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Microsoft releases Office for iPad just looks like that Nintendo publishes Super Mario Bros on Xbox! So, are they going to discard Windows (|phone|tablet|...)

Microsoft releases Office for iPad just looks like that Nintendo publishes Super Mario Bros on Xbox! So, are they going to discard Windows (|phone|tablet|...) platform and become a pure third-party? It reminds me of Sega.

ams6110 13y ago
At some point you have to decide whether the the perfect (everyone using Windows phones/tablets and MS Software) is the enemy of the good (a lot of people using MS Software). Microsoft has for whatever reason never hit the target with mobile platforms. I guess the Windows Phone is decent enough by some accounts but was just way too late to the party. So they can try to make money selling mobile software for a mobile platform that nobody uses, or they can just accept reality and sell the software on all platforms.
- be5invis 13y ago
  In the console game world, softwares(games) can decide the fate of consoles. Dreamcast failed BEFORE PS2 is released, due to Final Fantasy X, XI and XII. Another example is that Xbox survived because of Halo. In my opnion, Office is the ace software of Microsoft. It is even the de-facto standard. Therefore Microsoft should keep them exclusive on their platform.
  - dublinben 13y ago
    Keeping Office off the iPad until now hasn't prevented millions of customers from buying them, or pushed any significant number of users to Windows 8 (RT) tablets instead. Microsoft's indispensable programs haven't been sorely missed for the last four years.
- simonh 13y ago
  It's that or gradually become more and more irrelevant to a very large segment of the computing market. I think there more to this than just 'accepting their fate' to never be a successful mobile devices company. If their mobile software succeeds and becomes as near-essential as Office once was, that could well create a halo effect for their mobile platforms. After all if you use MS software every day on your phone or tablet, why not buy an MS phone or tablet next time you're in the market for one? Their first order of business in mobile is to become relevant again. Today took their best shot at that in a very long time.
lie07 13y ago
> Nintendo publishes Super Mario Bros on Xbox You have no idea how much i want this to happen...
- be5invis 13y ago
  Hmmm I'm waiting for this either. REALLY HD SUPER MARIO!
  - myko 13y ago
    Super Mario 3D World is 1080p (I took your 'REALLY HD' to mean you didn't realize Mario was already in HD), it's also the best co-op multi-player experience I've ever had: http://www.yoyo.com/p/nintendo-super-mario-3d-world-934466 http://www.yoyo.com/p/nintendo-super-mario-3d-world-934466
    - oneeyedpigeon 13y ago
      Unfortunately it's only available on a console that nobody has, which might explain why the OP wasn't aware of it.
msh 13y ago
Office started its life on mac so its not unprecedented like a nintendo release for other platforms.

ams6110 13y ago

At some point you have to decide whether the the perfect (everyone using Windows phones/tablets and MS Software) is the enemy of the good (a lot of people using MS Software). Microsoft has for whatever reason never hit the target with mobile platforms. I guess the Windows Phone is decent enough by some accounts but was just way too late to the party. So they can try to make money selling mobile software for a mobile platform that nobody uses, or they can just accept reality and sell the software on all platforms.

be5invis 13y ago
In the console game world, softwares(games) can decide the fate of consoles. Dreamcast failed BEFORE PS2 is released, due to Final Fantasy X, XI and XII. Another example is that Xbox survived because of Halo. In my opnion, Office is the ace software of Microsoft. It is even the de-facto standard. Therefore Microsoft should keep them exclusive on their platform.
- dublinben 13y ago
  Keeping Office off the iPad until now hasn't prevented millions of customers from buying them, or pushed any significant number of users to Windows 8 (RT) tablets instead. Microsoft's indispensable programs haven't been sorely missed for the last four years.
simonh 13y ago
It's that or gradually become more and more irrelevant to a very large segment of the computing market. I think there more to this than just 'accepting their fate' to never be a successful mobile devices company. If their mobile software succeeds and becomes as near-essential as Office once was, that could well create a halo effect for their mobile platforms. After all if you use MS software every day on your phone or tablet, why not buy an MS phone or tablet next time you're in the market for one? Their first order of business in mobile is to become relevant again. Today took their best shot at that in a very long time.

lie07 13y ago

> Nintendo publishes Super Mario Bros on Xbox You have no idea how much i want this to happen...

be5invis 13y ago
Hmmm I'm waiting for this either. REALLY HD SUPER MARIO!
- myko 13y ago
  Super Mario 3D World is 1080p (I took your 'REALLY HD' to mean you didn't realize Mario was already in HD), it's also the best co-op multi-player experience I've ever had: http://www.yoyo.com/p/nintendo-super-mario-3d-world-934466 http://www.yoyo.com/p/nintendo-super-mario-3d-world-934466
  - oneeyedpigeon 13y ago
    Unfortunately it's only available on a console that nobody has, which might explain why the OP wasn't aware of it.

msh 13y ago

Office started its life on mac so its not unprecedented like a nintendo release for other platforms.