice.

By: garak0410

garak0410 — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:33:00 +0000

I agree. I was a long time Android user and defender. I am picking up my Lumia 920 on Friday and leaving Android behind. I tired of the lockups over the 3 Android phones I owned.

By: PutMyNameHere

PutMyNameHere — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:07:00 +0000

Businesses would NOT be able to use Office for free (at least on Surface). There were quite a few articles a little while ago that businesses would be required to get licenses for Office on Surface because the free Office on Surface is the student/home version.

So yea, as other have noted, there would be no advantage now for businesses to use Surface or WP over the competition. Well at least the thought of Surface/WP gaining share in enterprise was nice while it lasted.

By: the person

the person — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:14:00 +0000

the buying proposition with Windows RT/WP8 is that office is FREE to edit whereas you MUST buy a subscription on other platforms.

By: the person

the person — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:13:00 +0000

which they are. It will be a yearly subscription…..or they can beg their work for a code if their work is subscribed to Office365.

By: Mike P

Mike P — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:01:00 +0000

Good points. I wasn’t even considering that as a business strategy.

By: tropolite

tropolite — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:40:00 +0000

Office for IOS and Androids from what I’m reading won’t have native editing capabilities as a free option whereas Windows Phone can edit documents straight up. So I don’t see a problem.
“If you need edit functionality, you can enable it with an Office 365 subscription.”
Personally I think this is a good thing for WPhone as users will get a taste but not be satisfied and look to Windows Phone for the full experience.
Just my 2 cents worth

By: Gavin Tom

Gavin Tom — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:54:00 +0000

lol haha, so that is how they are sticking it to apple and google! Fun times. I’ll take my free office thank you!

By: Joey

Joey — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:37:00 +0000

Big mistake. Sabotage your own platform for a few nickels from your competitor sales….if Microsoft does this, they kill the Windows 8 platform. I mean, why would people just not stay with Apple , get all the apps, and now get the last missing piece for legitimacy in the enterprise – Office.