Michal Marek Not long ago, it was unthinkable that an iOS user could use the Office suite and other Microsoft services on their iPhone and iPad. However, the situation has changed drastically, and practically everything that was the exclusive pride of Windows users can now be used on iOS. On iPhones we have Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote, OneDrive, Outlook and many other Microsoft applications. Often, moreover, in a more modern and advanced version than is available to Windows Phone users.
The new CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella he chose a slightly different approach than his predecessor Steve Ballmer preferred. In addition to the fact that he opened the Redmond company to the world in a significant way, he is also visibly aware of the fact that the future of Microsoft lies in the offer of software and cloud services. And in order for Microsoft's services to be successful, they must target the widest possible range of users.
Nadella understands that mobile devices are driving today's world, and a minor Windows Phone company will simply not take off. With the new Windows 10, the own mobile platform will probably get its last chance. However, it is clear that with honest work, you can also cash in on the success of iOS. Therefore, Microsoft produced a number of high-quality applications and, in addition, made its services available to iOS users in a significant way. A shining example is the ability to work with Office documents for free.
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Therefore, Microsoft services are no longer the exclusive domain and advantage of Windows Phones. Moreover, the situation went much further. These services are not as good on iOS as they are on Windows Phone. They are often better, and the iPhone can now without exaggeration be considered the best platform for using Microsoft services. Android also gets some attention, but apps and services usually come with a significant delay.
On the plus side, Microsoft obviously doesn't want to stop at just transferring its traditional services to all platforms. The iPhone receives extraordinary attention and applications for it receive updates, with which Microsoft often surprises not only users, but also experts from the world of technology.
The latest example is an update to the official OneDrive cloud storage app, which has gained Apple Watch support and allows you to view photos stored in your Microsoft cloud on the watch. The presentation tool PowerPoint also received a great update, which now also boasts Apple Watch support, thanks to which the user will be able to control his presentation directly from his wrist.
we'll see if they also deliver Access .. as part of MS Office
And have you seen this leak before? iP6c is confirmed for the second time.
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Yes, the iPhone 6c will be great, hardware from the 6 line and a 4" display. I'm looking forward to it.
I don't know how it is on iOS, but on Android Microsoft applications are one of the worst. Skype is practically unusable. Whatsapp or Viber are from another planet. And their stationery package is also funny. Cropped functions, almost no document can be displayed correctly. Google Docs is a miracle next to that. I understand Microsoft, the drowning is catching straws, but for me the advice is valid, what is from Microsoft, don't bring it to the computer.
You're absolutely right, but ever since Apple released a brilliant upgrade to Pages for OS X (shock, horror, both design-wise and functionally - incomparable to the excellent Pages '09), I've had to use Word…
I understand that. MSO is pushed by incredible power. It's everywhere. People don't even know about other alternatives. At the same time, people have a lot of problems with it. I'm still laughing now, how in college classmates pulled presentations in class they were doing on stolen MSO 2010 and lo and behold, there was MSO 2007 on the computer in the classroom. And it was painted over. The teacher was counting on the students' presentation, but they couldn't do it. Replacement program nowhere. I'm trying to switch to Google Docs. It is sufficient for my needs. I can access documents everywhere, open them anywhere, I can send them either in docx or pdf. And above all, the display on mobile is perfect. What you create on your computer, you open on your mobile or tablet. I have a Note 3 and I edit tables on it daily.
I think Microsoft is on the right track and thanks to it you can fully use the iPhone for work. Keep it up…
If you think that Microsoft is interested in you fully using the iPhone at work, then you are crazy. The Windows Phone platform just doesn't work, so Microsoft is trying to support it by enslaving people with MSOs. Annual payments, it will be everywhere. Some people may realize that instead of paying several times more for Apple, instead of a combination of Mac book for 40, iPhone for 25, iPad for 15, a Lenovo Yoga for 20 and some Lumia for 8 thousand will be enough for Word and Excel. And if people were to switch to Google Docs, they would end up with a ChromeBook for 10 and some Chinese mobile phone for 5. Personally, I don't understand why Apple has more or less given up on creating a competitive office suite. Neither Pages nor Numbers can compete with solutions from MS. With the resources Apple has, it wouldn't be a problem for them. 3 things keep Microsoft alive. The stupidity and laziness of people not to learn anything other than Windows, MS Office and then the crazy pricing policy of Apple, when the cheapest laptop with OSX costs 30 thousand, while you can get a plastic bag with stuck Widle for 6000. Apple unnecessarily gives Microsoft a chance to establish itself in the field of mobile OS. The need for Word and Excel is already so strong today that people will buy the unpopular Win 8 because of it. And if they manage to make Win 10 really well, then maybe they will convince people. Even now, Microsoft will again run into the problem of people's stupidity and laziness. Just like Linux is a better system than Windows, people don't want to learn with it. Similarly, people used to Android won't want to learn with Win 10 on mobile.
It is necessary to realize that MS is a software company, therefore a significant percentage of the profit flows from it, and that is why they try to expand licenses wherever possible. They have more expensive software, but at the same time more sophisticated.
Apple is more of a hardware company (or that is a significant part of its profit), therefore they have more expensive hardware and cheaper software (even free in the case of iWork). In addition, MS Office represents a great benefit for Apple, many people once regretted the absence of MS O....
I agree, even a few years ago I preferred the BlackBerry precisely because of its capable mobile office, and I thought of the iPhone as an expensive toy. Today it is exactly the opposite. The iPhone supports Office and BlackBerry sleeps on the arrival of the cloud.