New York: The wait is over for the iPhone version of Microsoft's Office software.
With the free app, users can quickly and easily edit, save and share documents on the go. But there's a catch: You have to be an Office 365 subscriber to use it. And the mobile version is so bare bones, it may not do much to attract new subscribers.
The new iPhone app, which made its debut on Friday, will make a lot of people happy. Many Office users have been clamouring for a mobile version for some time. And while companies such as Google and Apple make comparable versions of the software, you sometimes lose formatting and other details when working with Office files on those programs. Microsoft promises to keep more of those properties intact with the new app.
But the new app can be used only by people with an Office 365 subscription, which costs $100 a year or $10 a month. The subscription normally lets you run popular programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint on up to five Mac and Windows computers. Now, you can use those three programs on up to five iPhones as well....
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