Microsoft Office for iPad Generates Rare Excitement
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Sean Gallup/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — It’s been a while since the world got this excited for the release of a new Microsoft Office product, but Twitter erupted with enthusiasm Thursday after Microsoft announced it would release PowerPoint, Word, and Excel apps for the iPad.
New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made the announcement at a conference in San Francisco Thursday, noting that the apps would become available in the app store at 2 p.m. EST.
The company has long held off on releasing its apps to Apple products, and has only made them available on products that run Windows software. Office 365 Home Premium is priced at $99 a year.
So #Microsoft #office is finally available for #iPad! #apple #woot #yay!!
— Shubham Singh (@shubhilicious) March 27, 2014
It’s about time!! Microsoft Office For iPad Launches Today http://t.co/Uxv3OnTIYr
— Travis M. Drouin (@TravisDrouin) March 27, 2014
Wow now that Apple has Microsoft Office for iPad, I’m much more tempted to buy it… :O
— Waddle! (@Waddle80457) March 27, 2014
And Microsoft Office for iPad could have been a throwaway, but Microsoft put in a lot of effort on getting the details right.
— Jay Reding (@JayReding) March 27, 2014
Love Microsoft Office? Do you own an iPad? Go to the App Store now. It is available as of today. Great news! #edchat pic.twitter.com/wc3Q0s6y3D
— John Saredakis (@jsaredakis) March 27, 2014
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