Office for iPad Launches

After much speculation, and before releasing a new version on new Windows touch devices, Microsoft launches Office for iPad 

New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella launches the Office suite of apps for iPad on March 27, ushering the next chapter for Microsoft's Office suite of applications. 

Instead of 'protecting' the Windows franchise and operating system, Microsoft claims their dedication to having Office on all platforms and unified with their cloud offering, OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive). 

Word, Excel and PowerPoint for iPad are free to download and users can open and read their respective documents in the free apps. In order to create or edit, users will have to have an Office 365 subscription, which costs $100/year. Users can buy these subscriptions in the app via the Apple App Store. 

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Updated June 18, 2014