Microsoft Office for iOS Gets Detailed [Images]

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Posted November 7, 2012 at 2:24pm by iClarified

Microsoft does plan to release Office for the iPhone and iPad in early 2013, according to new details posted online by The Verge.

Office Mobile will debut in the form of free apps that allow Android and iOS users to view Microsoft Office documents on the move. Like the existing SkyDrive and OneNote apps, Office Mobile will require a Microsoft account. On first launch, a Microsoft account will provide access to the basic viewing functionality in the apps. Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents will all be supported, and edit functionality can be enabled with an Office 365 subscription.

Microsoft will allow iOS users to purchase an Office 365 subscription within the app, or let organizations distribute codes to enable Office Mobile editing for users. The apps will allow for basic editing, but we're told this won't go very far in attempting to replace regular full use of a desktop Office version.

Office Mobile for iOS is said to arrive in late February or early March. The Android version is expected in May.

When the site asked Microsoft to comment about the story, the company said, "Office will work across Windows Phone, iOS and Android."

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JustMakeSense - November 8, 2012 at 4:28am

Second time I've seen you saying this - find a different site; better yet, since you clearly have more up to date news and obviously the ability to create your own site, please feel free to so.

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matrixmaniac - November 7, 2012 at 9:53pm

Requires MS account? SUBSCRIPTION? Office 365?? OMG! Microsoft's brain turns more and more micro and soft... I really don't want to deal with them anymore and for most parts I think I don't have to. Just Excel has no real alternative yet...

Naumene - November 8, 2012 at 6:21am

Excel!!! Isn't that enough for you to deal with them? :)

Cameron Farzaneh - November 7, 2012 at 8:30pm

Seems legit.

odedoo1 - November 7, 2012 at 5:40pm

I already got office on both my iPhone and my iPad, infect I pretty much turn my devices into laptops when I feel like which gives me one Tera byte of memory using 2 Apps one is Orb Live which is more for multimedia I can watch movies, my cable TV live and listen to all my music and much much more from all over the world. The second App that I use is Splashtop which let me use window just like if the PC was in front of me but instead of using a mouse it turns my Pc to touch screen on my iPhone and my iPad and this App also works from all over the world also both Apps let me wake up my PC log in or out and because I got Splashtop and Splashtop HD before they started to use their own servers I don't have to pay a yearly fee which I think is not much and worth it! I also found that Apple Pages App is a great word processor for both iPhone and iPad and it's $5.

EZ - November 7, 2012 at 3:41pm

Not iPhone 5 screen compatible?

NoGoodNick - November 7, 2012 at 3:38pm

Somehow, I can't see MS making any great inroads. I anticipate a tightly controlled, little functionality, mostly useless app. MS doesn't like to give anything away for free (or cheap).

bill - November 7, 2012 at 4:01pm

Yup! $29.99 for Windows 8 is ridiculously more expensive than OSX Mountain Lion....!!

Naumene - November 8, 2012 at 6:25am

Aren't we getting it for $19.99? I bought one this week! And, that's what I bought Mountain Lion too for.

C - November 7, 2012 at 3:30pm

Finally! Now I can write my paper on Writing my Paper on Astrophysics on my iPhone on my iPhone...

C - November 7, 2012 at 2:58pm

Finally! Now I can write my paper on Astrophysics on my iPhone.

odedoo1 - November 7, 2012 at 6:08pm

you should get an iPad for writing your paper and all school work even the iPad 1 would do the job much easier then doing it on a iPhone but if u got the money I would recommend the iPad 3 or 4 because you can use Siri to write the only disadvantage on the iPad 1 is that it don't have a front camera for Skype the rear cameras on the iPads I never use because it's easier to take a picture with the iPhone and it shows up right away on the Photo Stream on the iPad to do what ever you wish with the picture. I had both iPads the first and the 3 and enjoyed them both, I just gave the iPad 1 and my iPhone 4 to my Mom, now I stayed with an iPhone 4S and iPad 3, both 64GB LTE and both got a phone number so I can make and receive calls also on my iPad and by the way turning the iPad into a phone is much much easier on the iPad 1 because the phone icon and chip is included in the iPad 1 only apple hide the icon and there is a hacker that found it and for $20 he sells a program to activate the phone.

C - November 8, 2012 at 2:51pm