Microsoft Launches Office for iPad

Microsoft is launching a version of its Office suite of productivity apps for Apple's iPad, the company announced at an event in San Francisco today.

The app suite, which comprises Word, Excel and PowerPoint, will go live in the App Store at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. The apps are much more full-featured than their counterparts on iPhone, with extensive editing tools. However, you'll need to be an Office 365 subscriber to use all of them. Non-subscribers can still view and present documents.

"When it comes to Office 365, the vision is pretty straightforward," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said. "It's about giving Office users the same experience on any device they want to use. Our commitment going forward is to make sure we drive Office 365 everywhere. That means the web, tablets, all phones and PCs." Read more...