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Maybe I'm missing something, but if I were Microsoft, I think (at least my first pass thinking anyway) I'd just say "Nope. No MS Word on iOS. Ever." I can't se
by Schwolop 13y ago
Maybe I'm missing something, but if I were Microsoft, I think (at least my first pass thinking anyway) I'd just say "Nope. No MS Word on iOS. Ever."
I can't see what's in it for them. A tiny slice of cash compared to selling it for desktop computers, and if they don't sell it for iOS-based-desktop-replacements then the iOS-based-desktop-replacements won't have the ability to write files for the rest of the business world to use.
- sbuk 13y agoI'd argue the opposite; Microsoft should've been offering Office from day 0. That people have started using Numbers and pages on iPads has meant that they are aware that alternatives exist and that they do open Offices document just fine. Surely making money from a competing platform as well as your own is better than making money just on your own platform.