nsane.forums Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 At a press event in the Czech Republic, a Microsoft product manager officially announced Office will be coming to both iOS and Android in March. Additionally, Office 2013 will see a February release. A Microsoft product manager has announced Office is coming to iOS and Android sometime next year. At an event in the Czech Republic, Microsoft's Peter Bobek told INHED that the software will be launched in March and will be native to both platforms. Office 2013 will also be launched in the first quarter of next year, and Microsoft will then focus on bringing its productivity suite to other platforms. Microsoft partners will receive Office 2013 in December, and the general public will see Office's next version released in February. Microsoft's Office 365 online software will be released around the same March time frame as the iOS and Android apps. The news comes after Microsoft posted a job listing in July that hinted at a potential Office release for iOS. In that listing, Microsoft said it was working on its "next move on the Mac and iOS." In February, an image purported to be of Office running on an iPad was released, although Microsoft said the image was fake. Neowin has contacted Microsoft seeking comment on the matter. This article will be updated if and when a response is received. Update: A Microsoft spokesperson has issued the following response: "As we shared previously, Office Mobile will work across Windows Phones, Android phones and iOS, and we have nothing additional to announce today about retail availability of the new Office." View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted October 10, 2012 Administrator Share Posted October 10, 2012 Good news for users. Also, it's selling point for Microsoft, so why the heck not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety.Abd Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 +1 to Microsoft, good move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted October 10, 2012 Administrator Share Posted October 10, 2012 Now this is just silly :angry: : Microsoft: Office for iOS-Android rumor is "not accurate" Microsoft's lead corporate PR rep Frank Shaw has dispelled rumors of a version of Microsoft Office coming to iOS and Android, claiming a statement from its Czech Republic subsidiary is "not accurate." Earlier today, a number of websites, including Neowin, posted up news that Microsoft had confirmed that a version of its Office productivity software suite was coming to the iOS and Android platforms. The news came at first from a local Czech Republic web site, which claimed that they were told by Microsoft's Peter Bobek that the launch of Office for both mobile platforms would happen in March 2013. Now Microsoft is doing some damage control. The head of its corporate communications division, Frank Shaw, posted up a message on his Twitter account, saying flat out, "The information shared by our Czech Republic subsidiary is not accurate. We have nothing further to share." The information shared by our Czech Republic subsidiary is not accurate. We have nothing further to share. theverge.com/2012/10/10/348…— Frank X. Shaw (@fxshaw) October 10, 2012 This post from Shaw is a lot stronger than a previous statement sent to Neowin from Microsoft, which said, " ... Office Mobile will work across Windows Phones, Android phones and iOS, and we have nothing additional to announce today about retail availability of the new Office." There have been tons of rumors in the past about Microsoft launching an iOS version of Office. In February, The Daily reported, complete with images, that Microsoft was working on an Office port for the iPad, but such a port has yet to materialize. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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