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Microsoft makes editing documents free on Office for iPhone, Android 5ox1i

By NDTV Correspondent | Updated: 28 March 2014 07:25 IST

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Microsoft finally unveiled its suite of Office apps for iPad on Thursday, but the company also made an important change to its apps for iPhone and Android mobile devices.

With the latest update of Microsoft Office 365 subscription.

It's worth pointing out that Microsoft rivals iWork suite of apps is free with any iOS or Mac device purchased since September last year. Google and Apple also have free Web-based suite of productivity apps.

Though Android is free only for 'home use' and still expects enterprise s to purchase a subscription for Office 365, in the real world the company has no checks over where the app is being ed and used, so all s can benefit from this move.

Though Microsoft has been dismissive of its rivals in the past, a new chief at the helm after Steve Ballmer's departure seems to have prompted a change in the company's approach.

New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella - in his first press briefing since landing the top job - laid out a vision of making the company the master of programs and services offered in the cloud for whatever gadgets people prefer.

"Today is the first step on a journey to make this a great innovation vector for all of Microsoft," Nadella said.

"We are committed to making our applications run cross-platform."

Nadella said he wants to provide full-feature versions of its widely used programs available for all types of devices as one aspect of Microsoft's overall strategy under his watch.

Written with inputs from AFP

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