Productivity lovers rejoice! After a fairly
awkward set-up that required having an Office 365 account to use
Microsoft Office apps, the entire suite of programmes has now gone free
on iOS devices, as well as Android tablets.
The move means that iPhone, iPad and Android tablet users will be
able to view, edit and store files either locally or in the cloud for
free. It comes directly off the back of the Windows maker announcing a
new partnership with Dropbox that will let users make edits to Office
files from within Dropbox.
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Some advanced features will require a business account, but the vast
majority of users will be able to do all their major productive work
with no roadblocks.
It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly what has prompted the change
in heart for Microsoft, with increased competition from the likes of
Apple’s own native iWork apps (Pages, Numbers and Keynote), as well as
web-based options like Google Docs.
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The rise of tablets also shows no sign of slowing, and it seems
Microsoft has realised this, and now want to reach as many users as
possible. The Office suite is still the most used software, and combined
with the number of workers who take personal devices into the office,
these numbers may even increase with greater ways to connect to Office
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