Microsoft introduced Office for iPhone

Many waited for this momentous event: Microsoft finally presented iOS-version of its popular Office suite. However, not for all. It is not for everyone.

A software product called Office Mobile for Office 365 subscribers It provides quite expected from him the possibility of - it is permitted users to create, open, view and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint. In addition, the application can be synchronized with the cloud storage SkyDrive from Microsoft, making copies of the files on all supported devices will constantly relevant. In general, the perfect solution for working on documents on the go, with the exception of a pair of nuances ...

In First, Microsoft introduced a version only for the iPhone and iPod touch with iOS 6.1. No iPad support. Personal experience tells the author that work with tables, and large blocks of text on a small screen of your smartphone - enjoy extremely doubtful. But we are all different, and someone with mobile access to documents need only to familiarize them with the surface.

Second, Office Mobile is free of charge in the App Store, but requires the user to have a subscription to Microsoft Office 365 service, for the use of which will have to pay 2499 rubles per year. Remembering about the numerous free and polubesplatnye applications for iOS, it is easy to doubt the adequacy of such a price for the opportunity to be a proud user of Microsoft software on the technique of Apple ...

And do not forget about the main thing: we have Apple users of iWork, which, as we reported at WWDC, Waiting for tight integration with iCloud. However, the Microsoft position on the corporate market is very strong in Russia, where most people have never heard of nor about any iWork, so the app Office Mobile for Office 365 subscribers could well find their true users. But Microsoft is not available for the long-awaited creation of Russian citizens.